Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category
This abs workout is 16 minutes of interval training, in which different types of crunches get alternated. Rounds of mountain climbers are added into the mix, which are a great ab exercise as well as adding in some great cardio to get out heart rate up, as well as our metabolism boosted and revved up. There are some new crunch exercises, which work different ab muscles as well as obliques. || Read more
This leg workout is designed to make you really feel it! So don’t be surprised if you are walking a little funny the next day. Youch. But in a good muscle building way, of course! This one is a pyramid workout with all bodyweight exercises. You start off slow with 5 reps, then do 10, then 20 (killer, but doable), 10 and then the last 5 is a breeze and a relief. It feels great to finish that off and if you are like me, you will be left lying in a little pool of sweat at the end. || Read more
This upper body workout has 2 parts and is only 14 minutes total. The first part is a rep challenge to do as many rounds of an exercise combo as you can in 5 minutes. It’s tough balancing in side plank but balancing yourself in any way is great for the stabilizing core muscles. This is the basis of building a tight supportive body structure, which really helps us in our day to day life, building functional strength that we use all the time. || Read more
This burpee workout is only 12 minutes long. It has 2 parts of all bodyweight exercises and each part is only 6 minutes. The first part is a rep challenge to see how many rounds you can get in of an exercise combo and the second is HIIT interval training with a couple of fun burpee variations. This burpee workout zoomed by fast and actually seemed to make burpees kind of fun. That to me qualifies it as a successful workout! || Read more
This Ugi workout mixes Ugi exercises with bodyweight exercises and even includes the sandbag. If you don’t have one, no worries. You can use your Ugi for these too. It has 3 parts of interval training. The good news is that the times are reduced for each part, so it keeps getting easier as you go. There are mountain climbers at the start and between each round to boost your heart rate, and up the effectiveness of the HIIT exercises. This Ugi workout is just over 20 minutes, but time goes by fast! You’ll see. This is a fun one! || Read more
This legs and abs workout is a 3 part workout. It is a fast paced HIIT workout with interval training in the first part, a fun time challenge second part and you get to take a break and rest by holding plank in the third part. And then you get to do all 3 parts of this joy ride lower body workout again! Fun. Actually it kind of is. The time will go by fast as you move from one part to the next, and these exercises rock at shaping up the body fast. || Read more
This 12 minute sandbag HIIT workout is an interval training workout. It has some very fun and dynamic bodyweight exercises. There is only one sandbag exercise, but it is done 4 times. Full body workout targets core muscles and works abs. There are leg exercises and lots of dive bombers to build beautiful arms as well. This is a great quick interval workout for when you don’t have a lot of time. It is fast, fun and effective! Come try and you will see! || Read more
