Week of Workouts

A good pattern for different workouts is to break up strengthening workouts, like weight lifting, to allow your muscles to be sore and grow back stronger.  Also, that way you don't get too sick of a particular workout too soon.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday would be a great cardio frequency, and Tuesday and Thursday can be set aside for strength and conditioning days.

For cardio:  I would recommend a body combat workout (yes!!!!!) because the high intensity will allow your metabolism to continue working at a higher level than normal throughout the day, and thus burning more calories even after the workout.

Another idea for cardio is to a treadmill interval workout.  I know the treadmill can be super boring and not that fun, but since it's getting colder outside (and Lorna, your area can be scary!), doing intervals on the treadmill really makes it go by quicker.  And if you're listening to Taylor Swift's 1989 or Eminem's 8Mile, you'll enjoy it more too.  This is my favorite interval workout on the treadmill.  It's 35 minutes in all, and that's a sufficient amount of time on the treadmill!!

If you don't have access to a treadmill or other cardio equipment, or you just don't want to do the treadmill, doing small circuits of cardio moves is also so good!  Here is a round to do that can add up to a great amount of time!  This one done 4 times through adds up to about 30-35 minutes of good high intensity cardio!  

For strength/conditioning, I'll be sure to start putting up videos soon of different moves and workouts to do!  But for now, one of my favorite things to do (and get me sooo sore) is a Jillian Michaels DVD!  I'm not lying I will get really sore after doing one of her 20 minutes DVDs!  And you can get them at Target in the fitness aisle for like ten dollars!! 

I like this one the best

I will try to get some videos up soon to help, but for now I hope this is a good starting place!!

xoxo