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Practical Information to Help You Move, Feel and Live Better.
There’s no shortage of fitness and health information available. The challenge is knowing what actually matters—and how to apply it to your own life.
Here you’ll find practical articles and insights on movement, mobility, strength, exercise, pain relief and staying active as you get older.
My goal isn’t to make fitness more complicated.
It’s to help you better understand your body so you can make smarter decisions about how you take care of it.
Round 2 of Circuits
Last week I shared with you two starter circuits to get you up and running. How did it go? If you had a chance to try them out, I'm sure you found they were a bit more challenging than they looked. But oh, what a great calorie burn. Putting you one step closer to being ready for summer.
Well this week I want to share with you some intermediate level circuits. Don't let the length of the circuit or the movements chosen fool you. I promise they are a great deal more difficult than they appear. Especially if you're doing them as prescribed.
Except for Jump Rope, each of the movements should be done for 12-15 reps. Figure 3-4 times through the entire circuit.
Circuit 3
Squats (with flavor)
Lateral Raises
Split Squats
Push ups
Deadlifts
Back (seated row)
Step up to balance and shoulder press
Bicep Curls (dumbbell)
Tricep Push-downs
Jump Rope --- 70-100 times
Circuit_3_Cheat_Sheet.pdf
Circuit 4
Flat Dumbbell Press
Lat Pull-downs
Step-ups
Lateral Raises
Bicep Curls (barbell)
Breast Stroke
Lunges (forward and backward)
Deadlifts
Jump Rope
Tricep (face down on bench -- kick backs)
Split Squat
What you'll notice is that the circuits I have shared with you thus far are largely focused on the primary 6 movements that the human body performs each day. The goal is to get you very efficient at performing these movement patterns before we take to more complicated movements -- for instance using suspension straps.
My whole concern is that I provide you with foundational movements so you can become solid in them first, and then provide you with more challenging movements in your circuits.
I'm a big believer in progressions -- meaning starting with the basics first and then progressing to more difficult moves. As I said in last weeks post, all too often people want to do the most visually appealing movements/exercises right off. That is a recipe for injury. And when you're injured you can't train. So let's do this the right way and make sure you get the job done right.