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Circuit Training Workouts

These circuit training workouts offer a variety of exercises, both strength training and cardio, to give you new ideas for working out.

10-Minute Strength and Power Circuit

This short workout alternates dynamic, total body strength moves with high intensity, high impact power moves so you focus on both strength and cardio. This is for int/adv exercisers and is a great travel workout.

Basic Strength and Cardio Circuit

This basic strength and circuit workout is perfect for those days when you want to work everything in a short period of time. This circuit involves alternating a low impact cardio exercise with classic combination strength moves, so you get the benefits of both cardio and strength in one simple workout. This workout is great for beginner or intermediate exercisers.

Boot Camp Workout

This tough boot camp workout takes you through a series of high intensity moves like squat thrusts, pushups and lunges. This is great for int/advanced exercisers.

Cardio and Strength Calorie-Burning Circuit

This intermediate/advanced circuit workout will challenge every muscle in your body with a mixture of high-intensity cardio and strength training moves. Get ready for this one...it's tough!

Circuit Training

Training technique that involves moving from one exercise to another, each exercise working a different muscle group until each muscle has been worked

Circuit Training for Busy People

This circuit training workout provides compound movements to help you get an effective workout in less time. Pictures and descriptions included.

Circuit Training Workout

Build strength, endurance and stamina with this short circuit training workout. Includes pictures, video and descriptions.

Fat and Calorie Burning Circuit

This Fat and Calorie Burning Circuit is perfect for working your entire body in one space with only minimal equipment needed. Grab a mat, a jump rope and 3 sets of dumbbells (light, medium and heavy), find a corner and get moving. For a 30-minute workout, go through the entire series of exercises one time. For a 60-minute workout, repeat each circuit twice.

Fat Burning Circuit Workout

This intermediate/advanced fat burning workout takes you through a variety of cardio and strength training exercises to maximize your calorie burn. Each circuit includes about 3-4 exercises for the hips, glutes, thighs, abs and upper body followed by 3 minutes of high intensity cardio.

Outdoor Circuit Workout

This outdoor circuit involves alternating walking or running with basic strength moves to make your outdoor workouts a little more interesting and challenging.

Total Body Timesaver Circuit

This total body circuit workout targets every muscle in your body with dynamic compound exercises as well as muscle-specific moves. This short, powerful workout is perfect for when you're short on time and want to get the most out of your workout. You'll perform each exercise, one after the other, for one complete circuit for a short, efficient workout.

Whole Body Circuit

This whole body circuit is a great choice if you want a fast, challenging workout without much equipment. Each of the two circuits includes compound, whole-body movements that target mutliple muscles at the same time. To keep the intensity up, move quickly between exercises and repeat each circuit twice for a 25-minute workout.

Bootcamp Challenge - This Bootcamp Workout Will Challenge Your Entire Body

This bootcamp challenge is designed to challenge your entire body with both cardio and strength training exercises.

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