Need to do a workout on holiday or I won't cope

[SoggyCrackers]

I rely on 15 minutes of going on my exercise bike most mornings, just so I can get some endorphins that will see me through the morning. I'm going on a UK holiday with my children, I'm a single parent so can't leave them to find a gym or class etc.

Can any recommend a YouTube vid I could follow for some exercise just to get me out of breath for 15 to 20 mins?

Thanks

Anything from Madfit is good for short bursts.

i used to take mine to the gym. They’d sit in corner with ipad, and i’d do 30 mins

worked really well

oh wait sorry this was in an AI hotel abroad with on site gym!

heather robertson is my go to

I used to do things like an accumulator workout when I could only workout in a hotel room.
So, e.g. Write out 10 exercises you can do, and then for an accumulator you do:
Star jumps for 30 secs
Rest for 30 secs
Star jumps for 30 secs and burpees for 30 secs
Rest for 30 secs
Star jumps for 30, burpees for 30, squats for 30
Etc etc until you're doing all your exercises for 30 secs one after another or until you run out of time.
Loads of body weight exercises you can do - plank, sit ups, jump squats, lunges, running on spot, high knees, tuck jumps... Or can add in dumbells if you have them (or use bottles of water) and do bicep curls, shoulder press, bent over row etc.

Madfit of Kayleigh Cohen, they both do no equipment short workouts.

Lucy Wyndham-Read on YT is ex military. She has lots of short (5/7 min) videos, I always end up nice and hot and sweaty very fast. Great if you don't have much time.

Will there be a pool? Fast swimming?

Can you just do an active holiday? We are just back from holidays and while we ate and drank copious amounts we made sure to do tonnes of exercise including the kids in it. Swimming, cycling, canoeing, walking trails, DH runs so the kids went once or twice for part of his run if they wanted to, at least a couple of hours per day. We exercise a lot at home too as do the kids.

Caroline Girvan has some bodyweight only workouts. Any kind of HIIT will work to get you sweaty and give you an endorphin boost and generally doesn't need kit. Try looking for Tabata workouts for a short and sharp pulse raiser.

I did a “grow with jo” bingo wing workout for 20 minutes, I was in agony, no weights so easy to do anywhere. There are quite a few bodyweight exercises on youtube or short cardio if you prefer that.

Brill thanks for the vid siggestions, I'll search all of them.

It's just an air BnB cottage near a beach, so no pool or gym. And no desire to have an active holiday really, I just need a quick blast of exercise as part of my morning routine. If it's warm enough ill definitely swim in the sea and we'll be doing lots of long beach walks.

Another vote for madfit, fitbymik and eleni fit also good

Are there an outdoor adult gym areas in a local park? You could work out while the dc play.

What about skipping? I always bring my cordless skipping rope on holiday, even 10 minutes in the mornings before I shower gives me a burst of energy.

Annie Deadman has lots of videos on YouTube that would be suitable.

The hitt company do 20 minutes workout majority need a step but you can modify
and there’s no equipment ones and hitt cardio

really easy to follow lively bouncy music
voice over counts u in and counts u out also tells you the exercise
loads on YouTube free

@Wishimaywishimight now there's a thought! I'm going to order one. I like the thought of skipping when can't bethored to go through the selection process of choosing a YouTube vid.

Get fit with Rick is another easy to fo fun workout no equipment needed. He's easy to find on YouTube.

@SoggyCrackers The cordless ones are great once you get used to them - saves tripping over a rope every now and then!

There are actually skipping YouTube videos also which are pretty good - just helps to vary things a bit, insert some other cardio between skipping etc.

I take a resistance band with me on hols. Also how old are the children? Can you run around the cottage in a loop for 15 mins whilst they are inside? Or failing that running up and down stairs is quite a good workout.

I watch Emkfit on YouTube.

Get fit with Rick is really good.

I can get you 60 days free peloton app? Yoga, cardio, walks, bodyweight... whatever you like on it

Grow with Jo is great