2012 January | Fitness Weblog
6 Minute Workout
Posted by Andrea in Workouts on January 27th, 2012 | 3 Comments
Today’s 6 Minute Workout is short but tough. The side pike jumps in particular are killers. This workout is all cardio so it gives my sore muscles a chance to rest a bit. 6 Minute Workout Set your timer for 12 rounds of 10 seconds (squat jumps) and 20 seconds (other exercises). There is no rest period...
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ZWOD – Zuzana’s Workout of the Day #1
Posted by Andrea in Workouts on January 21st, 2012 | No Comments
Zuzana has finally posted a new workout on her new Youtube channel. She’s calling the workouts ZWODs – Zuzana’s Workout of the Day. The workout is shown in real time and carries over to a second video. Zuzana completed the ZWOD in 24 minutes and 3 seconds. Watch the end of Part II of the workout...
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600 Rep Workout
Posted by Andrea in Workouts on January 18th, 2012 | 1 Comment
I didn’t expect this workout to be so hard. My legs are like jelly now. This 600 rep workout focuses on the lower body and abs but is a surprisingly good cardio workout too. Also wanted to mention if you want to follow Zuzana, she now has her own Youtube and Facebook pages where she says she will...
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Wish You Would Pump It Workout
Posted by Andrea in Workouts on January 15th, 2012 | No Comments
This is my 3rd workout for the week which is an achievement in itself! I struggled though. I’m not very strong and it’s hard for me to do burpees and push ups but I pushed as hard as I could during the 12 minutes. Today’s workout is the Wish You Would Pump It workout which you can see Lisa from...
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Let It Go Workout
Posted by Andrea in Workouts on January 12th, 2012 | 3 Comments
I know a lot of people are following along with BodyRock’s new workouts but I wanted to try the older Let It Go Workout which is push up free (I’m still resting my injured wrist) and has some new exercises I wanted to try. Zuzana recommended a couple of replacement exercises which you can do if...
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I Won’t Give Up Workout
Posted by Andrea in Workouts on January 09th, 2012 | No Comments
Following on from yesterday’s fit test, today I did the I Won’t Give Up Workout which is part of BodyRock’s 30 day challenge. This is a very straightforward workout with just two exercises. What slowed me down was using the dip station to do the abs exercise as it hurt my hands, rather than my...
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Fit Test
Posted by Andrea in Fit Test on January 08th, 2012 | No Comments
After another long absence I am trying to continue with the home workouts. BodyRock is doing a 30 day challenge which I am going to do my best to follow although I might switch some of the newer workouts with my favourites from Zuzana. The challenge starts with a fit test and then weekday short, high...
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