Category: Workout
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You need this leg burning exercise in your life
Yes, I love lunges, squats, deadlifts, kettlebell swings, basically anything that hits the lower body and helps promote the glutes. But sometimes it’s nice to throw in something a little different that puts some tension on the muscles and challenges the stabilizers. This is an offset reverse lunge that transitions into a squat position. It…
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4 moves, 5 reps, 6 rounds
This one is short and sweet today: Grab your favorite Kettlebell that you feel comfortable going overhead with Make sure you have done a thorough warm up that included getting your hip hinge working properly and the glutes firing on all cylinders There are only 4 exercises in this circuit and you will be doing…
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Short on time? Here are 3 quick moves with the kettlebell you will love!
Let’s keep this simple today. We’re all busy, it’s hard to fit in a workout. It’s easy to get into the all or nothing mentality with it comes to fitness, but I like to adhere to all or something. Even just a few minutes of work can make a difference in your mind frame and…
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Got 10 minutes? Give this quick Kettlebell circuit a try!
This morning I was feeling unmotivated and kept putting off getting my reps in. All I really wanted to do was put in a mobile Starbucks order and crush the morning bun that tastes awesome after it’s warmed up! The reality is that I’m a morning person, and if I don’t get my workout in…
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Push/Pull Ascending Rep Workout
Hi Friends! It’s late, I actually went out tonight and played trivia! A very unusual event for me especially on weeks when my husband is traveling. I’m usually that person who just curls up on the couch with my pup and The Office on constant repeat. But I’ve been challenging my introverted ways a little…
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15/8 Kettlebell Workout
Lately I been incorporating a mixture of powerful Kettlebell exercises with heavier lifts into my workout routine. The Kettlebells have quickly become my new best friend seeing as how they get my heart rate up, drive me crazy with the difficulty level and attack my stability issue unlike anything else ever has. When you combine…
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Pick up heavy things and you’ll build strength and endurance!
That was the theme of today’s workout and let me tell you, it delivered! It’s a magical world when you realize that you can accomplish both strength and endurance in one workout. The recipe is simple: lift heavy objects (appropriate for your ability of course), move them around by pushing and pulling, and do it…
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Lateral Bound Variation
Just stopping in to break down one of the burpee variations I posted a few days ago. This one was by far my favorite and I’m definitely going to add it into some of my workout routines. Why do I modify the motion on a bench? I find that I’m able to to stabilize my…
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The exercise I hate the most…..
I’ve written about it on here before, and I will keep saying it…..I hate burpees! Over the years I have realized that it is almost impossible for people to do them correctly and the risk/reward just doesn’t add up. Most importantly, as a golfer, the impact on the wrists definitely makes this exercise a no…