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I Worked Out for 10 Minutes a Day for a Month. Here's What HappenedJust how little exercise can you get away with and still lose weight? We put the ultimate lazy girl fitness plan to the test |
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Yeah, neither do I.
Which is a huge problem considering my sedentary lifestyle -- and the fact that my jeans have gotten too snug to comfortably lead said sedentary lifestyle. (Seriously, I don't know a fresher hell than having to sit through a workday with my waistband digging into my belly fat.)
But with an eight-hour desk job (these articles don't write themselves, people) and a long commute (I consider the hour-ride home my "me time"), I barely have enough time to cook dinner, much less hit the gym.
So, like any intrepid journalist/lazy girl, I started looking into workout plans that would require minimal time for maximum results. And like a true broke girl (I'm a journalist, remember?), I needed an exercise regimen that didn't require a gym membership or equipment. Could I tone my arms, belly and tush (aka my problem areas) doing five-minute exercises every day for a month? No, said my fitness experts. So, begrudgingly, I bumped up the workout time to ten minutes. Here's how it all went down.
And while some of you may be rolling your eyes looking at my photos, thinking that I'm not exactly breaking the scale, I have some revealing before pictures -- which I'm pretty sure will ruin my online dating life forever -- as well as an undeniable fat scan to prove you wrong ...
Thumb image via Viva Magazine
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