Thursday, February 23, 2012

FITNESS FRIDAY: Sore Legs, Great Workout



This past Tuesday, the FT team and I got together for our monthly group workout. Erika, our wonderful manager, put us through a 20-minute lower body circuit, and my legs and butt are still talking about it! I'm a BIG fan of lower body workouts, primarily because I played soccer for 6 years and never once did a push-up (I'm working on this bias, by the way).

If you're looking for a FANTASTIC leg workout that requires little time, little equipment, and a lot of effort, this circuit is for you! I'd like to complete this workout at least twice a week for the next couple of months to help ease the dreaded transition into swimsuit season. What do you say...how about joining me?

Summer Legs Workout
  • Complete 15 reps per each exercise
  • Do not rest in between exercises. Rest only after you complete the circuit. 
  • Complete the circuit 3 times. 
  • Use weights!!!! Push yourself, my friends. Remember - you're always stronger than you think you are!
  • For an added challenge, do those dead lifts on the Bosu ball, and/or elevate your back leg (on a chair, table, dumbbell rack, etc) when completing the split squats!

Sumo Squat
Single-leg Split Squat
Bosu Squat
Side Lunge
Single-Leg Deadlift







After completing the circuit three times, finish out your workout with a short core circuit.


  Here's the one we did:
  • Do 20 repetitions of each exercise. 
  • Do not rest until the circuit is completed. 

Squat Jumps
Plank Hops
Superman
Bicycle Crunches 






Need tutorials? No problem. 

Happy sweating!

 
                                                                                                         

No comments:

Post a Comment

Sunrise