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FitYaf's 'no equipment necessary' Fitness Friday workout

7/26/2013

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On Monday nights at the Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, I teach a class called Body Blitz.  It's a 1 hour class that alternates between cardio and resistance training.  What types of exercises do we do in this class?  It's more like what exercises aren't we doing?  I love introducing new (and sometimes a bit awkward) exercises to keep things interesting and fresh, while continuing to work the same muscles in new ways.  In my head, my participants go home and repeat each week's workout 2 more times throughout the week so they can really perfect the moves! Today I'm sharing with you a 'Body Blitz'-style workout that you can do in your own living room - no equipment necessary!
Pottruck Health and Fitness Center
Notes about this workout:
  • Some of the moves in this workout are high-impact.  Please feel free to modify the workout to make them low-impact if necessary.
  • If you're unsure about any of the movements, check out the videos linked to the name of the exercise or google them before you start the workout.  You don't want to lose momentum, stopping after every exercise to look up how to do them.
  • The warmup and cardio sections of this workout are designed to do in a set amount of time.  This means that you'll work at your maximum level (as hard and as fast as you can) during this part of the workout.
  • The resistance training sections of this workout are designed to complete a set amount of reps.  Be sure not to rush these movements and perform them in a controlled manner.
  • Rest in between sets if needed, but no more than 1 minute!

Warmup

Do each for for one minute, as fast as you can:
  • Jumping jacks
  • Squat jumps (jump out into a squat, about halfway down, then jump back up to standing)
  • High knees
  • Jump rope side to side (use an imaginary rope, moving both feet together, jumping side to side about 1-2 feet)
  • Out & in (jump both feet out, then back in, knees slightly bent)

Resistance Training, SET 1

  • Body weight squats - 40 reps at a comfortable pace, then 10 more as fast as you can
  • Tricep dips - 20 reps at a comfortable pace, then 5 more as fast as you can
  • Lunge/kicks (lunge back, then kick forward with the same foot) - 20 reps each side
  • Crab reach - 40 reps total, alternating (20 on each side)

Cardio, SET 1

Do each for for one minute, as fast as you can:
  • Heisman 1-2-3
  • In & out abs
  • Burpees
  • Hop-hop squat (hop twice to the side, then squat down and touch the floor - repeat in alternating directions)
  • Switch kicks
 
Switch kicks

Resistance Training, SET 2

  • Moving squats (squat down, in the down position, take a step to the right one foot at a time, then pushup through your heals - alternate directions) - 30 reps
  • Tricep push-ups (on your knees or on your toes) - 30 reps
  • Calf raises - 30 reps
  • Shoulder tap planks (hold yourself in plank position and tap your left shoulder with your right hand, then switch) - 40 reps total (20 on each side)
 
Tricep push-up
tricep push-up
 
Calf raise
calf raise

Cardio, SET 2

Do each for for one minute, as fast as you can:
  • Ski jumps
  • Alternating lunge jumps
  • Mountain climbers
  • Standing mountain climbers
  • Plank jacks

Challenge

Burpee pushup challenge - 8 push-up burpees, increasing the number of push-ups with every rep

Core

  • Alternating plank reach - 40 total reps (20 each side)
  • Side plank hip raises - 25 on each side
  • V-sit hold - 30 seconds, 3 reps
Plank reach
plank reach
Hip raise
hip raise
V-sit hold
V-sit hold

Stretch

Picture
What did you think of the workout?  What was your favorite move?  How did you feel when you were done?
3 Comments
Becky@TheSavedRunner link
12/18/2013 01:29:07 am

I just did this workout and loved it! It gave me a great workout, and I definitely worked up a sweat! I have no idea what my favorite move was but they were all great. :)

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FitYaf link
12/18/2013 01:57:08 am

Glad you enjoyed it - it's a great one! I like the crab reach!

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Anthony Keller link
5/29/2022 09:20:14 pm

Interesting tthoughts

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