Category: Wednesday Workout

Wednesday Workout: 2 Exercise Count Down Workouts {10-15 mins!}

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Hey there! Happy Wednesday 🙂 Last Tuesday was a busy day, leaving me very little time to workout. I fully accepted the fact that I might not get my own workout in due to training someone at lunch and then teaching 2 classes after work, but when I got into the city and realized I had about 15 or so minutes to spare before teaching, I got right to work with a little workout! I could’ve effed around and not gotten anything in, but I knew I really wanted to and I felt physically able so I decided to just bang something out.

It was actually a part of the workout I was planning to teach in class, so it worked out really well. The best part? It was only 2 exercises, and I didn’t need any equipment! The way it worked was I picked 2 exercises and did them back to back, starting with 10 reps, dropping to 9, then 8, then 7, etc., but when I got down to 1 rep, I did 10 again. I tried to rest as little as possible and because of this, I was able to get halfway through a second set (that I’m also sharing with you). The first one was brutal because it was all legs and the second one was brutal because it was burpees WITH a push-up. It’s funny because as I did them, I felt so strong (push-ups are usually really hard for me), but the next day I was so sore from them! So strange.

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  • Squat & knee raise – squat, knee raise right, squat knee raise left = 1 rep (aka you end up doing double the number of squat reps)
  • Jump squats – take them at your own level!
  • Single Leg Deadlift – perform the reps each side
  • Burpee- take out the push-up if needed, or do them on an incline surface

There ya go! I’ve had a few people come up to me recently saying that they are having a hard time finding time to workout, or rather, just don’t have the motivation. I plan on doing a whole post on this topic, but for now if you’re falling into one of those categories, try a quickie workout like this. It’s very little commitment, but I promise you’ll feel so much better and more motivated once you get started. And, if you don’t, then that’s ok, too – listen to your body – it’ll know when it’s ready to move again!

Questions for you: Have you been motivated to workout lately? What exercise is generally hard for you? 

Wednesday Workout: 5 Exercise 20 Minute Bodyweight AMRAP

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Hey there! Two times blogging last week and this week – I’m on a roll! 😉 In all seriousness, I do WANT to blog more regularly about things with substance, but, as I’m sure a lot of you can relate to, it’s been a busy one and rather than taking the time to blog about it, I’d rather live it.

Another thing I’d rather do this summer? Workout outside! I’ve only gone to the gym during my lunch break when I’m at the office since I can jog there in 2 minutes and be in and out in 30. However, last week it was a beautiful day (and I was still sore from the race) so I opted to take my workout outside. I always have my resistance band and jump rope with me so I took those and created this 20 minute workout… and a 5 minute finisher!

I liked this workout because it worked a little bit of everything: lower body, upper body, core and cardio. And I was done in 25 minutes – can’t beat that!

The way it works is you’ll do the first 5 exercise circuit as a 20 minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible), and then you’ll do the 2 exercise circuit as your 5 minute finisher. If you do it outside, you can work on your tan, too 😉

 

5 Exercise 20 Minute AMRAP

Couple of notes:

  • Pendulum lunges: with these, a lunge forward and backwards on the same leg is 1 rep. Make sure that when you step forward, your front knee doesn’t go past your toes and when you step back, that your back knee is right under your hips.
  • Push-up with shoulder tap- make sure to keep your hips nice and quiet, ie: no rotating or lifting as you lift your hands. you can do the push-ups on your knees if that feels better.
  • If you don’t have a resistance band for the seated rows, you can do a superman pull by lying on your stomach, lifting your chest and legs off the ground and pulling your elbows behind you.
  • If you don’t have a jump rope, you can use an imaginary one!

I think that should do it, but if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me! This is a great, quickie workout to do while on the road, vacation or if you’re short on time – Enjoy!

Questions for you: What have you let slide from your normal routine this summer?

Wednesday Workout: Two 10-Minute Upper Body Workouts

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Hi, friends! What a couple of weeks it has been! If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that I ran the Falmouth Road Race last weekend, very last minute at that! I have all intentions of writing up my race review (because it was amazing), but for now I’m going to share a workout that I did yesterday.

It’s only upper body because my poor hip and leggies are still pretty tight/sore from the run. Even though I’m physically in pretty good shape because I’m really active, I haven’t run much this summer, and haven’t run over 4 miles in probably 3 years. Which translates not being in running shape and therefore feeling the effects of it still!

But it’s all good. This workout is great because if you’re super short on time, you can do just one 10-minute AMRAP and call it a day. If you have more time, you can do both. And, if you want some cardio, go ahead and add in 3 rounds of 10 burpees, 10 jump squats, 10 plank jacks in between sets 😉

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I didn’t take videos because these are all fairly common exercises, but, as always, let me know if you have any questions!

I hope you all have a great rest of your day and week – I hope to be back sooner rather than later 🙂

 

Wednesday Workout: 16 Minute Bodyweight Progression Workout

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Hey there! I hope you all had a great weekend! If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen my stories (if not, please follow along – it’s fun!) where I shared a quickie workout that I did while I was on the Cape. As I mentioned in this post, I try to not to share my entire life through my stories because I feel as though it takes away from living in the moment and truly embracing the experience. That said, I do love sharing my workouts with you because it jives with what I’m trying to represent with B2B AND I like to show you how easy it is to squeeze in fitness or movement while traveling (or maybe even just with a busy schedule).

I wasn’t sure if I would workout on Friday, although I did dress in my workout clothes for the trip to the Cape early that morning just in case I decided to workout. After a half day of work and dropping RM off at the golf course, I found myself at the house alone and with extra time on my hands (a rarity!). After reading in the sun for a bit, I decided that I felt like working out. Sometimes all I need to feel motivated is a new environment to workout in. The back deck at the Cape House was perfect for the workout since it was spacious, in the shade and had a “step” that I could use (that being the built in benches).

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I brought my Bose speaker out and my resistance band (never travel without that or a jump rope!) and set up shop on the deck. 16 minutes later I was a sweaty, but smiling mess – it’s amazing what a little sweat can do for your mood (not that I was in a bad mood, but it made my good mood even better!).

The way it works is you’ll start with 8 reps of each exercise (except for the jumping jacks – start with 16 for those) for the first round. For the second round, you’ll add 2 reps, and then you’ll continue adding 2 reps to each round until your 16  minute time cap is up. I got through 5 rounds (I think?), so I ended at 16 reps for the exercises. Normally we work DOWN in reps, but this was a fun change because we are working UP in reps.

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Here are some videos if you missed them on Insta:

As a finisher, I did a 4 minute AMRAP of 10 reps each: Russian twists, High plank w/knee to chest, High plank to down dog.

As always, let me know if you give this a try!

Questions for you: Do you travel with any workout equipment? What’s something that motivates you to workout?

Wednesday Workout: 4 Exercises, 4 Rounds

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Happy Wednesday!! I hope you guys are having a good week so far. Last weekend we went to a soccer game at Gillette Stadium and I was quickly reminded at how physically intense soccer is. The field is so big and they sprint up and down it like no other, even in the hot, sunny weather! It’s pretty incredible how athletic they are!

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That said, while this workout doesn’t include running (although I’ve been trying to run more!) and has nothing to do with soccer, it’s still worth sharing 😉

It’s quick AND it’s simple, and you only need a set of dumbbells so it’s another perfect summer or travel workout. If you don’t have dumbbells, you can do this with just bodyweight by subbing out the deadlifts with single leg deadlifts,  push-ups for the chest press and regular jumping jacks for the weighted jumping jacks – easy enough!

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I liked this workout because I loveeee deadlifts, although I don’t do them nearly as much as I do squats and lunges. I think it’s because unless I’m doing single leg deadlifts, I really like to do it with weights. With squats and lunges, even without weights I feel like I’m getting a lot out of the exercise.

I think these exercises are pretty common and likely don’t need much of an explanation, but if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

I hope you have a great day!

Questions for you: What’s getting you moving these days? Have you tried any new workouts?