Spring Forward to Action 30-Day Challenge - Day 27: Circuit Training

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28 Apr 2006 05:00 AM

Good morning! Happy Friday! As we have done all week, feel free to you're your own choices today. We've only got 3 days let and one of those days is our Crash and Burn day tomorrow. The workout below combines strength training and cardio in a circuit-training workout.

As always, be sure to hydrate throughout your workout. Take a deep breath, enjoy yourself and keep counting down the days.

Begin your workout by marching in place. Put on some music with a good beat. This can help you march. As you march, swing your arms forwards and back lightly. You are trying to get your heart rate up and warm up your body. Perform this for about 2 minutes.

• March in place for 2 minutes, swinging arms lightly
• Supine Bridge - Hold for 1 Minute
• Jumping Jacks - 1 minute
• 7-7-7's
• March in place - 1 minute
• Buttock Press - 10 reps
• Jumping Jacks - 1 minute
• Bicep Curls - 11 Left/11 Right
• March in place - 1 minute
• Shoulder Raises - 10 Right/Left and 10 Left/Right
• Jumping Jacks - 1 minute
• Skull Crusher Triceps Workout - 12 Reps
• March in Place - 1 minute
• Calf Raises - 30
• March in place - 1 minute
• Stretch out thoroughly - review stretches on Day 3 & Day 5 for ideas

Have a great Friday and a fantastic weekend!

For your journal entry today, finish this thought: Now that we are almost done, I feel like ....

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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