Lower Body/Core Circuit Workout

Posted on November 7, 2013 by admin

Hey there! I hope you’ve been working hard with these Home Workouts of the Week. I have a new one for you this week and this time you are going to be doing a Lower Body/Core Circuit Workout!

Legs are always challenging and the least favorite for most people to work on. The reason for this is because the legs consist of some of the biggest muscles in your body and thus require more oxygen and blood to be pumped to them while exercising. This means a higher heart rate and more rapid breathing. So basically working your legs is going to really tire you out. That being said, the benefits far outweigh the temporary discomfort. Working your legs will increase your metabolism, burn more calories, excrete more growth hormone in the body helping them to recover as well as helping the rest of your muscles to grow, and also give you shapely toned legs over time.

So work your legs hard and enjoy the benefits! Let me know how you do with the workout or if you have any questions.

Happy leg training!

Lower Body/Core Workout

Warm-Up

30 seconds of Jumping Jacks
10 Spinal Rotations for each side
10 Shoulder Circles for each arm
12 Body Weight Squats
12 Spiderman Climbs

Circuit

5 Squat Hold – 3 rounds of 5 squats followed by a 10 second hold
Sumo Squat – 15 reps
One Leg Squat – 10 reps each leg
One Sided Body Weight Squat – 10 reps each leg
Jump Lunge Hold – 12 reps total with a few second hold after each jump
Reverse Lunge One Leg Deadlift – 10 reps each leg
One Leg Bridge – 10 reps each leg
3 Angle Calf Raise – 10 reps each foot position

Rest for 60 to 90 seconds then repeat the circuit 2 more times.

Core

Around the World – 10 to 15 reps
V Up Roll Up – 20 reps
Oblique Crunch – 15 to 20 reps each side
Pulse Up – 15 to 20 reps
In and Out Crunch – 15 to 20 reps
Plank Crawl – 30 to 40 seconds up and down your mat
Lying Bicycle – 20 reps
Superman – 5 x 10 second hold

Full Body Tabata Workout 2

Posted on October 17, 2013 by admin

It’s Home Workout of the Week time again! We just finished celebrating Thanksgiving this past weekend here in Canada so for many of you that means a little over indulging in turkey dinners and pumpkin pie! So to help you burn some of those excess calories consumed over the weekend I have another Full Body Tabata Workout for you to try.

This Full Body Tabata Workout has a little bit of a different structure than the last one. Instead of 8 rounds of 5 pairs of exercises there are 5 rounds of 8 pairs of exercises. This will give you more variety and work the muscles even more!

Give it a shot and let me know how you do!

Full Body Tabata Workout 2

Tabata Protocol – 20 seconds of as many reps as you can do followed by 10 seconds of rest; 5 rounds of each pair of exercises followed by a 1 minute rest before moving on to the next pair of exercises

Warm-Up

30 seconds of Jumping Jacks
10 Spinal Rotations for each side
10 Shoulder Circles for each arm
10 Pushups
12 Spiderman Climbs

Tabata 1

Dumbbell Swing – you can use any heavy object for this one
Crunch and Hold Leg Scissors

Tabata 2

Tabata 3

Tabata 4

Alternating One Arm Side Balance Plank – add a pushup between each side plank
Reverse Bicycle

Tabata 5

One Leg Deadlift – alternate legs for each rep
Seated Ab Twist

Tabata 6

Tabata 7

Tabata 8

Full Body Tabata Workout

Posted on October 3, 2013 by admin

Hello everyone! It’s time for another Home Workout of the Week and this week’s workout is a little more intense than usual. It’s a Full Body Tabata Workout which means the cardiovascular aspect of the routine is high so you will be burning tons of calories. You will also be working pretty much every muscle group of your body using your own body weight for resistance.

The Tabata protocol for this routine is 5 pairs of exercises with 8 rounds of each. You will work for 20 seconds followed by 10 seconds of rest until the 8 rounds are complete then rest for 1 minute before going on to the next round. A great amount of endurance is needed to complete this so if you need longer breaks in between that’s ok. You can build your way up to shorter rests over time.

So give it a try and let me know how you do!

Full Body Tabata Workout

Tabata Protocol – 20 seconds of as many reps as you can do followed by 10 seconds of rest; 8 rounds of each pair of exercises followed by a 1 minute rest before moving on to the next pair of exercises

Warm-Up

30 seconds of Jumping Jacks
10 Spinal Rotations for each side
10 Shoulder Circles for each arm
10 Pushups
12 Spiderman Climbs

Tabata 1

Squat and Hold – hold squat for entire 20 seconds
Burpee – add a pushup with each burpee

Tabata 2

Tabata 3

Tabata 4

Tabata 5

Full Body Workout 2

Posted on September 24, 2013 by admin

Hey everyone! Last week I gave you an abdominal workout to try so I can imagine your abs were feeling it. If it hurts to cough, sneeze, or laugh then you know you did a good ab workout! This week we are going to go back to a Full Body Workout for the Home Workout of the Week.

There are four supersets in this routine with two rounds of each. Each superset will consist of an upper body exercise, a lower body exercise, a core exercise, and a cardiovascular exercise. Try to do each exercise of the superset with very little rest in between.

Full body workouts are great for boosting your metabolism and for calorie burning so give this workout a try and you’ll be well on your way to a lean, muscular physique!

Full Body Workout 2

Warm-Up

12 Bodyweight Squats
10 Pushups
12 Spiderman Climbs
10 Spinal Rotations for each side
10 Shoulder Circles for each arm

Superset 1

Shoulder Walkout – 10 reps
Squat Walk – walk forward across the room then backwards across the room for 30 seconds total (increase time for more of a challenge)
Running Mountain Climber – 30 seconds
Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Superset 2

Three Close Grip Pushup Superman – 3 rounds with a 5 second hold on the superman
5 Squat Hold – 3 rounds with a 10 second hold on the squat
V Up Roll Up – 20 reps
Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Superset 3

Superman Back Row – 30 seconds
Wall Sit Shoulder Press – 30 seconds
Crunch Hold Leg Scissors – 30 reps
Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Superset 4

Suicide Pushup – 10 reps (change lead hand half way through)
Reverse Lunge One Leg Deadlift – 8 to 10 reps each leg
Alternating One Arm Side Balance Plank – 10 to 12 reps
Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Abdominal Workout

Posted on September 17, 2013 by admin

Hey there! If you’ve been following my Home Workout of the Week blog, you’ll notice that I incorporate a lot of core work in to my routines. This week however, I’m going to show you an abdominal only workout that you can do on an off day or whenever you’re in a time crunch and want to just get a quick ab workout in to tighten up the core.

Training your core is very important as balance, posture, and back health have been linked to core health and your core is the foundation for all body movements whether you’re walking, running, playing sports, or carrying heavy objects.

Many people are sitting at a desk all day at work, then in their vehicles, and then at home on the couch without their core muscles engaged. An increasing sedentary lifestyle with no core involvement leads to many problems with back pain most likely at the top of the list. You can start to change this with something as little as sitting up straight and engaging your core by flexing your abdominals. To further strengthen your core, start incorporating core specific exercises in to your workout routine.

Your core is the most important in my opinion so give this Abdominal Workout a try and you’ll be on your way to improving your posture, balance, exercise and sport performance, and prevent back pain!

Abdominal Workout

1 set of each exercise with little to no rest between

In and Out Crunch – 15 to 20 reps
Seated Ab Twist – 15 to 20 reps
Side to Side Leg Raise – 20 reps
Forward Bicycle – 20 to 25 reps
Reverse Bicycle – 20 to 25 reps
Crunchy Frog – 15 to 20 reps
Cross Body Mountain Climber – 20 to 30 reps
Plank Crawl – up and down mat for 30 to 40 seconds
Side Plank – 25 to 30 seconds each side
Oblique Crunch – 15 to 20 reps each side
V Crunch – 15 to 20 reps
Pulse Up – 15 to 20 reps

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Lower Body/Core Circuit Workout

Full Body Tabata Workout 2

Full Body Tabata Workout

Full Body Workout 2

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