Four lakes trail run with a twist
Our workout today was a blend of running and various functional movements. We set out to Alice Lake for a four lakes trail run. A 6.5 Km trail with various elevation changes though the woods. We decided to stop a few times along the trail to break up the run with some lifts. We manged to sneak in: 10 Overhead squats with a log 10 Push presses with a rock 10 Box jumps with a tree stump …this was a fun little workout, next time we are going to add some pull ups, pushups and maybe even bring out the rings for some muscle ups.
No equipment…roll the dice for some creative workouts
Body weight exercises are a fantastic way to tone muscle, burn fat and even elevate the heart rate. With a bit of imagination and some motivation there are endless body weight combinations that are sure to produce fantastic results. Try this mix up game for a fun workout. You will need a pen, a die and some paper. Write out the following on small pieces of paper and create 3 piles: (first pile) Body weight movements (second pile) Repetitions ranges that you are comfortable with (i.e between 1 and 100) (third pile) Number of sets that you are comfortable with (i.e between 1 and 10) Next roll a die, the number on the die will determine the number of body weight movements picked from the first pile. This will make up the movements and order of the workout. Roll the die for each movement selected to determine the number of…