Archive for the ‘Workouts’ Category
This devious little workout can be done in under 10 minutes. It has a quick cardio flash of 100 mountain climbers sandwiching 6 minutes of intervals with some great really fun – feel like you’re in the circus- Swiss ball exercises. This workout is really ab focused with 4 of those exercises targeting your core ab muscles and the others to strengthen back and build hamstrings. Have fun with this one! It’s deviously good. || Read more
This workout is made up of 5 parts. It has 3 plateau parts, each with a 2 minute dip station sequence and 2 peak parts, where you climb a mountain of body weight exercises for time. The 2 time challenge rounds are a mix of real classic and fun body weight exercises. I found it just challenging enough to really push through it but thankful it was done by the end. It was a good challenge and I was ready to try to beat my time for the 2nd peak round. See how you do and how long it takes you to tackle the twin peaks!
This 12 minute workout is designed to work on our legs, abs and butt. It is made up of 3 Tabata intervals, each one alternating 2 different exercises. One of the exercises in each directly targets the butt and the other is builds your core strength and ab muscles. Each exercises provides some relief from the other so you get the most reps and the most benefit out of each interval period. So, get your timer out and ready to blast that butt! || Read more
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a way of exercising in which you alternate short periods of intense bursts of activity with shorter periods of rest for recovery. HIIT workouts are usually short intense workouts lasting anywhere from 4 to 20 minutes. They have been proven to improve athletic ability as well as glucose metabolism and fat burning! They are a great strategy to use to lose weight as with these workouts you lose weight from fat, but not muscle. In fact, these can be effective in building muscle also. HIIT is an excellent way to build and strengthen your cardiovascular system and help you build a healthier heart. You will become healthier all around as driving oxygen into your body benefits all of your organs and systems. || Read more
This 20 minute upper body workout is filled with lots of push ups, a few burpees and some fun new plank exercises. I loved the two variations of plank twist overs. It also has the tiger push up.. a new push up for me that is like a combination of a diamond and a pike push up; it is great for triceps and more challenging than it looks.. look closely and you will see my arms trembling at the end. I think there is a good balance between the different types of exercises to give give some relief from the more challenging ones and make a good flow overall. Get ready to enter the adventurous world of the ..hidden burpee planking tiger. || Read more
Spend 4 minutes doing this excellent full body workout and get revitalized and filled with energy. These short workouts will not only turn your body into a fat burning machine but make you happy too with a quick release of endorphins With all of the abundant benefits, why wouldn’t anyone spend 4 minutes a day doing a bit of intense exercise, especially with our favorite exercise – burpees. || Read more
This time challenge workout is a real pain in the butt – the next day! I did this yesterday and am careful sitting today. Lunges are awesome to build great legs and butts! I know and I can feel where: mid-upper butt, great for building that curvy behind. Lunges are one of the basics of bodyweight exercises, and they are for a reason – they work. So get well warmed up and get out your dip stations and spend a little quality lunge time tightening up and strengthening your legs, butt and core! || Read more
