- Denise Austin recently shared an eight-minute workout routine.
- It involves three simple exercises.
- Here’s how it works.
Denise Austin consistently drops fitness advice for people of any age. She’s explained how to tone arms, strengthen abs, and “lift” your booty. Now, she’s sharing a simple eight-minute, three-move workout routine to “boost your metabolism.”
This is something that’s so important for more than weight management; your metabolism also helps with energy, muscle mass, and overall health. The fitness pro demonstrated the moves in an Instagram video, which focuses on simple, low-impact exercises that are designed to work on cardio and strengthening muscles without any equipment. Best of all? This routine can be done right in the middle of your kitchen.
“This workout packs a punch with some cardio and some head-to-toe toning. 💪 it’s the ultimate fat-blasting combo 🚀 Best part? You can do this routine anywhere since no equipment is needed. These eight minutes boost your metabolism and definitely give you some ENERGY!!! I promise you will feel so AWESOME!!!!” she captioned the post.
Here’s how to do each exercise.
Side-to-side punches with toe taps
“The first exercise is just to get the body going,” Austin says in the clip, closing her fist and reaching each arm across her body. At the same time, she rises onto the opposite leg so that only the ball of her foot is still on the ground.
This exercise not only gets you warmed up and ready to push a little further, Austin says it also uses “all the major muscle groups.” Repeat.
Bicep curl with heel raise
Next, Austin moves on to a bicep curl with a heel raise. Raising her arms up towards her the ceiling and back down again, she moves side-to-side and alternates bending her leg at the knee.
“A little fat blast really helps to burn calories, firm up muscle. We’re going to sculpt, tone, and burn some calories,” she says. Eventually, she does pointedly pick up the pace with this one, noting that she’s aiming for “heel to buttocks” and encourages people at home to “really feel the back of your thighs” when they do so.
Modified curtsy lunge and tricep kickback
The last exercise Austin demonstrates in her video sees her stepping backwards with alternating legs while bending her forearms down and pushing them back. “Make sure that elbows stay up high,” she advises. “You’re working the back of your legs and the back of your arms.”
This one largely targets the tricep area, with an emphasis on trying to “firm and tone and tighten.”
All three of these exercises are perfect for anyone looking to add some cardio to their existing workouts, or diving in with a daily routine for the first time.
“I promise you will feel so AWESOME!!!!” Austin writes. So next time you need a little energy boost, give this one a try!
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