Burpees! Burpees! Burpees!

I love burpees. It's a full body workout! With cardio! Although many people hate them, I can never get enough. They are challenging  but well worth it. They actually burn more calories than you would think! In case you don't know what they are...

• Begin in a squat position with hands on the floor in front of you 
• Kick your feet back to a pushup position (...and do a push up)
• Immediately return your feet to the squat position
• Leap up as high as possible from the squat position 
• Repeat, moving as fast as possible

They sound much easier than they are! As if burpees weren't challenging enough, you can spice things up a bit by adding some variation which can make them much harder. Some examples include...

• Do 10 mountain climbers while in a push up position
• Do one push up, lift your right arm and left leg of the ground and hold for 5 seconds. Do another pushup then repeat with the other side
• Do a jack push up or clap push up instead of a normal pushup (or some other push up variation!)
• Add 5 high power jumps instead of just the single jump up 
• Single leg while in pushup position
• single arm while in pushup position

My goal for the end of the summer is to be able to do 100 burpees a day! How many can you do?

Give it a try!


...Remember, make it fun! Listen to some rockin' music and just think of how good you'll look in your rockin' beach bod! :) 

xoxoashleyanne

Make these few changes to your workout routine and step up the intensity!

http://fitbie.msn.com/slideshow/weight-lifting-exercises-build-muscle-fast

^^This link above has absolutely been my lifesaver. Some of the exercises have been harder than I'd like to admit but they really do work! Give it a try! How many of the exercises do you currently do? How many of them will you add to your current fitness routine?


xoxoashley






borrowed from fitbie.msn.com