Wednesday, June 15, 2011

No Equipment Workout

Here is a circuit-style workout you can do while you’re on vacation—no equipment required! It should take you less than an hour. Each circuit is three exercises, your objective is not to rest (or rest as little as possible) between the exercises. Once you have completed the circuit, take a 2 minute break before moving on to the next circuit. Then go back to the beginning and do the whole thing again!

1a.) Push-ups: 2 reps short of failure-- stop before you’re fully fatigued, but you should still “feel the burn.”
1b.) Prisoner Squats: As many as you can do in 1 minute.
1c.) Plank: Hold with abs braced for 1 minute.
 2 minute break.

2a.) Jump Squats: 12 (if you have knee problems, replace with chair squats)
2b.) Close-Grip Push-ups: 2 reps short of failure.
2c.) Jumping Jacks: 30 seconds.
 2 minute break.

3a.) Cross-Body Mt. Climbers: 12 on each side
3b.) Reverse Lunges: 12 on each side
3c.) Side Plank: 30 second hold on each side.
 2 minute break.

4a.) Burpees: 30 seconds
4b.) 1-Leg Hip Bridge: 30 second hold on each side
4c.) V-Outs: 30 seconds
 2 minute break, and return to beginning of workout. Complete one more time for a total of 2 sets of each circuit.