Sweat it out with this cardio blast!
Hi there my workout beasts! I have to start out by saying that I’m pretty sure my mom is the only one reading this blog. She emailed me the minute my last workout post came out and it made me die laughing, so I thought I’d share.
Subject: You are a beast Katie.
Email: Who besides you and a Navy Seal can do this workout. I’m so impressed and amazed. My abs and shoulders hurt just looking at the pics!
Lol I’ll tell you who can do the workout, the members at the Y who come to my classes 🙂 So cudos to you if you’re reading this. My mom thinks we are super stars!
I’ve got another tough one coming at you today! Pure Cardio. Woot woot! 10 moves, 1 minute each, no breaks. You can repeat the workout once or twice, or whatever you have time for.
I’ve got some of my favorite moves in here: 10/2 hops, burpees (ask anyone, they’re my favorite :)) and star jumps (channel your inner cheerleader 😏). I tried to alternate big cardio moves with some active recovery, but you should be breathing heavy. And remember you can take a break whenever you need it, just hop back in when you’re ready 🙂
PURE CARDIO
Complete each move for 1 minute, with no breaks between moves. Repeat however many times your heart desires!
Warm-up – 5 minutes (this could be walking, jogging, jump rope, anything to get your muscles warm.)
- Ski Downs – With legs together, body forward, arms back and knees bent, swing arms forward for momentum and jump body left laterally (like you’re skiing down a hill). DO NOT twist your body. Keep legs and body in straight line. Try finding a line on the floor and hopping over it. Repeat going back and forth, landing soft and taking off as soon as you hit the floor. It’s supposed to be quick!
- Basketball Drills – Squat down like you’re picking up a rolling basketball, jump up in the air and shoot the “ball,” squat back down and repeat. If you don’t want to jump, come up on toes.
- 10/2 Hops – with hands pressed together at chest and feet together pointed right, squat down half way. Twist legs left and right while moving your upper body in the opposite direction. Make sure your hands are pressed together tight, putting pressure on the chest. Keep feet together the whole time.
- Jumping Jacks – just the regular old jack. Hands overhead, feet out (heels down), hands come down by sides and feet go in.
- Star Jumps – with feet together squat down halfway and bring hands in front of legs. Swing arms out and around while jumping in the air and bringing legs out to sides, like a star. Use arms for momentum and land soft back into half squat position.
- Belt Kicks – place hands on waist and squat down half way while stepping right. Stand and kick left leg up to hip height (striking with heel, foot flexed). Step left and squat down half way. Stand and kick right leg up.
- Square Hops – (yeah that photos suck) with feet together, hop legs up, left, back and right (creating a square). It’s small hops, keep your arms pumping!
- Burpees – bring hands to ground, hop legs back, so body is in high plank position. Hop legs back into hands and jump into air.
- Switch Kicks – with body slightly back, core tight and glutes squeezed. Kick right leg out and then immediately kick with left. Repeat alternating legs.
- Mountain Climbers – in high plank position, bring right knee into chest and then immediately bring left knee. Repeat and alternate.
Go get it! 💪🏼