I have experienced the AMAZING benefits working out on a consistent basis can give you and I feel a strong desire to share some of the ideas and things I have learned with others so they can start getting in their own routine and feel some of the same benefits. Exercise is just one step on the path to better health, which I believe we as a whole are in real need of. Every step counts and you will find as you take one step and begin to feel successful you will find it easier to take more steps.... "not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased." (Ralph Waldo Emerson) I am beginning this blog with this end in mind, to help you take a step; or, if you've taken the step already, to keep on going!

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

3-2-1

Today my friends and I used Jillian Michael's 3-2-1 strategy (from 30 Day Shred). That's 3 minutes strength training, 2 minutes cardio, one minute core.

Here's the breakdown.
(Most smart phone interval timers can be made to follow this time structure.)

3
45 sec - superman
45 sec - push ups
45 sec - superman
45 sec - push ups
2
30 sec - butt kicks
30 sec - elbow to knee
30 sec - butt kicks
30 sec - elbow to knee
1
1 min hip rolls

quick water break if needed

3
45 sec - lateral squat with fly
45 sec - static lunge with bicep curls
45 sec - lateral squat with fly
45 sec - static lunge with bicep curls
2
30 sec - star jump
30 sec - twist (like the dance move, jump your feet to the left, then the right)
30 sec - star jump
30 sec - twist
1
30 sec - bicycle (slow)
30 sec - bicycle (fast)

quick water break if needed

3
45 sec - plank with row and leg lift
45 sec - bridge (pulse your hips up and down)
45 sec - plank with row and leg lift
45 sec - bridge (pulse your hips up and down)
2
30 sec - butt kicks
30 sec - elbow to knee
30 sec - star jump
30 sec - twist
1
30 sec - boat pose (pulse your arms)
30 sec - boat pose (hold still)

Whew! You're done! Unless you want to do that core routine I posted last week.... or maybe a short yoga routine?

-Laura :)

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