Weekend Workout & Workout Wear

I really hope the weather is cooperating for all of you!  If so, get outside - take a hike! But, do this workout first.  A hike in the crisp spring air is the perfect "cool" down.

Warm up with 30 seconds of each:
High Knees
Jumping Jacks
Jump Rope (sub jumping jacks if you don't have a rope)
High Knees (yep, again!)

Circuit 1:
1 min Plank Hold
30 sec Plank Jack
1 min Push Ups
30 sec Mt Climbers
1 min sit up

Circuit 2:
1 min Alternating Front Lunges
30 sec Squat Jumps
1 min Pike Push Ups
30 sec V Sit Ups
1 min Alternating Side Lunges

Circuit 3:
1 min Wall Sit
30 sec bicycle
1 min Dips
30 sec Russian Twists
1 min Donkey Kicks**

Cool down by stretching each muscle group for 10-30 seconds each.  Drink LOTS of water and eat clean!

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**New Move - check out my workout how to page for instructions! 

Weekend Workout & Workout Wear

This weekend's workout is to go OUTSIDE and try a 5K run (3.2 mi)!

There are a lot of great smartphone apps out there to track your progress.  I use the Nike Plus Running app, it's free in the app store for iPhone and tracks your pace and distance.  It will also play music if you choose to have some.   After your run you will receive a blip of encouraging words from a familiar sports professional (probably Tim Tebow, which to me isn't particularly encouraging.  But maybe to you it is..) and it will show you the map of your run.  It is a really useful training tool if you are new to running.

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Weekend Workout & Workout Wear

Saturday is the best for a great AM workout.  It's an amazing recharge and refuel for your weekend, especially if you have a stressful job or life like me!

I've changed up the routine a bit.  Keep an eye out while you're doing this workout, there are snippets of 30 second intervals worked into 1 minute intervals.  Gotta keep ya on your toes, right!?

Warm Up:
30 Seconds Each of: Jumping Jacks, straight leg kicks, forward arm circles.

Do each circuit 2 times.  You can repeat them immediately, or go through the whole workout twice.  

Circuit 1:
1 min Push Ups
30 seconds V-Sit Ups
1 min Squats
30 seconds Russian Twists
1 min Chair Dips (If you don't have a chair you can do these in "table" position)

Circuit 2:
1 min Burpees
30 seconds Bicycles
1 min Plank Jacks
30 seconds Plank Hold
1 min Froggers

Circuit 3:
1 min Inch Worm
30 seconds Mountain Climbers
1 min Clock Lunges
30 seconds Squat Jumps
1 min Plank with Leg Lift

Drink lots of water!!

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Weekend Workout & Workout Wear

top / top / elastic waist pants / perforated shoes / Beach handbag

The past couple days I've been feeling a wee bit of a head cold.  That, however, is NO excuse for me to skip my workout (you either for that matter).  I actually feel much better after I've been moving and then take a nice hot shower.  So, here's another Bootcamp HIIT workout brought you by the color orange.

Warm Up:

30 Seconds each of: Straight Leg Kicks & Jumping Jacks

Repeat

Each Movement in each circuit is done for 30 seconds.  Do each circuit then start at the top and repeat! 

Circuit 1:

Walk Out to Push Up

Burpee

Plank Hold

Mountain Climbers

Circuit 2:

Clock Lunges

1 Leg Squat (on the repeat switch legs)

Double Crunch

Explosive Squat Jumps

Circuit 3:

Pike Pushups

Plank Rotations

Flutter Kicks

Upside Down Bear Crawl

Cool down by stretching each muscle group for about 3-5 minutes.  Eat a clean meal and drink plenty of water! 

Check out my new "Workout How To" Page for descriptions of some of these movements! 

Weekend Workout!

Each movement is done for 30 seconds and each circuit is repeated (you will do each one twice).  You can either go through the whole workout once and repeat, or you can repeat the circuits individually. 

Be sure to eat some food 20-30 minutes before workout an drink lots of water during and after!