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92 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || DECEMBER 2015 Svelte Circuit (cardio) %u2013 7 minutesOption 1:%u2022 Jump rope or jumping jacks 2 minutes%u2022 Jog in place or around the house 2 minutes%u2022 Jump rope 1 minute%u2022 Jog 1 minute%u2022 Jump rope 30 seconds%u2022 Jog 30 secondsOption 2:%u2022 Jog outside for 7 minutes (at a pace where it is difficult to talk normally), or use any piece of cardio equipment at your gym.Strong Circuit 1 (Arm-Tightener)%u2013 12-20 minutesFor each exercise, do as many reps as you can in 45 seconds (take breaks as needed), then rest 15 seconds. As you rest, record your reps for the exercise so you can try to match or beat that score in each following round. (also a great way to see progress from week to week)%u2022 Tricep Dips (on chair/step/box)%u2022 Bicep Curls (with dumbbells or %u2018household item%u2019 weight)%u2022 Push-ups%u2022 Rest for 1 minute.%u2022 Do circuit 3-5 times total; then move on to next circuit.*Training Tip: Each strength circuit is 4 minutes (including the rest) which is the approximate length of most songs. Find a fun/motivating song to use for each round of the circuit to give you a good beat and help time pass faster as your workout!Summer bodies are sculpted in the winter. This is a workout you can do at home, at a gym, or in a hotel room in 60 minutes or less to carve out your best physique and hit the beaches with a strong, svelte, sexy body. There are 3 portions of this workout %u2013 two %u201cStrength Circuits%u201d and a %u201cSvelte Circuit%u201d. For the best results, do this workout 2-3 times a week (just not subsequent days). If you already follow a regular workout program, you can use this workout on occasion to break up your regular routine, or do it at-home if your gym happens to be closed for a holiday or weather. What you will need: a mat (or carpeted floor), a box/step/chair, dumbbells or filled gallon jugs or soup cans,pen/pencil, and jump rope (optional)