Tuesday, July 16, 2013

More At-Home Workouts!!

Summer can be such a busy time and sometimes making it to the gym is hard! Well now you don't have to! SO many of you have asked for more workouts that can be done at home...so here they are! 

Workout#1-Focuses on the core :)

1A. Plank walk—in a plank position, walk yourself 5 “steps” to the right and 5 “steps” to the left. (Make sure you do this on a mat so you don’t scuff your elbows!) Stay low in your plank and do this slowly-

1.B Plank with hip dips. In a plank position, dip your hips to the right, then come up and dip to the left. 10 on each side

2A. Plank on hands with twist. Start in push-up position, rotate to one side. Come back down to push up position, complete a full push up and rotate to the opposite side. 10 on each side











2B. Plank with hip pop-ups- 15 reps

 










3A. Oblique crunch with weight. Place a weight (or water bottle or can of soup) behind your head and hold onto it with both hands. Start in table top (below) crunch up to the right side, then come all the way back down and crunch over to the left side. --If you want a challenge: place you legs in tabletop psotion--Repeat. 15 on each side
















3B. Reverse crunch.—don’t use momentum! Take your time with these and use your LOWER ABS to pull you up and back. 15 reps

 










4A. Side plank hold—30 sec each side

4B Side plank crunch













5A. Plank oblique knee-ups- 10 on each side. Do one side at a time









5B. Plank hold--- 1 minute!! 


Workout #2- 

1A. Jumping Jacks- 20 reps

1B. Squat jumps---normal squat and EXPLODE into a jump! 15 reps

2A. Decline push-up off table or chair - Place your feet on the table or chair and your hands on the the 
ground--8 reps











2B Incline push-up off bench- Place hands on table or chair-8 reps




2C- Tricep dips off chair/table- 10 reps










3A. Plank with leg lift—do 10 lifts each leg











3B. Plank to push-up- Start in plank position, push yourself up to plank position and repeat. Remember: try to keep you core steady and don't rock your body...squeeze those abs!---12 reps














4. Step back lunge with kick (or knee-up)- Stay on one side at a time. Step back into a lunge, use your glute and abdomen to pull your leg forward into a kick or knee-up.--12 reps each leg.














Good luck!!! Keep working hard and let me know if you have ANY questions!







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