One Week of Home Workouts - Day 1
We might be closed but you can stay in shape from the comfort of your own home. We’re posting a daily workout to our stories but you can find detailed descriptions of the workouts here on our blog.
Day One – Tempo Style Workout
This workout is all about focus and control of movements.
What you’ll need:
Space to move
Chair or Couch
Book or other platform
Stop Watch
The workout:
Jumping Jacks – 60 Seconds
Push these! The goal is to increase your heart rate.
Tempo Squats [5 down, 3 hold, 1up] – Four sets of 10
To do these, control the down movement of your squat for five seconds, hold your lowest squat point for three seconds, then lift quickly up in one second.
Tempo Push-Ups [5 down, 3 hold, 1up] – Four sets of 10
Control the down movement of your squat for five seconds, hold your lowest squat point for three seconds, then lift quickly up in one second.
L-Ups – Four sets of 10
Lie flat on the floor with your hands straight over your head and your legs flat. Using your abdominal muscles, slowly lift bending at your hips only until you are in the shape of an “L”, slowly lie back down to flat.
Jumping Jacks– 60 Seconds
Push these! The goal is to increase your heart rate.
Single Leg Squat to Couch or Chair – Four sets of 10 Each leg
Stand with your back to a couch or a chair, with one leg held up off of the ground slowly push your hips back to a squat until you reach your couch or chair and then push back up from your hips.
Offset Push-Ups – Four sets of 8 each arm
Get into a high plank position, using a book or other platform to elevate one of your hands, drop down toward the floor, keeping your elbows tight to your body and push back up into a high plank position.
V-Ups – Four sets of 12
Lie flat on the floor with arms over head and legs straight out, engaging your abdominal muscles, slowly pull your feet and hands toward each other keeping both arms and legs straight to meet over your head, in a slow and controlled movement drop back down
Jumping Jacks– 60 Seconds