Journey to Optimal Health

April 23, 2012

Hard Core Challenge: Workout 4

Filed under: Exercises — Tags: , — Sarah Coffin @ 3:25 pm

This is the final workout in the 4 week series.  How did you do on the previous workouts?  Did you find the core exercises challenging?  Did you push yourself on the HITT Training?

This week you will repeat the core exercises from Week 1.  The purpose is to see if you have improved.  Can you hold the side plank for longer?  Can you do more kicks on the wall crunch?

For your HITT Training you will complete the Hill Workout.  This is a tough workout.  It will build strength and power in your legs.  It will burn massive amounts of calories, and give you a sense of conquering a mountain!

5 minutes: Walk/jog on flat surface for your Warm-up

3 minutes: Run up a hill or set incline on the treadmill to 7%

30-1 minute: Walk or jog on flat surface to recover

3 minutes: Run up a hill or set incline on the treadmill to 7%

30-1 minute: Walk or jog on flat surface to recover

2 minutes: Sprint up a hill or set incline to 8%

1 minute: Sprint on flat surface or set incline to 0%

5 minutes: Walk or jog on flat surface for cool down

Stretch!

There are so many options in Ann Arbor for you hill workouts.  My favorite is County Farm Park!

So are you hard core!  Did you complete the challenge?

Please share your accomplishments, your, complaints, your glory either here or on facebook!

 

April 16, 2012

Hard Core Challenge: Week 3

Filed under: Exercises — Tags: , — Sarah Coffin @ 12:40 pm

Alright, we are halfway through the month!

If you haven’t started the challenge yet, then there is still time.

This week, the goal is:

3-4 Cardio workouts 45-minutes to 1 hour

2 Strength workouts consisting of the 2 core exercises below plus whatever else you are doing this week.

Clean eating 6 days of the week.

You can do it!

Plank ups:

Start in plank position; elbows under your shoulders and a straight line from your shoulders to feet.  Now press up into push up position on your hands.  Continue going back and forth between plank and push up.  Try to keep your hips parallel to the ground.

Aim for 30 seconds to 1 minute

Bicycle Crunch:

Click on the link above.  Aim for 16-20 counting each leg as 1.

Repeat both exercises to complete 2 sets.

Keep on rockn’!!!  You are awesome!

 

 

April 9, 2012

Hard Core Challenge: Week 2

Filed under: Exercises — Tags: , , , , — Sarah Coffin @ 3:08 pm

How did week 1 of the challenge go?  Are you ready for Week 2?

Remember, perform the strength exercises 2 times this week (non-consecutive).  Perform the HITT workout 1 time.  Remember your usual cardio, and keep that diet in check!

Lateral Ball Crunches:

Set your hip on the ball.

Bottom leg is forward and top leg back.

Bend from your side waist.

As you crunch, imagine bringing your ribs toward your hips.

Repeat for 15-20 repetitions.

Ball Plank:

Place your forearms on top of the ball.

Make a straight line from your shoulders to your feet.

Keep your core contracted and hold for as close to 1 minute as you can.

*For added challenge push your elbows forward.

3 point HITT: Do each exercise for 1 minute as fast as you can then take a 1 minute break and repeat 4 times!  Click the link to see a video. 3 point HITT

Jump Rope

Squat Jumps

Mountain Climbers

 

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