30-MINUTE HANGOVER-BEATING WORKOUT How's your post-Friday night hangover? Shake it off with this

Scott Acorn
Oct 1, 2016
2 min read

I'm going to imagine many, many of you have a sore head after having too much fun in the pub last night. Regardless of how much "ahem" partying you did last night, the gym is likely where you'll least like to be this morning. But sweating out a hangover can certainly have the desired effects. Hit it too hard, however, and you risk dehydration and sapping your body's blood sugar levels.

This bodyweight circuit walks the line: mastering this easy circuit before the symptoms truly kick in will bring you back to 100% in no time. Well, okay, at least 50%. Simply repeat the first three exercises for a total of 15 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of moderate cardio at a pace you can handle. Can you stomach it?

THE EXERCISES STEP-BY-STEP

1.) Walking lunge

Sets: 5 / Reps: 10 / Rest: 90 secs

Lunge forward as far as you can with your right leg, bending your trailing knee so it almost brushes the floor. Use the heel of your right foot to push yourself off into the next lunge, this time leading with your left leg.

2.) TRX Inverted row

Sets: 5 / Reps: 10 / Rest: 90 secs

Set up a TRX in a rack at the top bar. Grabbing the handles, and hanging underneath. Position yourself with heels out in front of you and arms fully extended. Your body should be straight from shoulders to ankles. Flex at the elbows to pull your chest up to the handles. Lower yourself back to the start position under control.

3.) Medicine ball woodchop

Sets: 5 / Reps: 10 / Rest: 90 secs

Stand with your feet wider than shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent. Hold the medicine ball in both hands and keep your arms straight. Rotating at your waist, explosively lift the ball up above your shoulder to the left. Control it at the top and bring the ball back down to waist height on your right. Perform all your reps on one side, then swap.