Workout Wednesday : Circuit Training

I've been holding my weekly class in my classroom since November because the gym was occupied by either basketball practice or cheer-leading practice every day. Now that the basketball season is over, the gym is once again available, so I took advantage of all the space and added a bunch of cardio exercises to the line-up for this week's workout!

There were 3 of us working out, and we all agreed that we liked the workout better with the added cardio options, so it looks like our weekly workouts will start to focus slightly less on strength and slightly more on cardio.  I'll keep some strength exercises each week of course, but I'm looking forward to the change.  I was definitely more out of breath and more sweaty today!

1 Leg Arm Curl, Press, & Dip : Stand on one leg, with a weight in each hand.  When on your right leg, hold your left hand down with the weight, while your right arm does a bicep curl, to overhead press, to tricep extension. Switch leg/arm halfway through. 

Squat Choice : I did single leg squats, the others did weighted 2 leg squats.

1 Arm Plank Reach : Plank position on your hands, extend one arm out in front of you, then reach it back to touch the opposite toe.  Alternate extension & touch.  Switch arms halfway through. 

Skip : Skip back and forth across the gym.  Go for speed, height, or both!  

Swimmer : Lie on stomach, raise opposite arm/leg pairs, hold for 1-3 seconds, alternate. 

Plank Side to Side Jump : Plank position on your hands.  Jump both feet up  behind one elbow, jump back to plank, jump both feet up behind the other elbow, back to plank.  Repeat.