After a super soggy June here in the Northeast, we couldn't have asked for nicer weather in July - clear blue skies, low humidity and below normal temps. It's really spectacular and why anyone would want to spend days like this in a gym is beyond me.
This is the perfect weather for exercising in the great outdoors, and you can do this effectively with little or NO equipment.
A good place to start is with the Turbulence Training Bootcamp workouts. For those of you at an Intermediate fitness level, I've posted a sample workout back in June.
While Craig Ballantyne marketed the Bootcamp Workouts to fitness trainers/professionals, I really do feel that the bootcamp package one of the better Turbulence Training investments as in total you get 21-workouts for less than $5/apiece.
With that said, you can also develop your own bodyweight cardio workouts. Here's some pointers from Craig:
When putting together a BW circuit, I like to go in this order:
1) A fast, dynamic bodyweight exercise (jumping jacks or running in place)
2) A bodyweight squat (total body warmup) - Prisoner Squat or Y-Squat
3) An easy pushup (regular or close grip, kneeling if you are a beginner)
4) A single-leg exercise (such as a walking lunge with a pause at bottom to stretch psoas and rectus femoris - aka "hip flexors")
5) An upper back exercise (pullups, inverted rows, or resistance band rows if you don't have a bar; or stickups if you have nothing at all)
6) Another single-leg exercise
7) A total body ab exercise (x-body mountain climbers are great)
8) Another total body, fast paced exercise (burpees, jump rope, jumping jacks, sprints, running in place, etc)
Do this as 1 giant circuit. No rest between exercises. Rest 1 minute at the end of the circuit and go through this 1-3 more times depending on your fitness level.
BEGINNERS should only go through this once, and at an easy pace AND with REST between exercises. Be CONSERVATIVE anytime you start a new program.
Train hard; stay strong.
Peace.
Susan
After a super soggy June here in the Northeast, we couldn't have asked for nicer weather in July - clear blue skies, low humidity and below normal temps. It's really spectacular and why anyone would want to spend days like this in a gym is beyond me.
This is the perfect weather for exercising in the great outdoors, and you can do this effectively with little or NO equipment.
A good place to start is with the Turbulence Training Bootcamp workouts. For those of you at an Intermediate fitness level, I've posted a sample workout back in June.
While Craig Ballantyne marketed the Bootcamp Workouts to fitness trainers/professionals, I really do feel that the bootcamp package one of the better Turbulence Training investments as in total you get 21-workouts for less than $5/apiece.
With that said, you can also develop your own bodyweight cardio workouts. Here's some pointers from Craig:
When putting together a BW circuit, I like to go in this order:1) A fast, dynamic bodyweight exercise (jumping jacks or running in place)
2) A bodyweight squat (total body warmup) - Prisoner Squat or Y-Squat
3) An easy pushup (regular or close grip, kneeling if you are a beginner)
4) A single-leg exercise (such as a walking lunge with a pause at bottom to stretch psoas and rectus femoris - aka "hip flexors")
5) An upper back exercise (pullups, inverted rows, or resistance band rows if you don't have a bar; or stickups if you have nothing at all)
6) Another single-leg exercise
7) A total body ab exercise (x-body mountain climbers are great)
8) Another total body, fast paced exercise (burpees, jump rope, jumping jacks, sprints, running in place, etc)
Do this as 1 giant circuit. No rest between exercises. Rest 1 minute at the end of the circuit and go through this 1-3 more times depending on your fitness level.
BEGINNERS should only go through this once, and at an easy pace AND with REST between exercises. Be CONSERVATIVE anytime you start a new program.
Train hard; stay strong.
Peace.
Susan