Have a Great Workout! Let us know how you did. If you are more experience do this more 3x thru, beginners try 1x and see how you feel.
3 Rounds for Time
- 10 Elevated feet push ups
- 20 Mountain Climbers
- 30 Jumping Jacks
- 20 Star abs
- 10 Tricep push ups
Simple, Effective Home Workouts
I hope every one had a great weekend. It has been raining non-stop here! Sometimes it’s nice to lounge around inside for a bit, but I’m ready to get out! We hope you enjoy the workout where ever you are.
Total Time: 15 minutes
Work for 45 seconds/rest for 15 seconds
We all have those days, in fact, I had one yesterday. The days when we just don’t feel very productive (physically speaking). That is what inspired me to create this kind of workout for you. These are great “time crunch” workouts! I don’t like sitting, and when I feel I have done too much, it helps my mind when I move a little bit. I try and set a timer of how much I am going to sit at one point. Once it goes off, I get up! Try one or all of these workouts throughout your day. Do as many rounds as you can in the allotted time.
7 minutes total time
8 minutes total time
9 minutes total time
I used to struggle with working out in the morning, because I didn’t like to think about what I was going to do. I enjoy easing in to my day, many of you may feel the same. I don’t want to be stressing out over what a good morning workout will be.
In starting the Simple Gym, and writing several workouts a week, that’s not a problem any longer. But there are still several days a month I do this specific workout, usually on the weekends. It has become my go-to good morning workout!
AMRAP – As Many Rounds As Possible
If you can’t see the video on email, click here!
These three movements combine to work every muscle group in a significant way. The lower body is engaged through the burpee’s foot hop and jump, along with the squats. The upper body is engaged through the burpee pushup and overhead press. The core is engaged throughout the workout, but is really targeted during the ab movements.
The key here is to pick 1-2 workouts that are awesome by default. Workouts you can do without thinking, planning, or worrying. I always keep the time under 15 minutes, because anything more earns a bigger excuse in my mind. I always choose time for my standard good morning workout. A workout with a task-based result can take much longer than you planned! Morgan didn’t realize that workout #68 would take 27 minutes for the advanced group! Pick a time and work hard, push your limits, and then be finished.
My best days are when I make the commitment to work out in the morning. I can’t offer any evidence beyond my own awesome feeling, and that’s not good enough! We’ll dig in to the science behind this later on, the research is pretty cool. But I would encourage you to try working out in the morning if you don’t already. Do you feel a difference in your day? Let us know in the comments!
Hey Everyone! So glad you are doing something good for yourselves today. This workout is going to be intense! It’s nothing but abs, oh boy! Ab workouts are always interesting to me because I feel like 90% of abs are made in the kitchen, that doesn’t mean we don’t need to do our part when we exercise. And this workout should surely have them begging for mercy! Try doing the movements 1x thru if you are new, 2-3x thru for you more experienced. Do each group 1x or 2-3x before moving to the next group. Have a great workout!!
45 seconds of work/15 seconds of rest.
30 second rest in between
45 seconds of work/15 seconds of rest
30 second rest in between
45 seconds of work/15 seconds of rest
What’s that? A groan about having another Tabata workout?! A groan-inducing name should tip you off that a great challenge is ahead. I guarantee you’re going to feel great after finishing this killer workout!
To refresh your memory, Tabata is a 4 movement workout, with 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest each round. Each movement includes 8 rounds, resulting in a 16 minute workout.
If you’re new to the Simple Gym, or haven’t worked out in a while, I recommend doing 6 rounds of each movement, resulting in a 12 minute tabata workout.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. Try and get outside and do something new, or an activity you haven’t done in a while. Hiking, running, pick-up games, ride a bike, climb a tree. Ya know, something to entertain the neighbors. See you Monday!