#exercise ideas

[bakurapika]

exercise idea

going for a walk, but at every set checkpoint (eg after circling the block once), you change your walk cycle. do one round as a cheerful young man with arms swinging. do one as a moody teen. do one as a graceful queen. do one as each character from your favorite series. etc

I think this would be more fun with a friend. either agreeing on them ahead of time, or making a guess about each other's character. could be easily tweaked to be an improv exercise, but it will probably be more fun/interactive and make you feel less self-conscious than doing it alone

[its-tay-sti]

Here’s another pro-tip that’s helped me lose weight: exercise through out the day.

If you’re just standing around, do a few calf raises or some squats. Sitting down for a long time? Pause your game, go during a commercial break or whenever, and do some knee highs coming back from the bathroom. Do some leg lifts or hamstring curls if you’re just chillin reading a book or scrolling through your phone. You don’t have to do a full set of workouts all at once because it all counts whether you’re sweating your ass off or not. Movement takes energy.

[loseweight-eatwell-getfit]

I did this HIIT today and almost gave up. But I didn’t. I’m definitely a weak beginner at these and it was hard.

[didsomeonesaycarbs]

Rugged maniac race

There’s one right around my birthday!!!! I’m so signing up! Anyone have experience training for one?

[serena-waldorf]

Jane was 58 when this video was made!!! How?? She definitely doesn’t look like she’s in her 50s (and she doesn’t look almost 80 in the present day either) and I just did the workout because I didn’t feel like commuting to the gym and she moves better at 58 than I do at 24 lmfao. 

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tx-yR9dlrw)

[loseweight-eatwell-getfit]

this was today’s workout. I did 8 sets, level II, for the first time rather than 6 sets. I felt really good and wanted to go to 10 but my nerve pain has been acting up and was screaming at me to stop. oh well.

[loseweight-eatwell-getfit]

did this HIIT workout today from darebee.com (founding googling HIIT workouts.. haha). I did 3 sets because I’m new at these types of workouts. I also didn’t do 2 minute rests between sets because I felt it was too long, I did one minute.

Typically most of my life until recently when working out I focused on cardio - lots of walking, jogging, stairs, elliptical, biking. But recently I’ve decided to incorporate HIIT workouts and body weight exercises and exercises with 5 lb dumbbells as well. It definitely leaves me more sore (working muscles typical cardio just don’t work as hard imo) and these quick HIITs get my heart rate up and have me sweating, so I hope to see results!

[didsomeonesaycarbs]

Rescue me challenge

Day 82

The day before yesterday I repeated that rescue mechallenge I dared to create where I “rescue” as many people as I can from a fire or some kind of emergency involving the stairs. It’s 3 floors and I managed to save 34 people according to Fitbit which is up from the 20 or 24 I did last time.

😩2 days later my legs hurt sooooo bad but I think it was worth it. I love pushing on slow days with rescue type missions in the gym.