Saturday, January 29, 2011

Sorry for the long break between postings. As many of you know we spent ten days on Oahu, and it always kicks my butt the week before and the week after our vacation!

During our vacation, I worked out in our condo every day, as we were 40 minutes away from the nearest gym! Here are a couple of the workouts I did. Having an ipod with good music really helps!! Also, a timer, band a jump rope round out your portable gym (I went to Big 5 and bought all three right before the trip)

Workout #1
1. Step up and down on a low table, couch, whatever you can find (about shin to knee height) for five minutes in each of the following directions
--Facing the couch (5 minutes per leg)
--Back to the couch (5 minutes per leg)
--One side to the couch and then repeat on the other side (5 minutes per side)
2. After each 5 minute segment, do 20 push-ups and then 20 tricep dips (with hands on the same surface you are stepping up and down on) until you have done a total of 5 sets (100 push-ups and 100 dips)



Workout #2
1. Elbows on a surface about waist height and "run" with your feet for 1 minute
2. Keep elbows on the surface and do back leg lifts on one leg for 1 minute and then repeat on the other side
3. Stand up and do stationary high knee lift runs for 1 minute
4. repeat #1 and #2
5. Squat and then jump in place for 1 minute (alternate between squat and jump)
6. Repeat #1 and #2
7. Jumping jacks for 1 minute
8. Repeat #1 and #2
9. Plie squats (pelvis is tucked under, feet are wide and toes are turned out) 2 minutes
10. Repeat #1 and #2Check Spelling
11. Lunge switches for 1 minute (lunge and jump in the air to reverse lead foot on the lunge)
12. Jump rope for 1 minute
13. Bicep curl and then tricep kick-back with the band for 20 reps each (e-mail for instructions)
14. Jump rope for 1 minute
15. Repeat #13
16. Jump rope for 1 minute
17. Repeat #13
18. Jump rope for 1 minute
19. Plank center, left and right for 1 minute each (e-mail for instructions if needed)
20. Crunch for 2 minutes twisting corner an alternating corner to corner
Repeat 19 and 20 a total of three times each

If you want more ideas, e-mail to let me know. Hope you like these ideas!!!

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