as i have mentioned before, i live in new england. unless you live under a rock you know that we got a visit from "juno" this week, who left us with about 2 feet of snow. my school got cancelled monday afternoon. when school gets cancelled, my life commitments are cancelled as far as i'm concerned. if i don't have to work, i am not going anywhere.
as much as i love a good excuse to not leave the house, i don't always love not being able to get out for a run/work out. especially on a day where i am certainly going to indulge in a mimosa...or 5. so, i turn to good ole workout videos. i have yet to try "p90x or t25" or any of those infomercial workout programs. my step mom is trying t25 and is going to pass it on to me when she's finished. i can definitely say i am never going to commit to doing a 25 minute video as my only exercise, but i am more than open to giving it a shot along with my running/strength training (with weights). at this point i am using youtube videos.
when i first started this bad boy, i shared with you my favorite ab workout videos. i love them still. along with those, i have a few leg and arm workouts i like too. i do not love them like i do the ab videos, but they do the trick when i can't get out for a run.
xhit makes an appearance in my ab workout video post too. it's not a total ass kicking, but i give everything i have which always maximizes results. sometimes, i do the videos twice through. i love the fire hydrants and fire hydrant kicks. they burn so good!
another one from xhit. this one is a little longer-20 minutes. i don't have a basketball, which this video calls for, so i just improvise. i have a kettle-bell and dumbbells. i also don't have a bench for "step ups" either, but i have craft crate plant holders so i just move the plant and use the crate sometimes. do what ya gotta do.
xhit once again! mind you, some of these videos may have repeat exercises. i don't normally do them all in one day, so this doesn't effect me. if i did do them all, it might get a little boring to do certain exercises over and over.
you need dumbbells for this one. it hurts! i'll be honest, my arms are weak. arm exercises are the hardest for me. i'm workin' on it!
if you can't tell, i totally love xhit. i have no affiliation with them whatsoever, i just swear by their videos. not everyone digs the hosts, from what i've read in the comments, but they don't bother me. yesterday i did the 20 minute thigh workout, the thigh thinner (mostly for the fire hydrants), 2 ab videos, and the arm exercise video. in between each of those i jump roped for 3 minutes, did a minute of mountain climbers, and 2 minutes of high knees. this got my heart rate going and got me sweatin. i would always rather be able to go out for a run, but when that is just not going to happen i don't mind a small video routine.
stuck at home? how do you get in some exercise?
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