30 Minute Circuit Workout
I took advantage of my odd energy at the gym this morning. After completing 20 minutes of light cardio on the elliptical, I headed into the weight room ready to tackle a kick-butt circuit workout.
I’m not sure whether I was moving slow or what (I admittedly take a long time whenever I do single leg deadlifts), but this seemingly short workout took me a solid 30 minutes to complete. Even though it took half an hour, the time I spent completing the various exercises passed pretty quickly, and I found myself at home eating breakfast before I knew it.
Breakfast
I made myself a hot bowl of pumpkin banana oatmeal, though I omitted the brown sugar and used steel cut oats instead of old fashioned oatmeal.
I also added extra pumpkin, vanilla protein powder and ground flaxseeds. This bowl is sitting in my stomach like a rock right now. Filling!
Of Possible Interest
- 100 Best Workout Songs from the 90s (dailySpark.com)
- 5 Healthy Brown Bag Lunches You Can Make in 5 Minutes (FitSugar.com)
- Complete Guide to Interval Training (Greatist.com)
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Thanks for the workout. I don’t like to do circuits all the time, but every now and again they’re just what I need to bust up the boredom.
I’m loving adding pumpkin to my oatmeal too. Such a great fall breakfast!
I’ll never get tired of pumpkin oats! I like to make them extra creamy with greek yogurt at the end.
My post today talks about pumpkin oats too- they’re my fav! Super cute napkin- very festive. 🙂
I have yet to add pumpkin to oats this fall! I don’t know what I am waiting for. I’m really missing out.
That breakfast looks delicious. I’ve been looking for a change in my breakfast routine. I feel like I get stuck in food ruts!
Oh pumpkin oats! That shall be breakfast tomorrow. I love warm breakfast on cold days! =)
me too! except our “cold morning” was in the upper 60s… 🙂
Definitely making pumpkin oats tomorrow! Love the circuit, I think I’m doing one tonight.
I feel like lunges and squats take forever, maybe because I loathe them so much I feel like I am paying more attention to the clock?
You are not along with single leg dealifts. They take me a long time to complete…I think its the balance factor lol
Have a great day:)
Yesterday you said that Sadie gave you the guilt look, wanting exercise.
Stella always roams into the kitchen when I am making second (or third!) breakfast and looks at me with a, “You’re really in here AGAIN?!” face. Haha
Thank you so much for the link to the 5 bagged lunches! I can never think of what to get for work lunches & I loved all 5 ideas 🙂
I’m definitely trying this one out, sounds simple yet effective! Thanks, Julie!
How do you come up with your circuit workouts? Or any workouts? I am always worried I will work the wrong muscles or work one muscle too much. Any tips? =)
Do you cook the oatmeal before adding everything in?
Love adding vanilla protein to pumpkin oats, the combination never fails to satisfy! nice circuit workout! Loving the pic monkey fantabulousness! (thats a word right there!)
So happy it’s pumpkin season again! Just started working it back into my evening smoothies.
Can’t wait to try this circuit!
Ohh that pumpkin oatmeal looks amazing! And I love 90s music, being a 90s kid was the best, that decade has some good workout jams!
Your oatmeal looks delicious! Love your workouts- adding this to my workout list 😀
YUM – that oatmeal looks awesome. I need to break out some canned pumpkin in my life!
And I’m pinning this workout. Looks great! I did your spooky circuit yesterday and am still feeling the burn 🙂
All lower body unilateral exercises seem to take FOREVER!!!
Ohh that oatmeal looks awesome and I’m not even a fan of bananas! I need to start adding pumpkin to my oatmeal!
Thanks for the new circuit! I can’t wait to try it! 🙂 The pumpkin oatmeal looks delicious!
YAY new circuit! I always love doing your circuit workouts. I’ll be trying this one in the morning!
What are plank jacks? And how do you do one leg dead lifts?
I just pinned that workout so I don’t forget to try it! I’ve been obsessed with circuit work and any type of quick, effective workouts lately. When it’s cold outside I just want to get it done! Which is also why I decided to do a quick (but super-hard) plank workout during the presidential debate last night! It was the perfect distraction. 🙂
I have bookmarked this workout! Thank you so much!!! 🙂 Love combining all those strength training moves into 1 workout.
That happens to me sometimes also where a circuit seemingly takes much longer than it should. I take forever with single legg deadlifts as well!
That looks like a great circuit workout! Your circuit workouts are seriously the best. I always go to your page because there are just so many to choose from! And they always suit what I need for that day.
I love this workout! I modified it a little bit and did used it for my workout today!