WOW: Pyramid Workout Round II

It's been a while since I've done a Workout Wednesday post. Most of my workouts lately have been running outside or circuits at the park I just throw together based on the playground availability. I've been lucky to be alone during most of those, although one kid told me no working out on his bench ;)

Anyway, above is a workout that will tone your entire body while challenging your cardiovascular system.  If you're not familiar with how pyramid workouts go, you start with 5 reps of each, work your way up, and by the end you'll finish again with 5 reps. Enjoy!

WOW: Outdoor Bench Workout

On Saturdays, I like to get outside for my workouts (as long as it's early or the suns not out.. I do have strawberry blonde hair after all). Last Saturday, I checked out a new trail in downtown Woodstock and definitely recommend it if you're in the area. When I was running, I decided to incorporate a circuit in at the benches, because why not? There were of course walking breaks :)

Exercise explanation: Angled bench press, your choice to have your hands or feet elevated. I went with my hands on the bench so I could go straight into angled mountain climbers, just alternating knee tucks. The shoulder push-up didn't use the bench, just place your feet and hands relatively close together for a push-up to target your shoulders (you should look like this.. ^) . Then I performed a quick high knee, touching each foot on the end of the bench. From here, a basic step up at a controlled pace, 10 on each side. Finally, lay down on the end of the bench and perform either straight leg raises together or a single leg raise. 

Let me know if you try it!

Amanda

Cardio Pyramid

Todays workout is another pyramid workout, because I really enjoy these types of workouts..they seem to make the time go by a lot faster! The blue numbers represent the number of repetitions to perform for each exercise, so start with 5 reps, work your way up to 20, then count back down to 5! You'll do a total of 100 reps of each by the time you're done. Happy sweating!

Amanda