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This is another sprint interval workout from Michelle Briehler based on the recommendations of Stacy T. Sims, PhD. For more info on all of her recommendations see my review of her book Next Level. This workout focuses on her Sprint Interval Training (SIT) recommendations. The intervals in this workout are done for 30 seconds followed … Continue reading Sprint Interval Training for Fat Loss — Best for Women 40+ (backed by Dr. Stacy Sims)
20 Min Rebounder HIIT Cardio is a short but intense rebounder workout from Michelle Briehler. According to my Apple Watch I spent a total of 4 minutes in my peak heart rate zone (Zone 5) and another 8 minutes in Zone 4. Even though it's short, I got some intense cardio. There are no complicated … Continue reading New Year Workout Challenge Day 3: 20 Min Rebounder HIIT Cardio NO REPEATS Power Shred Weeks 1 & 2
40 Min Power Pilates with Weights is Day 59 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. Like all of Heather's other power pilates workouts, this was tough! She fried my shoulders! This is a full body workout but the focus is shoulders, chest and lower body. You also get core and bicep work. There are 2 … Continue reading 40MIN Power Pilates With Weights // Day 59: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min HIIT Cardio & Core is Day 58 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is the only cardio workout in this entire program. I am not sure why Heather decided to include one at the end but here it is. Because of the nature of some of the exercises you are getting some … Continue reading 40MIN HIIT Cardio & Core // Day 58: HR12WEEK 5.0
I have never heard of SOULfusion but I do love rebounding so I decided to give this workout a try. I googled "SoulFusion" and found a SOULFusion website that defines it as a "creative blend of yoga-inspired flows, short cardio bursts, balance sequences, and bodyweight and weighted strength training exercises all set to crazy fun … Continue reading Full Body Rebounder Cardio & SOULfusion | Build & Burn | Low Impact
Michelle calls this workout a low impact cardio workout that is perfect for a recovery day workout, so that is how I used this workout--as one of my recovery day workouts. It did work nicely for that. However, rather than a true cardio workout, I felt this was more of a metabolic calisthenics workout. I … Continue reading 30 MIN Low Impact Cardio | No Jumping, No Repeat, Steady State Workout
37 Min Full Body Strength + Sprint is Day 45 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a thorough total body strength workout. The intervals are a bit longer and the recoveries a bit shorter. Heather recommends using the same weights you used in Phase 2 but doing 12 reps rather than the 8-10 … Continue reading 37MIN Full Body Strength + Sprint // Day 45: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min No Repeats Full Body Circuit is Day 43 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This workout has it all: compound strength moves, isolation strength moves, 4 limb/metabolic strength moves and cardio. Heather works your entire body in this cardio + strength workout. According to my Apple Watch I burned 382 calories and even … Continue reading 40MIN NO REPEATS Full Body Circuit // Day 43: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Pilates All Abs - Core Workout is Day 33 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is an all bodyweight core strength workout. You are only standing for the warm up--everything else is on the mat. You are on your back or in plank. It is tough. Not counting the warm up and … Continue reading 40MIN Pilates All Abs – Core Workout // Day 33: HR12WEEK 5.0
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