Working out can sometimes turn into a chore. The more you feel like you should or you have to go the less you want to. You want the results that come from it, but the motivation can sometimes be hard to find. Below are a few low, medium, and high intensity workouts you can try out to help get moving and active a little bit every single day.
It is also so important to be sure to stretch before and after the workout no matter how intense you may be working out.
stretching
- Standing toe reach for 10 seconds (middle)
- Standing toe reach for 10 seconds (left)
- Standing toe reach for 10 seconds (right)
- Shoulder stretch
- Quadricep strech
- Knee to chest stretch
- Butterfly sit and stretch
- v sit/ splits (middle)
- v sits/ splits (right)
- v sits/ splits (left)
- Straight leg sitting toe touch
Low intensity workout:
10 calf raises
20 second arm circles
10 squats
5 lunges on each leg
5 crunches
5 sit ups
5 straight let crunches
5 push ups
10 second plank
Medium intensity workout:
20 calf raises
1 minute arm circles
50 squats
10 lunges (each leg)
30 second wall sit
1 minute squat bounce
10 side lunges (each leg)
20 crunches
20 sit ups
20 baby cradles
10 straight leg crunches
10 scissor kicks vertical and horizontal (each way 10)
10 leg raises
10 pushups
30 second plank
30 second mountain climbers
10 leg raises and fire hydrants
3 minute run in place
High intensity workout:
100 calf raises
100 squats
1 minute squat bounce
10 side lunges (each leg)
40 second wall sit
100 crunches
20 sit ups
10 straight leg sit ups
20 baby cradles
2o scissor kicks horizontal and vertical (20 each leg)
10 leg raises
10 push ups
30 side leg raises (each side)
10 back kicks and fire hydrants
1 minute Russian twist
20 diagonal back kicks
5 minute run in place