Wednesday, March 16, 2011

239/365 Stop and Stair

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

I so enjoy using one's environment to build a workout. It allows you to get creative, be resourceful, and do exercises you wouldn't be able to do in a gym. Enter staircase. Your heart will race while your legs burn. Be sure to go inside afterward to exercise your upper body.

Here's a 15 minute workout that you can do using a staircase, the longer the better y'all! If it becomes too intense, you can walk down after each exercise coming up.
- Sprint up
- Side step up: left leg leads, walk down, right leg leads; for more of a challenge, keep two steps in between your feet
- Bunny hop up on both legs
- Two steps at a time
- 15 push ups on the stairs
- Sprint up
- Side squats up: left leg is up two steps, squat, shift weight to left leg, rotate up so that right leg is now two steps up, squat, repeat
- 15 dips on the stairs
- Repeat!

If you have questions or want further details on how to do these, don't hesitate to ask.

In health,

Lauren

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