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41 Min Power Pilates is Day 19 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. Heather's power pilates workouts are killer! They kick my butt every time. She says at the beginning that this is a high rep/light weight workout and I did use lighter dumbbells than I normally would for most of the exercises but for … Continue reading 41MIN Power Pilates // Day 19: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Full Body Calisthenics & Core is Day 18 in Heather Robertson's HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a tough full body workout. Since you are not using dumbbells, Heather finds other ways to burn out your muscles using only your body weight (and a yoga block). You get isometric holds and plyo. Some of … Continue reading 40MIN Full Body Calisthenics & Core // Day 18: HR12WEEK 5.0
35 Min Upper Body Strength is Day 17 in Heather Robertson's HR12Week 5.0 program. Though this upper body workout does hit everything in some fashion, the main focus is the shoulders. In the intro Heather says the last circuit works the chest and back but the delts are a shoulder muscle. Your back is only … Continue reading 35MIN Upper Body Strength // Day 17: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Lower Body Strength Supersets is Day 16 in Heather Robertson's HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a tough lower body workout. And if you are lifting heavy dumbbells (for your fitness level) your upper body is getting a workout, too. For many of the exercises you are holding one medium or heavy dumbbell goblet … Continue reading 40MIN Lower Body Strength Supersets // Day 16: HR12WEEK 5.0
I was very excited when I saw this rebounder workout. There are so few of these types of workouts out there. But unfortunately, I was disappointed. Not because it is a bad workout! It is an excellent workout. But because I thought this was a new workout because it is part of Michelle Briehler's 2 … Continue reading DAY 12: 30 MIN Rebounder Active Recovery Bounce & Deep Stretch
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another excellent back and bicep workout. Caroline really hits the back and biceps hard and thoroughly this week with Day 16 and this workout. I love working my back so together they did a great job. This … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 20: ‘Let’s intentionally move those elbows’ (Upper Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough and thorough lower body workout. For the first part you get some nice long recoveries, so I was able to lift heavier than I normally would in a P.E. workout. But it is deceiving. The … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 19: ‘Quads, glutes, then the hamstrings… jumping optional’
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. "Zero in the tank" is a very appropriate title for this upper body workout--but its not just the triceps she saps everything out of. This workout hits your chest, shoulders and triceps and Caroline drains all 3 … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 18: ‘Tricep…zero in the tank’ (Upper Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is an excellent upper body workout. I love how Caroline worked my back in this workout. She works the biceps and shoulders well, too, but you get a lot of nice back work. Even the music … Continue reading CGX: P.E.Program Day 16: ‘Fresh for Curls!’ (Upper Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This was a very tough lower body workout. The entire thing was tough but those Bulgarian lunge variations near the end. OMG. They kicked my butt! And the Finisher--more stability ball work with the band. My glutes … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 17: Glutes from all Angles (Lower Body)