Monday Workout: We got the beat!

This week’s workout will get heart rates up, up, up!  Exercises like lunge twists that use multiple joints give a cardio bonus to strength training.  We’re also continuing to work on stability (which means our abs will be working hard, too!) with lunges and kettle bell swings as well as the Diane planks. 

(Those planks, named for the client who brought them to my attention work like this:  get into plank position at arm’s distance from the wall.  Bring one hand up to the wall and then the other; then bring them down into the plank position again.  If this is too challenging, bring one arm to the wall and back down and then the other.  If this is still too challenging, do regular plank.)  (Diane will never bring me another exercise.)

Four rounds.  Modify as needed for whatever is going on in the body this week!

1 min cardio
lunge twists	20
flies	20
kb swings	20
rows	20
plyojacks/jacks/mod jacks	20
Diane plank	10