Metabolism Boosting Workouts

The above exercises performed on their own as straight sets are all great for boosting your metabolism, and you could just do a workout that comprised running through the six exercises in order, doing one to two all out sets on each, and you’d certainly get some good results.
 
But you don’t just want good results, you want great results. In fact, scratch that, you want the best results. For the ultimate metabolism boosting workout, try doing the exercises in any one of the following ways.

Timed Circuit

Set up everything you need for the exercises. That’ll include a kettlebell for the swings, a barbell and squat rack for squats, another bar or a set of dumbbells for the thrusters, an exercise mat and a little space for burpees and the plank variation, and a treadmill, or an outside track for the sprints. Set a timer to go off every 30 seconds, and start it going.

Perform each exercise for 30 seconds, doing a maximum number of reps on each, switching between each one as soon as the timer goes. After one full circuit, rest for two minutes, and then go again. Once you can do five circuits, increase the time to 40 seconds, then 50, and finally one minute on each. You'll build fitness quickly and you'll be able to follow your progress, which is a powerful motivator.
 

Ladder Superset Workout

For this workout, you’ll do the exercises in groups of two. Perform one exercise for 10 reps, then the other for 10. Switch back to the first exercise, and do nine reps, then nine on the second. Keep this going until you’re at just one of each. Once you can go through with no rest, work from one rep up to 10, and then back down again.

Pairings that work well for this are kettlebell swings and sprints, squats and hand to elbow planks, and burpees and thrusters. For the sprints and planks, instead of doing “reps” class each rep as five seconds. So five reps of sprinting would be 25 seconds.

Sprint-Based Workout

Do any exercise except sprints for as many reps as you can in 60 seconds, then sprint 200 meters, either on a treadmill or on a track. You can do this five times, doing a different exercise before the sprints each time, or just stick to one exercise per workout. If you need to make the sprints tougher, try doing them with a weighted vest on, or running up hills or stairs.

If just reading that got you out of breath, then prepare for some fun. Metabolism boosting exercises and workouts are tough, no doubt about it, but they’re also extremely rewarding, and will give you better results than you’ve ever had with traditional exercise. They certainly separate the men from the boys, and the women from the girls.

So what do you want – an hour of easy exercise that does nothing for your metabolism and progress, or half an hour of hardcore, full on training that gives you more bang for your buck than any other training program out there? If you're afraid of hard work that'll leave you feeling exhausted, these exercises aren't for you. If you want fast progress, on the other hand, you just have to commit and wait to reap the rewards.