"Mat workouts generally use many muscle groups at once as well as large muscle groups, like the muscles in the legs and buttocks. This burns more calories than working out smaller, individual muscles. Mat workouts are also productive when you're looking tobecause they are easy to fit into the day and don't require any equipment except the mat," Dr. Bohl says.
He adds,"Even the most intense mat workout may only burn about 50 calories in five minutes, so in order to see results from these mat workouts alone, you'd have to do them several times a day and for several weeks." "[When] combined with other forms of exercise each day , mat workouts can help you get to your goal," explains Dr. Bohl.Let's get started. To torch the maximum amount of calories in a five-minute mat workout for weight loss, it's important to choose exercises that involve lots of muscle contraction and movement. The best way to accomplish this is to select between four and five exercises and perform each one of them for approximately one minute.