Monday Workout: Leap!

This week, we are channeling our inner Lords a-leaping.  Please keep in mind that if you need new knees for Christmas, you might want to do the non-jumping version of the squats and lunges, which will help strengthen all the muscles you can use for leaping in the future.  Doing the jumping (“plyometrics,” in fancy trainer-speak) makes the exercises more cardio-intensive and challenges our cores as we negotiate balance and landing mechanics, but it isn’t necessary for a good workout.  Three rounds.

(jump) squats	30
deadlifts	20
dips	10
plyo/regular/mod jacks	30
rows	20
Arnold presses	10
(jump) lunges	30
curls	20
quadruped	10

Wanna calendar?

Almost all of my current clients have received their Christmas gift from me.  Because I am paranoid, I made some extras, so if anyone would like a Recess 2020 weekly calendar with a workout and photo for each week, let me know and I’ll bring or send you one!

Five minutes, five things, zero dollars

I am in the mood to get stuff done quickly, so here are five things that are good for us that take five minutes or less and are free.  Go for it:

•      Drink some water.  Hydrated people are happy and healthy people.

•      Take some deep breaths.  It makes our stress level drop.

•      Stand up.  Too much sitting turns us into pumpkins.  Not literally.  But do it anyway.

•      Stretch.  This is something we all need to do more of.  Muscles like it.  It feels good.

•      Hug somebody.  If you can, take the whole five minutes.  So much good feeling!!!