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Showing posts with label exercise on the road. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exercise on the road. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Post Christmas Metabolism Booster

Feeling a little sluggish from all the holiday cheer??  Then you need to do this workout!  This will get your fat cells in a frenzy....seriously.

Try and push yourself as hard as you can.  We timed each set and tried to beat it on each successive set.  This workout is great because it can be a workout on its own, or it can supplement a cardio session or a weight session- depending on your fitness goals (i.e. fat loss vs. lean muscle gain).  This includes all body weight exercises so there are no excuses to why you can't do it.  However, you can add some dumbbells to some of the exercise if you wish.

So here you go..... my belated Christmas gift to you!  I hope it makes you Merry (embrace those post workout endorphins).


The 100 Workout:

Complete 5 rounds of:

20 mountain climbers (per leg)
20 burpees (with a jump, but no push-up)
20 squats (grab a weight if you have it.... if no weight, feel free to do jump squats to push yourself)
20 donkey kicks
20 lunges (per leg... again, grab a weight if you have it)
20 push-ups
20 squat jacks

Donkey Kicks:


Squat Jacks: 





***Let me know if you need pictures of any of these exercises.


And here is a recap of my awesome Christmas Season:

I LOVE Christmas, and cherish the season spent with family and friends.  I was able to go "home" for a few days and it was so great!  My husband doesn't think I should still call it "home," but when you grow up in a small town "home" means something more, I think.  We spent our days playing games, playing basketball, working out, shooting guns, relaxing, catching up with family, and most importantly celebrating and pondering the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ....It was perfect!

My mom even caught this moment of me catching up with these beauties.  We decided we're all excited for warmer temperatures come spring, so we can spend time together riding in the mountains.  


Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Tribute to Pebble

 
For the remainder of this week, my (amazing and extremely handsome) husband will be staying on the beautiful Pebble Beach Golf Course in Carmel, California.  He is lucky and blessed to have a (also amazing) Grandma with a home at this location.  Visiting Pebble Beach each year of his life has been one of his most favorite things and includes some of his most cherished memories.  Sadly, this is his last and final trip, as his grandma is selling her home (trying to hold back tears). 
 
In this post I wanted to share some of the beauties of Pebble (refer to the pictures at the end of this post) and also give My Man a workout to include this week while he is vacationing and without access to a gym. 
 
I have been blessed to be able to visit many times and have loved running along the famous 17 mile drive and getting my workouts in with this amazing view.
The view from Grandma's home

So in honor of many days of working out while on vacation at beautiful Pebble Beach, here is my 
Tribute to Pebble Workout:
 
1 mile run
20 burpees
20 pushups
20 lunge jumps
20 dips
20 squat jumps
20 situps
20 squat jacks
20 plank to pushup
20 pause squats
20 knee to elbow (each side)
20 side to side hops (per side)
20 side plank with leg raise (each side)
20 lunges
2 minute plank hold 
1 mile run



Looking back at Grandma's House- 14th green

7th Green

The Famous Lone Cypress

Beautiful Sunset at Pebble Beach
 
 Looking back toward the 7th

Hike at Big Sur (south of Carmel, CA)

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Vacation is always better with EXERCISE!


I am on vacation this week, enjoying the beautiful Carmel, California and staying right on the breathtaking Pebble Beach Golf Course.  While I enjoy taking a break from the routine of life and chilling a bit, I can't really enjoy it without getting my workout in!  I love taking the opportunity to run 17-mile drive, but a full week of just running doesn't quite do it.  Try the workout below at home or while on the road. 

Perform each exercise for 1 minute, then rest anywhere from 10 seconds to 1 minute (as needed- depending on your fitness level).  Complete each exercise in the following order and then repeat.  Complete 2-3 sets.


The Body weight Metabolic Circuit

Static squat in and out jump
Mountain Climbers
Rest

Squat jack
One-leg burpee (switch legs halfway)
Rest

Pushup to plank
Body weight squat (or jump squat)
Rest

Shoulder pushups
Lunge Jumps
Rest

Shoulder taps (in pushup position)
5-dot drill
Rest

Bicycle crunch
Duck walk
Rest

Side to side hops
Knee to elbow (in hang plank or low plank position)
Rest

Reverse lunges
pushups
Rest