Hey loves! How have your no cardio routines been going? I hope you’ve at least given it a go! I do my routines daily when I wake up, and before I have dinner. It’s been good because it only takes me about 30 minutes each time, and even though I’m not over exerting myself I’m still working up a good sweat and elevating my heart rate. I personally am not much of a scale steppin’ gal, but since doing this I’ve lost 5 pounds and am able to notice some new muscle definition and toning! I’ve never been this into working out, and it’s definitely because I HATE CARDIO! Literally can’t stand the stuff, but I do love the benefits and extra endorphins I get from exercising daily so I’ve changed up the routine a bit to keep our bodies working! Hopefully this is going good for you as well!
*Remember to stretch before and after for warm up and cool down, and perform 2-3 sets of each repetition.
Day 1: Abs
-Pilates 100
-Hold a plank for 15 seconds
-Hold a wide leg plank for 20 seconds
-20 Crunches
-20 Bicycle Crunches
-20 Reverse Crunches
-40 Standing Side Crunches *20 each side
Day 2: Arms
-Arm Circles (50 forward, 50 back)
-15 Pushups
-20 Triceps Kickbacks
-25 Double Arm Rows
-15 Dips
-25 Bicep Curls with weights (at first I tried full water bottles, but those were too light for me so I used a gallon of water…needless to say I’m investing in some free weights soon)
-10 Up/Down Planks
Day 3: Legs
-20 Lunges (10 each leg)
-20 Side Lunges (10 each leg)
-30 Squats
-30 Plié Squats
-30 Leg Lifts (15 each leg)
-50 Inner Thigh Lifts (25 each leg)
-50 Donkey Kicks (25 each leg)
Day 4: Abs & Arms
-Pilates 100
-Plank for 15 seconds
-Wide Leg Plank for 20 seconds
-20 Crunches
-20 Bicycle Crunches
-20 Reverse Crunches
-40 Standing Side Crunches (20 each side)
-Arm Circles (50 forward, 50 back)
-15 Pushups
-20 Triceps Kickbacks
-25 Double Arm Rows
-15 Dips
-25 Bicep Curls with weights
-10 Up/Down Planks
Day 5: Abs & Legs
-Pilates 100
-Plank for 15 seconds
-Wide Leg Plank for 20 seconds
-20 Crunches
-20 Bicycle Crunches
-20 Reverse Crunches
-40 Standing Side Crunches (20 each side)
-20 Lunges (10 each leg)
-20 Side Lunges (10 each leg)
-30 Squats
-30 Plié Squats
-30 Leg Lifts (15 each leg)
-50 Inner Thigh Lifts (25 each leg)
-50 Donkey Kicks (25 each leg)