Park Workout Series 3 – Focus on Cardio
Summer is a great time to get outside to do your workouts. We are on our 3rd series of our Park Workouts, and this series is all about cardio.
The gym isn’t the ONLY place to get an effective or challenging workout in.
Next time you go to the park with the kids, I challenge you to put your phone down and do a workout. You can make this a 5 minute workout or a 20 minute workout, you get to decide. 5 minutes is better than NO minutes.
EXERCISES
1. Skip
2. Side Shuffles
3. Jog Backwards
4. Runners Lunge (moving or stationary)
5. Jack Heel Click
Do each exercise for 30-60 seconds, 2-3 sets. Rest for 30-45 seconds in between each set. Get your cell phone out, set your timer and lets go. If something doesn’t work for you, don’t do it. Listen to your body, it talks to you all the time.
The Park Series –
Park Workout Series 1 – Legs
Park Workout Series 2 – Core
Park Workout Series 3 – Cardio
Park Workout Series 4 – Full Body
REMINDERS:
1. You GET TO workout.
2. Progress not perfection.
3. Something is better than nothing.
4. Do what you can.
5. Move, move, move.
MAKE A GOAL FOR YOURSELF
If an exercise above is challenging, set a goal to get through one without stopping. Once you’ve mastered that, set a goal to get through the second one. Before you know it you’ll have made it through all 5 exercises without stopping, how cool would that be!?
TIP
Manage your expectations. Focus on progress not perfection. We all have to start somewhere. Instead of focusing on what you couldn’t do or how many times you stopped, focus on what you did do: a new move, exercising instead of sitting on the couch, doing 2 more repetitions than you thought you could, etc.
To get out of our comfort zones we need to let go of the control, and of the thoughts that tell us we should be perfect. Have fun! Laugh! Be silly! And celebrate your successes more than your “so called” failures.
Have fun and remember that you WILL feel better when you’re done. Not to mention, you’re being a good role model to your children by showing them that exercise is important and that you’re taking care of you! You might even motivate others at the park to start moving as well, stranger things have happened. 😉
Shine Brightly,
Ali
