Slimming down with a 5 minute workout

New Haven (WTNH) - Fitness expert Lisa Lynn was back on Good Morning Connecticut Weekend with her five minute workout to get your body ready for the beach.

This month's five minute workout features:

• Skaters
• Pike Push-ups
• Ab/Core Stabilizer's
• Rocking horse pose

Each move is done for 25 repetitions, but if you have more than five minutes, do more. If you are already fit, add these exercises to your usual routine and watch the results start showing up daily.

The following information was provided by Lisa Lynn:

If you're not ready for the beach yet, you need to leave your comfort zone and shake things up a bit. If you keep doing things the way you always have, then you aren't going to see changes. Try leaving your comfort zone for a few weeks and send a shock to your body. It's easier than you think and you don't even need to step foot in a gym. If you need help, hire a trainer or get online coaching to help you break out of your fitness rut so that you can start seeing results.

Five things you can do right now to speed up your results:
 

• Replace your breakfast with a protein shake that will boost your metabolism 25 percent and reduce the amount of fat, carbs and calories in one easy and very yummy drink. This move alone can change the way you look without exercising more, so if your pressed for time, clean up your diet.
   
• Train at a higher intensity by speeding up your moves or doing your workout in less time. For example, you can jump rope in between sets to keep your heart rate up.
   
• Train heavier than you usually do. This requires mental fitness and a positive attitude, but it can be done.
   
• Play the high rep game and do 100 repetitions per exercise for a real muscle wake-up.
   
• Do drills. Take your usual workout and perform the exercises drill style by exercising either in a timed fashion or do each exercise to music and don't stop the exercise/move until the yhe song is over. This wakes up sleeping muscles and forces results. It breaks up the monotony and you can use your current workout to do this, so you don't have to learn anything new.

Visit Lisa's website at www.lisalynnfitness.com to e-mail her for questions about your diet or workout, or to subscribe to her free newsletter.