Strength and Cardio Interval Workout Over the past couple weeks, we’ve been reviewing exercises you can do at the park. Today we’ll continue using nothing more than your body weight and the playground apparatus. So remember that the park is your gym and you can give yourself an incredible workout while the kids play. Meet…
Park Workout – Week 2
Circuit in the Park Last week, we used nothing but a swing set for a fabulous full body workout. Today, you’ll learn a circuit workout you can do to condition your cardio, lower body, upper body and core. We are so fortunate to live in a city full of so many wonderful parks…Marshall Center park,…
Your Hatred For Burpees Is Justified!
Very few people like Burpees. They’re hard, they hurt and they often feel awkward. The reality is that the majority of people can’t perform a burpee well and may be doing more harm then good. If you are excessively tight in your hips and/or lack core strength to stabilize while performing a Burpee, it may…
Cross-Train Your Way to Your BEST Self
Last weekend I participated in a Paddleboard Triathlon, something I’ve never done before. We started racing on Paddleboards, then transitioned to a bike and finished with a run. It was an incredible full body workout incorporating lower body, upper body, core and balance. It reminded me of how important it is to cross-train….
Spring Into Shape For Summer – Week Twelve
You did it! Can you believe we’re at Week 12?! But remember with fitness, you can’t start and stop. In order to maintain results and health and fitness benefits, it’s a forever thing! Change Things Up: This week, change around the sequence or order that you are performing your exercises. For example, if you always do your…
Spring Into Shape For Summer – Week Eleven
“People often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn’t have it in the beginning.” Mohandas Gandhi We have two weeks left to our Spring…
Spring Into Shape For Summer – Week Ten
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals”.- Zig Ziglar We’re honing in on the finish line of our Spring into Shape for Summer Program. But remember with fitness there is NEVER a finish line. Two weeks left to take everything to the next level. …
Spring Into Shape For Summer – Week Nine
We’ve been at this for 2 months now and you should be in better shape and experiencing improved fitness, strength and energy! If you haven’t started yet, go back through prior weeks and start today. You deserve to look and feel your best! Cardio Continue what we’ve been focusing on and this week, add 1-2 really long,…
Spring Into Shape For Summer – Week Eight
“Personal success is never static. It usually comes in small steps leading to other small steps that lead to broader achievement” W. Roberts Past blogs in this series Cardiovascular Conditioning This week incorporate a cardio-split workout once or twice. This means that you workout twice in one day. So you could, say, get up and…
Spring Into Shape for Summer – Week Seven
“Do not be afraid to demand great things of yourself. Powers which you never dreamed you possessed will leap to your assistance…” O. Marden Previous Weeks In This Series Cardiovascular Conditioning: This week make a commitment to be more active in your life. The International Journal of Obesity released a stat that estimated we expend…