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40 Min Full Body Calisthenics (HIIT & Core) is Day 48 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. I always in enjoy mixing things up with bodyweight strength workouts and this is a good one. It is a full body strength workout using nothing but a yoga block. For the third circuit you need to be … Continue reading 40 MIN Full Body Calisthenics (HIIT & Core) // Day 48: HR12WEEK 5.0
36 Min Arm Strength Workout is Day 47 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. Another tough and effective upper body strength workout. This workout was a shoulder burner for me. Heather works the biceps and triceps, too, and even a little bit of chest, but my shoulders are what felt this workout the most. There … Continue reading 36MIN Arm Strength Workout // Day 47: HR12WEEK 5.0
43 Min Lower Strength Workout is Day 46 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is a solid and enjoyable lower body strength workout. Heather gives you a really nice variety of exercises. Heather recommends aiming for 12 reps of each exercise, but if you are following her that isn't going to happen. I followed … Continue reading 43MIN Lower Strength Workout (Unilateral Training) // Day 46: HR12WEEK 5.0
This mobility workout is definitely a deep hip opener. Julia opens up your hips through multiple versions of 90-90 and kneeling lunges. And it does the job. It isn't easy, but neither is it advanced. She just challenges you to explore some deep mobility, which my hips definitely need. But if it is too much … Continue reading 20 Min. Deep Hip Mobility – Unlock Range Of Motion | Intermediate
30 Min Rest Day Mobility is a lovely full body mobility workout. Julia hits most joints and muscle groups in the upper and lower body through mobility work and dynamic stretching. You start standing then Julia takes you down to the mat. Though there are no advanced or "aggressive" exercises in this work, the exercises … Continue reading 30 Min. Rest Day Mobility: Soft & Gentle Movement For Active Recovery
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. The title of this workout is a line from a song by Robert Tepper from the Rocky IV movie. I had to listen to this song to know what she was referring to and I do recognize … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 50: ‘There’s no easy way out’ Robert Tepper (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 the final lower body workout of the P.E. Program and it was tough! I had to take multiple mini breaks during some of the exercises and so did Caroline--in fact, my muscle fatigue seemed to … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 49: ‘The bodyweight superset is actually quite challenging!’ (Lower 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 intense upper body workout that focuses on the back and biceps. I do love rows and pullovers so this was an enjoyable workout. However, it is also an endurance level workout so I used … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 48: ‘Concentration yes, but the set up means tension is inevitable!’ (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 definitely an endurance level upper body workout. My shoulders--especially my left (bad)--shoulders were fried by the end. And that is the focus of this workout: shoulders, chest and triceps, but mostly shoulders. I had back … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 46: Create force from a deadstop! (Upper Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I was dreading this lower body workout. I previewed it and it looked like a nightmare to me. I don't mind lunges but the bulk of this workout (the first 70% + the finisher) is lunges--all quad … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 47: The lunges at the beginning are a good warm up for the quads…’