Friday, April 1, 2011

No Weight Dance

Ok, this workout has nothing to do with a dance, but you'll be constantly working and in the end, it may feel like you've spent too many hours on the dance floor. So here's the drill if you don't have any weights, and want a good leg/ab workout.

  • 5-10 Minute Warm Up Jog
    • If you're inside (i.e. it's raining or snowing out, just too damn cold), go ahead and get some jump rope/jumping jacks in for 5 minutes. that's a good alternative warm up
  • 60 Seconds Mountain Climbers
  • 50 Free Squats
  • 15 Side Squats (that's 15 each leg)
  • 90 Second Total Body-Planks
  • 30 Scissor Abs (think bicycler's but extending your leg out completely while the other touches your shoulder)
  • 30 Crunches
  • 30 Bicycle Abs
  • 25 Box Jumps (find some stairs if you don't have a box)
  • 50 Lunges (total - not each leg)
  • 30 Burpees (you don't have to do a full push up)
  • 25 Push ups
  • 30 Leg Lifts (15 each leg)
  • 60 Seconds of Supermans
  • 30 Rocker Abs (sitting on your bum, with your legs pulled in and back straight out - let your legs fall to the floor without touching the ground, and same with your back - pull back up, and keep going)
  • Warm Down with 60 seconds of jumping jacks, and stretch! 
 You don't need weights to get in a good full body work out. This workout is centralized around the legs and abs - but yes, it involves shoulder, arms, backs, etc. The rule is you can't just work out one body part, otherwise you'll look like one of those freaks at Muscle Beach - keep it balanced folks, and keep it healthy. If you only lift your arms and do sit-ups b/c you look good in a bathing suit - stop!

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