Day 64 - Icy Roads and Decks of Cards
Today I attempted to go out for a run. Boy was that a mistake. While already being dusk and dangerous out, the road turned into black ice so I had to run with half steps to make sure I didn't fall. I quickly turned around and headed back home.
Now, I don't have a treadmill, free weights or any workout equipment for that matter at my house. I was still determined to get a workout in so in winter, I turn to my trusty Deck of Cards Workout. This is the best thing if you have no equipment and a limited amount of time. This is great for when you are traveling as well and the possibilities are endless.
Pick a workout for each suit. Yesterday I chose, Hearts - Pushups, Spades - Squats, Clubs - Lunges, Diamonds - Sit-ups. Shuffle up the cards and begin. Turn over one card at a time and do the amount of the card of the appropriate exercise. Novice, I recommend doing what is on the card and any face card doing 10 of that workout. Intermediate, you can do what is on the card and the face cards hold their value, Jacks - 11, Queens, 12, Kings - 13, Aces (I do 20) Expert, you can double everything. On 2's I switch up depending if I can run. I will either do hill sprints or a 1/2 mile 'sprint'
That is it! You can replace any workout with whatever you want! Add Burpees, jumping jacks, planks, superman/bananas, anything that keeps you moving. Most importantly, have fun with it!