A Season for Everything

My Jimmy is in getting fit mode! I love it when he gets like this. It is so motivating when we are both striving for health. He started with a determination to do P90X. I love P90X. It is an awesome program... but it is a big chunk of your day! I finally had to say something, "Are you sure this is the best program for you right now?" He works anywhere from 10-13 hours a day, our kids are both in sports right now, we have church responsibilities. Overall, we have quite a bit to occupy our time. His first response was, "YES!" to which I said, "Ok, dear, go for it!" After a few days, though,  he saw the light. He still exercises every day and some days still an hour or more, but some days he has to cut it to a quicker workout. I love P90X and there is a season for everything and everybody, but I also love that I can feel a good workout in a short amount of time. My friends recently introduced me to this great 30 day gem. I completed day 10 today and I am loving it! My muscles are feeling it for sure. If I have more time, I take the dog out for a jog or get in a good yoga session as well. She's a little crazy but I love some energy in my instructor. ;)  Have fun!

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Another Tabata today

Warm up...

Reminder: One Tabata round is 20 seconds high intensity exercise followed by a 10 second rest repeated for eight sets. You can get great tabata apps on your smart phone.

Round 1  Butt kicks/push-ups
Round 2 Wacky Jacks/squat with a twist (squat, up, twist to the right and back, repeat with a twist to the left)
Round 3 high knees/walk out to plank (bend down to touch toes, walk hands out to plank, walk hands back in, stand up, repeat)
Round 4 Forward punches/ forward kicks
Round 5 Calf raises/bridge

I'm not sure how to explain wacky jacks. Good thing this lady posted a video! 

Fat-Blasting Cardio & What is Tabata

I did this with friends yesterday. 

This is a difficult one if you're a newbie, but you can get creative and modify if you need to.

Find detailed explanations of each move HERE. 

I turned it into a TABATA workout. 

What is Tabata? It's a fantastic HIIT you can complete in 4 minutes. Read about the history of Tabata and the research that explains how awesome it is HERE.

Here's a quick rundown... 

1. Choose an exercise 

2. Workout as hard as you can for 20 seconds 

3. Rest for 10

4. Complete 8 sets

For example, for the above exercises I took 2 at a time to complete one Tabata round.

Cross Jack & Alternating Back Lunge

1. Cross Jack - 20 Seconds

Rest -10 Seconds

2. Lunge - 20 Seconds

Rest - 10 Seconds

3. Cross Jack - 20 Seconds

Rest -10 Seconds

4. Lunge - 20 Seconds

Rest - 10 Seconds

5. Cross Jack - 20 Seconds

Rest -10 Seconds

6. Lunge - 20 Seconds

Rest - 10 Seconds

7. Cross Jack - 20 Seconds

Rest -10 Seconds

8. Lunge - 20 Seconds

Rest - 10 Seconds

I paired the other exercises as well to complete more rounds, with one minute rest between rounds. You can also choose just one exercise for the whole round. (Jump roping is a good one!)

PS There a tons of free tabata timer apps on your smart phone.
PPS Feel free to post any questions or comments.

Happy day!

-Laura