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Sunday, July 26, 2009

My week at a glance

Sometimes people ask me what I do for exercise in a week. This is an idea of what I am doing next week. I change it up constantly depending on my moods so I like options.

Monday: leg weights (either plyos, circuit, or P90X legs and back)

Tuesday: cardio (45-50 run with hill sprints around my neighborhood, or 30 min intervals on the treadmill or elliptical)

Wednesday: arm weights (arm circuit)

Thursday: cardio (intervals or Cardio Jam)

Friday: Ass&Abs workout-a circuit of butt exercises and abdominal exercises

Saturday: Anything goes, but if I don't skip this day I go running with Jeremy

Sunday: P90X Yoga

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

At Home Workout

I've said it before and I'll say it again. There IS a way to get in shape with little to no equipment. You'll just have to get creative, know a couple good moves, and be willing and able to push yourself. Here is a basic but great no equipment workout:

  • 3 min warm up (march in place, do a couple jumping jacks, swing your arms back and forth, lift your knees high)
  • Set of push ups. Do as many as you can on your feet.
  • 1 minute any cardio (see ideas below)
  • Set of lunge jumps...as many as you can
  • 1 minute any cardio
  • Set of triceps push ups. Keep elbows in close to your body and don't let them flair out.
  • 1 minute any cardio
  • One-leg squat: find something to hold onto (counter, door frame) and squat down and up using one leg. Push hips back and drive through the heel on the way up. Try 15 on each leg.
  • 1 minute any cardio
  • Set of wide stance push ups (hands are wide as are feet; keep abs tight and butt down) As many as you can.
  • 1 minute any cardio
  • Wall sit (like in P.E. where you have your back against a wall and squat down so thighs are parallel to the ground) Hold for 1 to 1 and a half minutes.One-leg squat: find something to hold onto (counter, door frame) and squat down and up using one leg. Push hips back and drive through the heel on the way up. Try 15 on each leg.
  • 1 minute any cardio
  • Set of Dive Bomber push ups. Start as shown below, duck head then chest then hips toward the ground like you are diving under something but don't let anything but hands and feet touch the ground. Try 8-10 reps.
  • 1 minute any cardio
  • One leg dead lift: Standing on one leg, keep back straight and leg slightly bent. Bend only at the hips to touch the ground with hands on either side of foot. Stand back up and repeat. Change sides.
  • 1 minute any cardio
Cardio options: Jumping Jacks, High Knee Run, Run in Place, Shuffle Side to Side, Jump Rope, Mountain Climbers, Cross Country Skiers, Punches, Skip in Place-with high knee, Stair Runs

Aim for 45-60 minutes of this circuit. So if you have to do it 2-3 times through then that is what you'll have to do. Have fun!!