I prefer at home workouts over gym workouts for more reasons than I care to go into here. Let's just say, not joining a gym can be an advantage. Now you can plan the workout they way that works for you without be restricted to the gyms idea of fitness, large crowds or outdated fitness philosophy. Let's go over three ways to get the most from your home workout.

Crank Up The Intensity

Some exercisers get it into their head that to improve fitness, burn fat and build muscle their workouts need to be longer and longer. Two hour long bodybuilding split-routines and hours of aerobic exercise are the goals. An quite frankly, if you want to go this route at home, be my guest if you have the time.

But if you want to get the most from your at home workout in as little time as possible... crank up the intensity. And by intensity I mean working at near maximum output. Keep your rest periods low and blast through a quick 20 - 30 minute workout. Even a bodyweight only workout done at a fast pace will improve fitness, burn fat and build muscle in a short period of time.

Workout For Time

If your at home workout is getting a little boring, boost effectiveness and keep it fresh by working out for time. Instead of doing the typical sets, reps and rest periods like you are taught in gyms... do sets of time.

For example: Pick three bodyweight exercises and do each for 30 seconds each. Keep going through the full circuit, resting when necessary, for a full 10 minutes. I guarantee racing against the clock will spice things up and improve full body strength, cardiovascular and respiratory endurance as well as mental toughness.

Combine Bodyweight Calisthenics With Your Cardio

If your at home workouts consist of getting on a treadmill or riding an exercise bike, it won't take long before you are bored to tears. Mix things up, and improve full body strength and physique, by inserting some bodyweight exercise circuits into your workout. Not only is this more fun, but it is more effective for building the strong, lean, athletic body you want.

So let's say you are going to ride the exercise bike for 20 minutes. Every 5 minutes jump off the bike and complete a circuit of three bodyweight exercises for 10 reps each. Then jump back on the bike and repeat for the rest of the time.

What you'll find is that this will break up your breathing patterns, challenge all the muscle in your body (not just the legs from riding the bike), make the workout go faster and produce more RESULTS like more fat burned and more muscle.

Performing at home workouts gives you freedom. You can do what you want, when you want. But more importantly, you can get the most out of your workouts by doing things you wouldn't normally be able to do at the gym. And what you'll find is the workouts become something you look forward to because they are interesting and produce real results you can see, feel and use.

There is nothing stopping you from doing one of these effective at home workouts today, right?