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Saturday, June 12, 2004
I love starting the morning off with Pilates :)
Cardio :
Pilates- 25 Minutes of Pilates (stretched before and after the workout) - I did the Buns and Thigh sculpting workout.
Abs- I tried a new tape called 8 minute abs, and oh my it works wonders for the abdominals!! Here are some of the exercises involved: Curls, Basic Crunch, Rt. Oblique Crunch, Lf.Oblique Crunch, Toe touches, Reverse Crunches, Rt.Side Crunch, Lt.Side Crunch, Push Throughs,Leg Pushes, Alternating Curls, and more. Really great short ab workout.
Went to the AFC this afternoon, just like yesterday!
*Stretching*
Cardio :
Elliptical (with arms) - 30 Minutes using the Manual Program @level 6-9
*Stretching*
Abs :
Sit Ups (Decline Bench) - 7 sets of 20 reps all holding a 10lb medicine ball
Medicine Ball Bounces - 5 sets of 40 reps - -I saw one of the fitness trainers teaching a young guy how to do this exercise and decided to copy him. Basically you take the 10lb medicine ball and you lie flat on your back with your legs bent and bounce the medicine ball off your flexed abs. I guess it helps strenghten the Ab muscles because you have to really tighten the muscles otherwise you will get the wind knocked out of you when the medicine ball hits your stomach. Right after I did this exercise I used the ab roller and I found that I was able to keep my abs tightened harder from doing the previous exercise so I know I got a lot more out of the reps.
Ab roller - 6 sets of 30 reps
Exercise Ball Sit-Ups - 6 sets of 20 reps
I love seeing results, it makes me want to work out even harder!
*Janie*
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