# 6-Minute On-the-Road Minimalist Workouts

Source: https://www.theminimalists.com/6min/
Published: 2014-03-14
Updated: 2024-06-12
Author: The Minimalists

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We all know what comprises the fundament of good health: diet and exercise. Yet it’s easy to make excuses; it’s especially easy to be complacent—to let yourself go—when you’re traveling. We realized this before we embarked on our long [tour](https://theminimalists.com/tour), so instead of acquiescing to slothful laziness, we contacted our good friend, personal-fitness trainer Vic Magary, and asked him to construct a simple, effective workout plan for our time on the road.

Here’s what he came up with, including video links. Now all you need is a pull-up bar and an open mind. (It’s worth noting that this workout regime is working so well for us that we intend to continue using it even when we’re back home.)

### Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays

**Push-ups**. Complete maximum repetitions with good form. Repeat for three sets with approximately one-minute rests between sets. ([Video](https://youtu.be/37OQR9oDFJo).)

**Pull-ups**. Complete maximum repetitions with good form. Repeat for three sets with approximately one-minute rests between sets. If you can’t yet perform a pull-up, hang with your chin above the bar for as long as you can, and then lower yourself from the bar slowly and repeat. ([Video](https://youtu.be/MBy4KJzMprE).)

### Tuesdays

**Bodyweight Squats**. Complete maximum repetitions with good form. Repeat for two sets with one-minute rests between sets. Stop at 50 reps per set, even if you feel like you can do more. ([Video](https://youtu.be/ReSsMQQmB8o).)

**Squat Jumps**. Complete maximum repetitions with good form.  Repeat for two sets with one-minute rests between sets. Stop at 30 reps per set, even if you feel like you can do more. ([Video](https://youtu.be/ptnYT-jTgxs).)

### Thursdays

**Forward Lunges**. Complete maximum repetitions with good form. Repeat for two sets with one-minute rests between sets. Stop at 30 reps per leg per set, even if you feel like you can do more. ([Video](https://youtu.be/iesdBkSfS3g).)

**Lunge Jumps**. Complete maximum repetitions with good form. Repeat for two sets with one-minute rests between sets. Stop at 20 reps per leg per set, even if you feel like you can do more. ([Video](https://youtu.be/QLT42OX4gt8).)

### Saturdays

**Burpees**. Set a timer for six minutes. Do as many burpees as possible during that time frame ([video](https://youtu.be/R7BFQ805PR0)). If burpees are crushing you, then use the baby burpee ([video](https://youtu.be/Sk4-psYvRlQ)). You can rest as needed during that time, but get back to work as soon as possible. Record the completed number of repetitions.

### Sundays

Rest.

Yep—that’s it. If any aspect is too difficult or too easy, adjust accordingly.

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