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Three beginner-friendly bodyweight exercises and a 15-minute workout can help boost your overall activity levels and strengthen your body.

This routine can be incorporated into your daily routine and scaled to suit any ability.

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Heres the bodyweight workout in full and how to tackle it.

Is 15 minutes of exercise enough?

But that doesnt mean you oughta shoehorn hours of high intensity workouts into your routine.

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Your sweet spot is unique to you and the activities you enjoy.

Another way to look at it is a concept calledNEAT Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis.

Any activity it’s possible for you to accumulate is worth doing.

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So: Is 15 minutes worth it?

What is the 3-move bodyweight workout?

Rinse and repeat as many times as it’s possible for you to for 15 minutes.

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You could also increase the time cap for a lengthier workout.

For an extra challenge, place both hands behind your head “prisoner” style.

Finally, beginners are looking at just over 90 seconds to two minutes to complete the run.

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If you might time your run, have a go at maintain consistency or get faster each round.

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