HOT ABS IN 4 MINUTES:
- 4 EXERCISES
- 20 SECONDS ON
- 10 SECONDS OFF
- REPEAT FOR 2 ROUNDS!
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- High knees (drive ‘em up)
- Squat jumps (get high - drop low)
- Squat thrust (mountain climbers)
- Knee grabs (work your abs!)
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One Leg Push-Up
Get into plank and raise one leg up off of the floor. Bring your chest towards the ground, bending your elbows and keeping your body in a straight line. Push up, switch legs and repeat.
After my run today I wanted something sweet so I decided to whip up some healthy cupcakes. I wanted to swap out the butter for something with a bit more protein and the Greek Yogurt base turned out so amazing I just kept making more flavors! Greek Yogurt makes them moist, rich and adds 3g of protein while making them (except where I added nuts) completely fat free! You can use the base recipe of yogurt, Truvia, egg whites, flour, soy milk, vanilla & salt then add whatever other fillings, extracts or flavors you like (next on my list is chocolate raspberry). Next time you want a sweet treat give these a try, they’re really easy to make and perfect for whatever your sweet tooth desires. :)
For more healthy cupcake recipes go here!
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June includes a special calendar for people participating in the Pull-Up Challenge to keep you from overtraining!
The directions are simple: find the current date on the calendar, see what workout(s) it asks for, and pick one from each section listed for that date. For example, if today it says “Arms” and “General,” I’d find an arm workout and a general workout to do today.
If you’d like to write about your experiences during the month or see how others are doing, please use the tag “BoP: June”. By all using this tag, we can see what others are doing during the month and send others encouragement along the way. Let’s all support each other on our journeys! (If you’re not on Tumblr but still use these calendars, feel free to update us on the Back On Pointe Facebook Page or the Back On Pointe Fitocracy Group!)
During the month, remember that you should take as many rest days as you need, modify any workouts that you cannot do, stay hydrated, get more low-intensity cardio, and eat well.
Have fun!
p.s. Any of the calendars can be modified. If you are training for a half-marathon, feel free to count that as your cardio on cardio days. If you’re sore in the arms from helping a friend move, substitute a butt workout instead. It’s all about you!
Arms
- Lean Arms Workout v.1
- Lean Arms Workout v.2
- Tone Those Triceps!
- Weight-Free Arms
- Arms Workout
- All About Arms
- Dumbbells, Smart Arms
- Beginner Arms
- Load Your Guns
- Awesome Arms
- Press, Press, Press
Legs
- Inner Thigh Toner
- Tame Those Thighs
- Kill Those Legs!
- Your Best Butt
- Thigh Toner
- Dancer’s Legs Workout
- Legs Workout
- 5 Minute Butt Blaster
- Legs For Days
- Shapely Squats
- Beach Babe Booty
- Get Those Glutes
- Love Your Legs
Abs
- All-Over Abs
- 1-2-3 Ab Workout
- Quick Challenge
- I Seek Obliques
- Abs Challenge
- Intense Abs
- Waist Trimmer
- Ballet Abs
- Flat Abs Workout
- Lower Ab Attack
- Easy Abs
- Core Work for Beginners
- Waist Well-Wisher
General
- Jump-Free Workout
- Student Workouts
- Wake Up Warm Up
- Full Body Meltdown
- Absolute Beginner Workout
- Fat Blaster
- Quiet Workout
- Coffee Break Workout
- All-Over Workout
- Whole Body Workout
- Morning Angel Workout
- No Space? No Problem!
- Basic Dumbbell Workout
- Full Body Workout
- One-Song Workouts
- 50 Up, 50 Down
- Morning Workouts
- Leveled Workouts
- Count Up, Count Down
- Strength and Cardio
- Water Bottle Workout
- Workout Challenge for the Absolute Beginner
- Extreme Bodyweight Workout
- Throw Pillow Workout
- Dumbbell Destroyer
- Powerhouse Workout
- Dumbbell Burnout
- No-Impact Workout
Challenges
- Weather Workout
- Quick Workout
- Digital Clock Workout
- Challenge
- Challenge
- Challenge
- Challenge
- Challenge
Cardio
- Leveled Cardio
- One-Room Cardio
- All-Cardio Challenge
- Cardio Circuit
- Killer Kardio
- Beginner Cardio
- Kick-It Cardio!
- Basic Cardio
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
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Healthy/Thrifty College Girl Alert!!
Trying to cut expenses? Really want to eat healthy while you’re out, but are always tempted by junk food?
Start bringing your lunch and snacks with you to school and work!!
Let’s face it; everyone wants to save money whenever they have the opportunity. Why not start now by saving money instead of eating out?
At the beginning of this week, I went to the store and purchased only the foods that I needed to make lunches and snacks for every day.
(I’ll make a post later this week-on how to grocery shop to plan out the rest of your week’s meals.)
I had to wake up really early this morning, so last night I made sure to pre-packed this entire lunch, including snacks (because I am SO NOT a morning person!)I’m lucky if I leave the house early in the morning, with the same shoes on both feet.
Anywho, this morning when I woke up, I made my usual morning fruit smoothie, and then grabbed my lunch pail out of the fridge (which was already pre-packed from last night.)
Today’s Fitspirational Lunch:
- Mixed green salad- Avocados!!! raspberries, walnuts, almonds, white balsamic vinaigrette
- Carrots with a little bit of ranch dip
- Brown bread (much healthier for your body then white)
- Chocolate milk (16g of protein)
Not pictured (because they are already in my tummy):
- Whole wheat crackers
- 2 water bottles
- Frozen banana slices
Making my own lunch TO-GO, honestly only took a total of 5 minutes to put together last night. Such minimal effort saved me at least $12 dollars eating out for lunch…not to mention the money I would spend on snacks throughout the day.I hope you read this, and are inspired to make a healthy “TO-GO” lunch of your own this week!
Xox Brittany,
Lower Body Blast: a 30 minute cardio strength routine!
This is one of my favorite workouts because I can do it from my dorm room at any time! Between being home for the Thanksgiving holiday and impending finals it’s really helpful to have a great on the go workout I can do anywhere at any time! One thing that makes it so effective is that it combines intensifying cardio with body-weight based strength moves. This is great when the weather is freezing, snowy or rainy and you can’t (or don’t want to) go outside!
For more at home exercise plans go here!
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