Good morning! I've got another workout to share adapted from the Total Body class I taught last night!

This one was great and we all definitely were sweaty by the end! I've said it once but I will say it again, circuit workouts are my favorite way to workout. Because the pace is quick and your body has to keep guessing what is coming next, it gets your heart rate up without having to do any intense cardio. It's a great way to work on strength and cardio. As per usual, I included a #15SecondFitness video demonstrating some of the exercises:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAYOIXefj2k

Here are some links demonstrating some of the other exercises:

Donkey Kicks, Single Leg Deadlifts, Bent Over Rows, V-ups

I hope you try it out!

On another note, did you all see Ariana Grande's impression of Celine Dion on Jimmy Fallon? I love this blurb on his show and thought it was pretty funny. She's so talented!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05dKQsVOZXY

Have a great day!

Rach

Good morning everyone and happy first day of spring! Something that I am going to do more of is post video snippets of my workouts on my Instagram page - hence the #15SecondFitness hashtag - and the full workouts here on my blog. I tend to jump around a lot at the gym and sometimes I feel like I can get a little creative with it, so I want to be able to share what I do. If your routine starts to feel a little stagnant, I hope I can help you out!

This morning I did a workout inspired by Juli at PaleOMG.com from one of her weekly workout posts. If you can't tell, I love circuit workouts. Circuit workouts tend to work best for me because I can sweat a lot and save time. I started my workout with a warmup and then four supersets of 10 barbell squats and 10 single leg deadlifts (each side.) And then I completed another fun circuit workout with a lot of ball throwing and slamming! Gets the stress out, am I right?

Here are some links that show how to properly do some of these exercises:

V-ups, Lateral Wall Ball Throws, Wall Ball Throws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfT8l6lEtjc

Tag me on Instagram (@ahealthfulheart) if you try this out! I hope everyone has a relaxing weekend :)

Rach

Yesterday morning I squeezed in an early morning workout before my long day. I've always been a morning person and would rather get my workout in before the day starts rather than after a full day. It's also nice having a slightly empty gym at 6 a.m.! Working out early sets the tone of the day for me. P.S. I can't do it every day. I only have to workout super early about one to three days a week so I don't mind it!

Sometimes I go in with a game plan, other times like yesterday I kind of make up as I go along. I did some upper body strength work before completing the following circuit three times! I have a video as well that shows most of the exercises.

The only thing not shown in the video is the box jumps. If you do box jumps, make sure to jump up and then step down! I used a box that I felt comfortable jumping on for 20 reps. If you don't like the box jumps you can always modify with step ups, squat jumps or bodyweight squats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c-MEalXnBY

Let me know if you give it a try!

Rach