Our 'Take 10' Workouts are designed for busy mums!

Are you too busy or tired to go to the gym or exercise in general? We have it for you!

I don’t have time to exercise It is a very common excuse that many people use to avoid doing any physical activity. But everyone can find 10 minutes in their day to squeeze in these quick and effective workouts to get closer to their health goals!

Amazing take 10 exercises in Health mummy app They include a mix of different exercises such as Pilates, Boxing, Kickboxing, Tabata, Step and Advanced Abs, all of which only take 10 minutes to complete!

Find out more about the TAKE 10 exercise program below!

Can I really make progress with 10-minute workouts?

Yes!! The “Take 10” exercises are varied to avoid monotony and tailored to specific muscle groups to ensure they are all sufficiently worked. This means that you can exercise once or twice a day and definitely cover all parts of your body in a week!

10 minutes is a short enough time for beginners or moms who may be afraid to start a workout can achieve the exercise mentally!

Designed for busy moms, The Healthy Mummy Take 10 Exercises provides fast, effective workouts in just 10 minutes. Let’s face it, everyone has time to “take a 10” every day. This type of training stimulates fat loss, muscle strengthening, metabolism boosting and calorie burning!

These workouts are designed to achieve maximum effect in the least amount of time possible. It’s a variety of slower, high-intensity Pilates exercises that help stretch and strengthen muscles.

Cardio exercises make your heart beat faster and can help reduce the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Resistance training can strengthen bones and muscles and boost endorphins to give you a happy “buzz.” This type of exercise can also help with coordination and balance.

Equipment is optional. We recommend a mat, 1-2 kilo hand weights for some advanced exercises and an optional step for step exercises, if you don’t have a step you can follow without you will still get a great workout.

How often should I complete these exercises?

Since these workouts are mostly cardio focused and short, you can easily do a Take 10 workout every day. We recommend 5-7 days a week. On rest days, you can still do gentle activity and movement like walking, swimming, yoga, etc. With this said, if you want to do 2 or 3 workouts a day, you should definitely do it!

What should I expect?

Boxing and kickboxing with Laura

The amazing Laura Greenwood brings us boxing and kickboxing workouts. Don’t worry if you’ve never done boxing or kickboxing before, Laura has created workouts for beginners and advanced workouts.

Boxing is a powerful cardio workout that can burn those calories. Kickboxing is also a great cardio exercise that helps strengthen and build muscle and boosts metabolism. It can also help tone specific areas like tummy and love handles! Who wouldn’t love the sound of that!

laura says, “Doing sets of 40, 45 or 60 seconds allows you to push certain body parts a little further than your threshold giving you more of a feeling of endurance.”

Advanced Pilates and Abs with Joe

Our amazing Pilates instructor, Joanne Ward, heads up these Pilates exercises that are all intermediate. Pilates is the perfect exercise to help you with core strength, postural alignment, balance, and flexibility.

Joanne says,Pilates exercises are amazing because they work the whole body from the arms, torso, hips, legs and buttocks. It will make you stronger, more toned, more flexible, and give you better posture.”

Target your core with our advanced workouts with Jo. These exercises will focus specifically on the abdominal area and include sit-ups, planks, bicycles and reverse abdominals.

Joe says, “10 minutes is not for the faint of heart. For the advanced, these exercises test your core strength and create a real abs burn.”

Step and Tabata with Jade

Our inspiring trainer Jade Hatcher leads the way with Step and Tabata exercises.

If you want to burn calories fast, Tabata is for you! Tabata is high-intensity interval training (HIIT), with short, intense workouts that deliver faster results for increased cardiovascular capacity, endurance, and weight loss.

As for our workouts, all of them can be done on the floor as well as with a step. There are exercises for all ability levels, 3 beginners, 3 intermediate and 2 advanced.

These workouts, which only take 10 minutes, will help you tone your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps as well as give you an overall great workout.