Home Work Out for 11/24

Class may be on holiday break, but are you missing the burn?  Follow this simple routine to keep your mommymuscles challenged during the holiday. 

 

 

Home Workout 11/24 

15 squat and reach (Arms over head then down to ground) Sink bottom down!

14 alternating lunges (on both legs) add a knee lift for more challenge

15 push ups (do as many as you can on toes!)

15 dips off a chair or ground

20 sec plank on knees or toes

Grab your resistance tube and do 15 reps of bicep curls

Repeat entire work out for a total of 3 sets

 

 

We all know we feel a little better about dessert if we've had a workout! Hope everyone is enjoying their baking, cleaning, and organizing day in preparation for the big T-Day.  We're so swamped here I always wonder why I don't start the preparations a day earlier each year. 

 

Baby"Boo"Camp: Lunge with a Twist

Don't stop the momentum you've got going, and hey! Step away from that Kit-Kat, slowly, easy, set it down, walk away . . . that's it, easy now . . . now go pick up that hefty pumpkin for some:

Lunges with a Twist

To begin your lunge, bring pumpkin up over your head, making sure you have a firm but comfortable grasp  on the pumpkin (or any other weight you choose)

As you lower into a lunge keep your weight in the heel of your front foot, as you bring the pumpkin down and across to the outside of your ankle as demonstrated here. 

Firmly plant the heel of the front foot and drive the weight down through your heel and bring the pumpkin back up and lift over your head as come to standing again.

Lower and repeat, alternating legs, as you sing "The Ants Go Marching" to your little one. 

Exercise Challenge: Reverse Lunges with Knee Raise

Alright Moms, I know its late, but here is Monday's fitness challenge.  You're kids are (hopefully) safely tucked into bed, and you have a moment to take a little time for exercise. Or, maybe they are crawling all over you right now (which is a bonus as it only adds an extra challenge to the exercise, and gives them a great model to follow). Bottom line: It doesn't matter where you do it, or when, or even if you are a mom, but I challenge you to take a few minutes of your time today to do:  

Reverse Lunges with Knee Raise 

First, begin the lunge by stepping back and then bending back leg slightly while allowing your front knee to bend to 90°.  It should look like this: 

When returning to start position; bring back leg into a knee lift. *Do not allow knee to extend over toes.*  Press the floor away with the ball of your back foot.

Again, bring your leg back and bend leg slightly while allowing your front knee tobend again to 90. As you bring your back leg back, bring your arms up (as shown) for added challenge. 

I challenge you to do 2 sets, 12-15 reps each leg.  


When you've completed your challenge, drop me a line. I would love to hear how you were able to fit this into your day.  Where were you (home, work, outside?), did you have a child crawling all over you for an even added challenge? Let me know!