Train for Life

Category: Daily Workout

  • CORE Fit Friday

    It is Friday at last! Round up your friends, family, or coworkers and gather in an open space… Release this week’s stress, tone your core, build lower and upper body strength, and have fun! WARM-UP (2x) Jog in place: 30 seconds Cross-Jacks: 30 seconds Ice Skaters: 30 seconds Forward-Backward Hops with Wide Stance: 30 seconds Wide…

  • CORE Fit Friday

    Work Your Core and more! WARM-UP Jumping Rope: 30 seconds Jumping Jacks: 30 seconds Ice Skaters: 1 minute Regression: Perform side steps or curtsy lunge Progression: Add hop with back foot off floor Butt Kicks: 30 seconds (fast tempo) High Knee Touch: 30 seconds (slow tempo) Alternating Groiner (dynamic stretch): 5 – 10 repetitions with 1 – 2…

  • CORE Fit Friday

    Fun Friday Circuit …Make it happen! No regrets! WARM-UP Jogging in place:  1 minute Butt Kicks:  1 minute – 30 seconds (slow tempo), 30 seconds (fast tempo) High Knee Touch, Diagonal: 1 minute – 30 seconds each side Ice Skaters: 1 minute Regression: Perform side steps or curtsy lunge Progression: Add hop with back foot…

  • Walking Wednesday

    Reduce risk of  Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Lower Blood Pressure (BP) Lower Blood Sugar Levels (glucose) Reduce risk of Osteoporosis Reduce risk of Breast and Colon Cancer Reduce risk of Type II Diabetes (non-insulin dependent) Improve Mental Well-Being! Ways to Fit Walking into A Busy Day  Park your car in the spot farthest from the…

  • Walking Wednesday

    Walking Warrior Challenge #1 Time:  30 minutes Do you only have time for 5 – 10 minutes of exercise? It’s okay! Perform any of the circuits below (hill climb, endurance, or intervals) for the duration that fits your busy schedule. Just be sure to warm-up and cool-down for at least 2 – 3 minutes to prevent injury.…

  • Walking Wednesday

    No time to exercise = No excuse Take a quick, 5-10 minute brisk walk 2-3 times each day! Outdoors, at a park or around the block? Indoors, at the gym or local mall? You choose! “But, I don’t have 30 minutes!” 20 minutes or 10 minutes or 5 minutes will suffice! Some exercise is better than no exercise at all. Incorporate walking into…

  • Tone Up Tuesday

    “I don’t have time to exercise.” I hear this common excuse nearly every day in my health coach practice. What do I say? “Time is not an excuse.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend individuals perform 30 minutes of light to moderate physical activity 5 to 7 days per week. This 30 minutes does not need to…

  • Tone Up Tuesday

    Are you bored from your current work out routine? Do you need a new exercise to spice up your next gym power hour? How about adding an exercise that will tone your muscles and prevent injury? Perform a Dead Lift! Dead Lifts: Can be performed in varying ways and using different modalities, so you will never get bored. Can be incorporated into any exercise…

  • Rise and Shine! It’s time to get your fitness on!

    Believe it or not, I actually feel better working out before 7:00AM than after 7:00PM! Yay Spin! How will you be active today? Do what you enjoy! Be happy!

  • Motivation Monday

    How will you add the BOSU to your workouts this week? Share your exercises!