Happy Friday friends!
What’s on the agenda for your weekend? A few things I have going on are a party to attend, plans to go to brunch with my hubby, and the final evaluation of the 6-week fitness challenge that I’ve been participating in happening. I’m looking to beat all the numbers I had set at the beginning evaluation of the challenge, but more on that to come!
Speaking of working out, today let’s chat about exercising at home. While I often workout at my HIIT studio, exercise outdoors, pop into my yoga studio or try out a new gym, I also enjoy being able to workout at home sometimes. My guest bedroom also doubles as my fitness room, and it’s nice to have the option to just pop in there for a quickie workout when I don’t have a lot of time to sweat.
Typically I do workout DVDs or YouTube workouts when I exercise at home, but the at-home workouts in my household got more serious and flexible recently…
…with the addition of a new bike trainer that allows my hubby and me to make our road & mountain bikes stationary. It’s so nice to be able to hop on the bike for a quick cardio workout while watching TV. I’m diggin’ it!
Right now the bike in our living room because we’re redoing our fitness room, and as you may be able to tell, my pup thinks that cycling time = playtime. She takes out all of her toys when I get on the bike and patiently waits so that she can jump on me and try to play once I step off of it. I’m not sure what it is about the bike that gets her all riled up, but she’s such a nut!
She also runs full speed at me to photobomb a yoga pose photo!
Earlier this week I came up with an interval workout that uses the bike. This workout alternates between 5 minute cycling rounds and rounds of 4 different exercises – simple but effective moves like pushups, squats and planks. It works the entire body, and takes about 30 minutes to complete.
While it’s specified as a cycling circuit workout, really any type of cardio exercise will work. Hope that you try it out & get your sweat on!
Tell me… Do you workout at home? At the gym or a studio? Outdoors? A combo of all 3 like me?
I was just talking about working out at home in my post today too! Now that I’m staying home a few days during the week to work on the blog, it’s so much easier to squeeze in a workout at home. Not that I don’t like leaving the house, but it’s just so much more convenient. This workout looks awesome! I love that it’s all bodyweight so you don’t need any special equipment. And that bike trainer is too cool! My mom just got one and was saying how much she loves it.
Have a great weekend, girly!
OMG that picture of your dog photo-bombing you is amazing!!! Seriously such a great picture 🙂
I also love to ride my bike on the trainer and have the TV on, even if I’m not watching.
Great workout! I’ll have to add this to my line-up since I get bored with strength/cardio fitness workouts so easily. Have a great weekend!
AHHH I WANT one of those bike trainers so bad.
Haha, that photobomb photo is hilarious!
What a cool idea! My bike is currently just sitting in a box. I need to fix that!!
I love working out at home and right now it is pretty much my only option except for my pilates classes.
I was looking at bike trainers too, but then ended up getting a spinning bike instead – it was actually cheaper! It really is nice having an indoor bike! You know me, I love my workout variety too! Too many workouts, not enough days/time! haha
I actually like your workouts. They are great for a cycler as mine.