If you had to pick one single full body exercise for overall health and wellbeing

sxt

What would it be ?

Is there anything that can beat the Burpee? (with push up) ?! Strength and conditioning, cardio, low impact, can be done anywhere. 5 minutes

Alf Veedersane

sxt wrote: »

What would it be ?

Is there anything that can beat the Burpee? Strength and conditioning, cardio, low impact, ease of doing anywhere

Most people do a terrible impression of doing a burpee so I wouldn't be inclined to go with that.

What are your criteria? Low impact, can be done anywhere, cardio, S&C element?

Without being able to increase the load, you'll get a limited enough strength benefit from it. It would quickly become just a cardio exercise.

sxt

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Most people do a terrible impression of doing a burpee so I wouldn't be inclined to go with that.

What are your criteria? Low impact, can be done anywhere, cardio, S&C element?

Without being able to increase the load, you'll get a limited enough strength benefit from it. It would quickly become just a cardio exercise.

I should have said including the press up in the Burpee. I just noticed that it it an extremely popular exercise in America, but not here for some reason. Basically an exercise you can do absolutely anywhere. 5 minutes done

Alf Veedersane

sxt wrote: »

I should have said including the press up in the Burpee. I just noticed that it it an extremely popular exercise in America, but not here for some reason. Basically an exercise you can do absolutely anywhere. 5 minutes done

I've rarely seen ot done properly. It's usually flopping to the ground, scrambling up with a token jump. And there's impact on elbows and wrists when people flop to do the 'press up'.

That said, I'm not saying it isn't a good exercise, per se. Just it's not done particularly well for the most part.

To be honest, it would probably be better to just so press ups and the jumps separately.

worded

Hula hoop

sxt

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I've rarely seen ot done properly. It's usually flopping to the ground, scrambling up with a token jump. And there's impact on elbows and wrists when people flop to do the 'press up'.

That said, I'm not saying it isn't a good exercise, per se. Just it's not done particularly well for the most part.

To be honest, it would probably be better to just so press ups and the jumps separately.

Haha good advice that is exactly what I was doing

Alf Veedersane

sxt wrote: »

Haha good advice that is exactly what I was doing

Or do lunges or squats with press ups.

Have a resistance band in your wallet/purse and you'll be sorted

Transform

sxt wrote: »

What would it be ?

Is there anything that can beat the Burpee? (with push up) ?! Strength and conditioning, cardio, low impact, can be done anywhere. 5 minutes

if you've only 5mims to train then youll need 30mins, its like meditation, if you dont have time for a proper workout then you need to look at life outside of training.

Whats important to cover in 5mins? Find where your mobility needs attention and go address it

CalamariFritti

Swimming?

Edit: Missed the 5 minutes can be done anywhere thing.

Naos

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

To be honest, it would probably be better to just so press ups and the jumps separately.

So what would be your one exercise as per the OP?

jimmytwotimes 2013

worded wrote: »

Hula hoop

Red or Brown?

Alf Veedersane

Naos wrote: »

So what would be your one exercise as per the OP?

I didn't get an answer on the criteria.

Besides, it's a moot point if you're looking for something to do in 5 minutes. Even when Hanley was here, he had a suite of go-to exercises to do for getting some form of workout in when time was tight, eg being away with work etc but they were routinely 10 minutes and we're only stop gaps to blow off cobwebs.

The answer is there is nothing that is of much use if you're only going to give 5 minutes over to any physical exercise. You'd be better served by making sure your diet was right and getting an extra 5 mins of sleep.

CWF

What a ridiculous thread.

Naos

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I didn't get an answer on the criteria.

Besides, it's a moot point if you're looking for something to do in 5 minutes. Even when Hanley was here, he had a suite of go-to exercises to do for getting some form of workout in when time was tight, eg being away with work etc but they were routinely 10 minutes and we're only stop gaps to blow off cobwebs.

The answer is there is nothing that is of much use if you're only going to give 5 minutes over to any physical exercise. You'd be better served by making sure your diet was right and getting an extra 5 mins of sleep.

The criteria was laid out in the OP, overall wellbeing and health - no need to compliment it.

OP - Hill Sprints.

Alf Veedersane

Naos wrote: »

The criteria was laid out in the OP, overall wellbeing and health - no need to compliment it.

OP - Hill Sprints.

Overall wellbeing and health is very vague.

One of the other criteria was 'can be done anywhere' which rules out hill sprints.

AllForIt

worded wrote: »

Hula hoop

CalamariFritti wrote: »

Swimming?

Hula hooping and swimming at the same time.

worded

AllForIt wrote: »

Hula hooping and swimming at the same time.

You mean Hula Swimming ?

I’m bringing a Hula hoop to the pool next visit

AllForIt

worded wrote: »

You mean Hula Swimming ?

I’m bringing a Hula hoop to the pool next visit

Hula swimming ! Has as ring to it.

frag420

worded wrote: »

You mean Hula Swimming ?

I’m bringing a Hula hoop to the pool next visit

No snacks in the pool!!

Mr. CooL ICE

Resting squat for 5 mins will help a lot. Done hands free, you could combine it with some resistance band pullaparts or something

calfmuscle

Walking is simplest answer and least likely to result in injury for the majority of the population.

Dagenham Dave

Deadlift.

dudara

For maintenance of flexibility etc, I think yoga does wonders. Suits all ages, no equipment needed really, can be done anywhere, and can be done as “hard” or as easy as you want.

freemenfitness

As plenty have said there is no wonder exercise for a 5 minute fix it's also hard as you then need an exercise that includes no warm up.

I would say some form of crawling you can alter it to work on strength, motor control or mobility depending on goals and it's pretty easy to make it more or less intense.

Mellor

There's plenty of useful things you can do in a spare 5 mins.

But planning a routine to be 5mins of the same thing everyday - you need rethink what you're doing.

PauloConn

Reverse Hyperextension Bearcrawl FTW

drdeadlift

Clean and press with a very manageable weight

Alf Veedersane

Vigorous sex.

Twice if you want to use up the full 5 minutes.

calfmuscle

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Vigorous sex.

Twice if you want to use up the full 5 minutes.

Calorie burn may vary according to sex

Alf Veedersane

calfmuscle wrote: »

Calorie burn may vary according to sex

Do you mean gender or....?

calfmuscle

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Do you mean gender or....?

I'm so punny I didn't realise it works in both sense of the word!!

21Savage

If you take out the ridiculous 5 minute limit it would have to be cardio. Actually it would be sprints and you could probably do them in about 15 minutes. That for me would give the most benefit overall. You won't get that feel good feeling off any other exercise.

Transform

21Savage wrote: »

If you take out the ridiculous 5 minute limit it would have to be cardio. Actually it would be sprints and you could probably do them in about 15 minutes. That for me would give the most benefit overall. You won't get that feel good feeling off any other exercise.

and thats safe to do for all ages and abilities?

Transform

PauloConn wrote: »

Reverse Hyperextension Bearcrawl FTW

thats possibly the smartest answer posted so far

harr

Bear crawl with a few tuck jumps thrown in ?

BadBannana

Back squats. Weighted.

If you want cardio just do a set of 20

laserlad2010

squats squats squats squats

Did someone mention squats yet

Two leg squat one leg squat no legs squat

Tempo squat paused squat jumping squat

squats squats squats