Here is a tough conditioning ladder you can add to your exercise routine. It consists of three exercises: Reverse Lunge, Push-Ups, and V-Ups. You will be performing 10 rounds of exercise, starting with 1 repetition each exercise and building up to 10. It may start off easy, but by the time you reach the 10th round you’ll be feeling the effects!
1. Reverse Lunge
This post is inspired by a program I developed for a client this week to give her a bit of flexibility with her routine to keep it fresh. One of the main complaints I hear from people when it comes to exercise is that they get bored with their programs. This certainly is understandable as no one wants to keep doing the same exercises the exact same way day in and day out. So, I’m going to show you how you can take your current routine and inject some energy and life into it without changing anything other than the way it’s performed. (more…)
Have a jump rope? Pull it out of the closet because here are some creative ways to use it!
10 sets of 100 jumps
This is nothing more than straight sets of a given repetition. You perform 100 jumps and rest for 1 minute. Perform 10 sets for a total of 1,000 jumps. (more…)
Today’s post comes from a discussion I had with yesterday with two of my clients. They had asked about different things they should be doing on off-days and brought up walking/running at the local high school track (for locals, Handley’s track specifically). So, here are a few ideas to turn your day at the track into an invigorating workout!
Here’s how it works:
- Using the yard markers on the football field you will perform sprint intervals from marker to marker.
- You can vary your intervals from straight sprints to interval sprints in the middle of lap runs.
With this example, you will run sprints while performing laps around the track
- Run 4 laps. On each lap, sprint from 30 yard line to 30 yard line (on the same side of the track) and walk/jog the corners. The distances for the sprints can be changed to any of the yard markers (for instance, 40 yard line to 40 yard line or any other variation), but keep them consistent for each lap.
Looking for a quick home exercise routine? Here is a workout that is sure to make you sweat! It can be done with very little equipment. All you need is a jump rope and your body.
Warm-Up: 5 minutes of Jumping Jacks/Marching In Place
A1) Jump Rope – 100 repetitions
A2) Mountain Climbers – 100 repetitions
A3) Squat Thrusts – 15 repetitions
I enjoy fitness challenges. They put me in a different state of mind and allow me to push myself harder, especially when other people are involved and you are putting your times out there for comparison. This is the aspect of The Quest: Ultimate Fitness Challenge that appeals to me the most. The goal of The Quest is, of course, to complete all 10 levels of the challenge. But the competitiveness between the users is what I believe will really drive individuals and enable them to complete the challenge.
The following exercise challenge is part of The Quest: Ultimate Fitness Challenge. It’s a combination of strength endurance and cardiovascular conditioning. (more…)
