Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Back Yard workout

As a busy mom I understand that going and spending hours in the gym is not always feasible. Not to mention the time it takes to commute to the gym & back. As a busy mom my workouts either involves my 18 month old daughter or take place during her naps. I need to be efficient and get done what needs to be done because my shower needs to be done before she wakes as well. This is a back yard workout I created that she enjoys to try to do as well.

Set a marker at each end of your yard or about 30 feet apart.

Jog laps around the perimeter for 5 minutes

Stretch major muscle groups 5 min

Circuit 1: Do each exercise the number of reps specified at each end of the yard & sprint to the other side & repeat for the same number of reps.
15 pushups, 15 sit-ups, 15 jump squats
14 pushups, 14 sit ups, 15 jump squats
13…
12…
Repeat down to 5 then go back up increasing by 1.
Rest 2 minutes

Circuit 2: Same idea only this time we are adding a new exercise at each end. Each exercise is for 16 reps. The cardio in the middle will change each time.
Dips/bear crawl/dips
Add reverse lunges& dips/crab walk/add reverse lunges & dips
Add Russian twists/skip/add Russian twists
Add Plank jacks/skip backwards/ add plank jacks
Add alt jump lunges/sprint/add alt jump lunges
So the last pass will look like this dips, reverse lunges, Russian twists, plank jacks, jump lunges, run to the other side & repeat.
Rest 2 minutes & repeat.

Jog 5 minutes

Cool down stretch 10 minutes

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