What kind of workouts have you been getting into lately? I've noticed that when I get crazy busy, I tend to stop getting as creative with my workouts. And since April was a hectic month for me, my workouts were not all that exciting. I had been going to some fun classes that were challenging me, but the first thing that goes when my schedule is packed is fitness studio visits. After all, not having to drive to studios saves time in my day! I was also traveling for half of the month, during which I snuck in quick morning workouts before full days. Oh, but I did go on an awesome hike during my quickie getaway to Idyllwild! No matter how busy I am, I make it a priority to workout. I tell myself, no excuses! Truth be told, I have exercise ADHD, so my "boring" workout stretch is ... [Read More]
leg workouts
The All About the Hamstrings Workout
When I cut out cardio for a couple of months because of my foot injury, I started doing a lot more isolated strength training than usual. I typically incorporate strength moves into HIIT and cardio workouts, but I started relying more on strength training as my main exercise burn. While I love so many types of workouts, I wouldn't say that lifting is high on my list of favorite types of exercise. At first I was whining to myself (and probably a few others) saying, "How many damn bicep curls can I do?" but then I started getting more creative. I used to do a lot more workouts that were more strength-based when I regularly went to a normal gym, so I started getting back to those roots and having more fun with it. One thing I started paying more attention to was working on my ... [Read More]
The Ultimate Leg & Booty HIIT Workout
Happy Friday friends! Do you have anything awesome planned for the weekend? I'm very much looking forward to spending it with my hubby, and we have something special planned for tomorrow. More on that to come! As usual, I'm sure that I'll fit a workout or two into my weekend... and speaking of workouts, I have a good one to share with you guys today! In honor of me breaking my muscle tweak streak and not having any muscle spasms or serious aches in the last few weeks, today I'm sharing a leg & booty HIIT workout that'll definitely make you sweat. I created this routine months ago and have done it a bunch of times, but for some reason I'm just getting to sharing it now. Perhaps it's because I wanted to snap some shots of me doing the moves for some visual explanation, and ... [Read More]
All About the Legs: Today’s Circuit Workout
Remember in yesterday's post I mentioned having a great workout? Yeaaaa... this morning I woke up super sore. The kind of sore when putting on a seatbelt seems like a difficult task (no joke). I really didn't want to skip exercising today, but also knew that I was limited by serious muscle soreness. So what's a girl to do? Get her butt to the gym for a strictly lower body workout! Here's how this routine works: Start off with a 5 minute warm-up. In between rounds, do 5 minutes of cardio of your choice (I cycled). I used 12 lb dumbbells. Adjust your weight based on your strength level. When doing exercises 1 side at a time, right rep + left rep = 1 total rep This workout took me a bit shy of an hour to complete. Some explanations of exercises from around the Web: Static Reverse ... [Read More]