If you are really pressed for time and you don't want to spend the extra time going to the gym, you can easily do this workout at home. It doesn't take a lot of space or equipment. If you purchase a jump rope or a hula hoop, the cost is minimal because you are using your body weight for most of the exercises. This is an easy routine to do when you are traveling. If your hotel does have a fitness area, you can modify the workout to take advantage of their machines. Maybe you spend 5 minutes on the rowing machine, then 5 minutes on the treadmill, 5 minutes on the elliptical and so on.
If you want to do a cardio workout in the privacy of your home, pick out 5 or 6 exercises to start. Maybe your picks are jumping rope, jumping jacks, squat jumps, skater lunges, and hula hooping. You can pretty much do them all in the same space. Decide how long you want to do each exercise, from 30 seconds to 5 minutes, with a rest period between each exercise of 10 seconds to one minute. If you really want to keep the intensity up, I recommend just resting a few seconds between each exercise. I like to do each for a minute, with about 10 seconds rest in between.
Make sure you warm up a little bit before starting. You could go up and down the stairs if you have them for a couple of minutes, or take a couple of laps at a light jog around the house. Set a timer for 20 minutes, and do a set of your chosen exercises, then keep repeating them until the timer goes off. Spend a couple minutes cooling down by walking around the house or doing a few abdominal exercises. Voila, your workout is done and you have revved up your metabolism and saved gas by not driving anywhere. If you want a description of any of the exercises just do a google search for exercises to do at home. You will find lists as well as explanations on how to do each. Good luck!
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