One of the best ways to get in shape is to perform full body workouts. They can provide cardiovascular conditioning, muscular endurance, agility, balance and flexibility all in one workout. You can achieve this by combining exercises and varying intensity of specific exercises. You can reshape your entire body in less time and in just one workout.

Don't spend time working just one area. Perform a complete workout that focuses on your whole body and turn yourself into a fat burning, sculpted work of art. Instead of working out 5 or 6 days a week focusing on just one or two body parts, workout your entire body 2 or 3 times a week. By working out your muscles more than once a week you will achieve results much more quickly and save time.

A workout doesn't have to be more than 30 minutes long to be intensive and super-efficient. Choose one exercise for each body part for a full body workout. Vary the exercises from week to week and increase the weights as they become easier. Alternate between heavy weight, high intensity workouts and light weight, moderate intensity workouts and you will maximize fat loss.

With so many exercises to choose from it can be overwhelming. Start with choosing the exercises you are most familiar with. Vary the weights to make them easier or harder at first. Then when you've mastered a specific exercise choose one that's more challenging.

Perform the exercises back to back with little or no rest in between and you will condition your heart muscle throughout the workout. Once you've completed one set of each exercise rest for no more than 90 seconds and repeat all the exercises. Complete 1 to 3 sets of each exercise. The workout will be over and you will be on your way to a slender more fit body in no time.

Don't neglect balance and flexibility in your full body workouts. You can improve your balance without adding any additional exercises by performing some exercises while balancing on one leg, such as shoulder press. Or perform a single leg squat instead of a regular squat. Spend 5 minutes at the end of your workout to stretch your muscles and hold each stretch for at least 30 seconds. You'll improve your flexibility and prevent injury.

Perform your fully body workouts at home or at the gym. Or alternate from home to gym. Gyms are sometimes inefficient because the equipment you need is not in one place which can be inconvenient and time consuming. Most gyms are not designed for full body workouts. Investing in some basic equipment to set up your home gym can make your workouts much more convenient and efficient. You also avoid common gym distractions.

Whether you want to lose weight, tone your muscles, or slim down your waistline, full body workouts will help your reach your goals and you will have fun doing it. A focused workout that targets all the major muscle groups can be more efficient and help you reach your goals more quickly.