Did a 35 minute circuit today from Pop Sugar. This workout consists of 3 circuits of 3 exercises each. I did the beginner version, at 10 reps each but they recommend moving up to 15 reps each once you are strong enough. The only thing I had to adapt was the push-up and rotate in circuit 2- I tried it for the 1st round, and it was HARD. I then did regular knee push-ups for the last 2 sets.
This was a fun workout- lots of balance and interesting moves- a lot of them were new to men (or at least new variations of tride and true exercises such as the plank).
Friday, June 27, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Work out 2- Simple At Home Circut
Here's the workout for today originally from thealmostvegan.com- aka The Life of Kate. She has a ton of great workouts and recipes that I really want to try out.
Happy Wednesday!
For this workout I did it as posted, minus the jumping jacks (still in the apartment). Instead I did 40 leg lifts on each side in - 20 to the front (10 with knee pointed up, 10 with leg turned out) 10 to the side, and 10 to the back. I know it's not the same as the cardio you get from the jumping jacks, but I am sure the lady below me really appreciated the change. This workout took about 20 minutes and while I wasn't really breathing heavy as I would with cardio, I was getting sweaty and each round was definitely harder than the previous.
In the original post it mentions a saying that Abs are made in the kitchen... and eating healthy is something I really need to focus on. I use the Myfitnesspal app and that help me keep track of calories and such, but I definitely need to cook more often. One upside of buying a house (besides the fact that I will have a house- yay!) is the fact that I am eating in more so I can save up more for those extras that I know will pop up as soon as I move in to the house in about two weeks. It also keeps me busy packing so that I am not eating out of boredom (which is something that typically happens a lot in the summer). Happy Wednesday!
Monday, June 16, 2014
Push-ups, Planks, and Pilates- Getting Fit one Pinterest Workout at a Time ~ 7 minute HIIT Workout
Hey!
Welcome to Push-ups, Planks, and Pilates. I am Emily and I have had the idea to try out a bunch of Pinterest workouts and blog about it for a while and decided to finally go for it. I hope I can help you weed through those work-outs all while having fun working out. We all pin a lot and do a lot less- at least I know I do. My goal is to actually complete (or at least try) many of the workouts or monthly challenges I have pinned and this blog will help me stay accountable and motivated to do that. That way, instead of sitting on the couch pinning potential workouts for 30 minutes, I may get off my butt and actually do them more often. Most of the time I will post work-outs I found on Pinterest, if I did the workout as is or if I changed it a little and what I thought- was it easy, hard, etc. Sometimes I will post healthy meals or just things that inspire me. Many of the workouts will be great for anyone to do at home with minimal equipment, and some will require a pool or cardio equipment (treadmill, elliptical, or spin bike) at the gym.
Follow me on Pinterest to see what work outs I pin and which ones I choose to actually do!
A little more about me:
I am 27. I weigh 141 right now. I am 5'1. I have bigger hips (41 inches) compared to my waist (26.5 inches). I am a member of the Y and love my trainer there. I am a music teacher during the school year for wonderful kids grades 1-6 (Check out my music ed blog) I am getting married in December (YAY!) to the most awesome guy ever. I love Macaroni and Cheese. I am hoping to loose a little weight (10 or so lbs) before the wedding all the while becoming stronger, more fit, and more energetic in general.
I am fairly new to working out consistently. I have always been semi-active doing figure-skating and cheerleading when I was little, dance and musicals in high school and college and running club with my elementary students as well as working with a personal trainer recently. I am by no means an expert, just a regular person who gets sick of doing the same work-out over and over again.
Todays Work-out:
I adapted this popsugar workout (pinned from tumblr) for me and apartment living (in two weeks I should be in a house and will be able to do all the jumping around I want!) I picked it because it is a full body workout that is pretty self explanatory (love the pictures!) Instead of doing a circuit, I ended up doing a tabata interval (alternating 20 seconds on with high intensity and 10 seconds rest for 4 minutes total) for each exercise. There are so many tabata timer apps for free it makes it super easy- no need to keep an eye on a stop watch because it beeps at the right times telling you when to start, stop and when you are all done! I skipped the jumping jacks, high knees, side plank, and push-up rotations either because of the 3rd floor apt noise factor, or just because I am not strong enough (yet). Each of the exercises started out seemingly easy to do fort he 20 seconds, but by the 8th repeat I was struggling on a few of them. Adapted, this was a great 32 minute apartment workout and let me tell you, I was sweaty. I will definitely need another shower before going to my summer job!
Leave comments with links to your favorite pinterest fitness workouts or challenges.
~Emily
Welcome to Push-ups, Planks, and Pilates. I am Emily and I have had the idea to try out a bunch of Pinterest workouts and blog about it for a while and decided to finally go for it. I hope I can help you weed through those work-outs all while having fun working out. We all pin a lot and do a lot less- at least I know I do. My goal is to actually complete (or at least try) many of the workouts or monthly challenges I have pinned and this blog will help me stay accountable and motivated to do that. That way, instead of sitting on the couch pinning potential workouts for 30 minutes, I may get off my butt and actually do them more often. Most of the time I will post work-outs I found on Pinterest, if I did the workout as is or if I changed it a little and what I thought- was it easy, hard, etc. Sometimes I will post healthy meals or just things that inspire me. Many of the workouts will be great for anyone to do at home with minimal equipment, and some will require a pool or cardio equipment (treadmill, elliptical, or spin bike) at the gym.
Follow me on Pinterest to see what work outs I pin and which ones I choose to actually do!
A little more about me:
I am 27. I weigh 141 right now. I am 5'1. I have bigger hips (41 inches) compared to my waist (26.5 inches). I am a member of the Y and love my trainer there. I am a music teacher during the school year for wonderful kids grades 1-6 (Check out my music ed blog) I am getting married in December (YAY!) to the most awesome guy ever. I love Macaroni and Cheese. I am hoping to loose a little weight (10 or so lbs) before the wedding all the while becoming stronger, more fit, and more energetic in general.
I am fairly new to working out consistently. I have always been semi-active doing figure-skating and cheerleading when I was little, dance and musicals in high school and college and running club with my elementary students as well as working with a personal trainer recently. I am by no means an expert, just a regular person who gets sick of doing the same work-out over and over again.
Todays Work-out:
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Leave comments with links to your favorite pinterest fitness workouts or challenges.
~Emily
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