Get Fit In 15 Minutes

Yes, it is possible! It only takes a little each day to help shape up your body, health and happiness

Regular exercise isn’t about getting a beach-ready body. It’s about keeping fit and healthy through the years. And that doesn’t mean sweating away for hours and spending a fortune on gym membership or kit, either.

Our bodies are designed to move, says Dr. Melanie Wynne-Jones. ‘Regular exercise helps to ward off heart disease, diabetes, dementia, many cancers, and depression. So really, we can all benefit from doing as much as possible to help maintain our strength, balance, flexibility, and mental wellbeing.’

Try one of these 10-15 minute routines everyday – once in the morning and once in the evening.

FOR STRENGTH

Why? To help strengthen ours muscles and bones. Both naturally decrease as we age, further accelerated by falling hormone levels at menopause.

From the age of 40, we lose around 90g of muscle each year, which rises to 500g from the age of 50.

Healthy bones and muscles are essential to reduce your risk of falls and fractures, but also crucial for metabolism, fat burning, and blood sugar regulation, as well as improved cognitive ability.

‘Strength exercises can help delay the rate of age-related bone loss,’ says Craig Sale, professor of human physiology at Nottingham Trent University.

The routine:

MINI WORKOUT

Do 10 star jumps.

Do 10 wall presses.