-Do body weight exercises. Pushups, squats, lunges, dips, crunches…these are just a few things you can do without equipment or with whatever is handy (I’ve done squats holding my husband’s heavy briefcase in a hotel room!).

-Pick one set of weights and figure out which muscle groups you can do with that weight. For example, 15 lb dumbbells (or heavier for men) might be ideal for larger muscle groups such as chest, back and legs. If you pick 8 lbs, you might stick with shoulders and arms. You’ll save time by not having to go get different weights and you’ll at least get some of your muscle groups in.

-Use a resistance band. These easily fit in a suitcase or desk drawer and can be used for the entire body. Check out this Resistance Band workout for ideas
Do one exercise for each body part, one set, the end. 2 or 3 sets is great, but you don’t always have time for that. We’ll often choose the heaviest weight we can handle for each muscle group and lift to fatigue–whether that’s 10 reps or 20. Fast and no frills!

-Do only exercises that are lying down. This sounds silly, but if you do chest press, flyes, tricep extensions, close grip bench press, skull crushers and dumbbell pullovers you’ve just worked chest, back and triceps without even getting up.

-Do everything seated. Overhead press, lateral raise, front raise, bent over raise, bicep curls–right there, just worked shoulders and biceps without standing up.
Do compound movements. To save time, we sometimes combine moves – squats/overhead press, lunges with lateral raise or bicep curls, deadlifts with bent over rows just to name a few.