My cat, Sunny (who I affectionately call Meow Cow), and I watched  the cold rain fall all morning.

While it was cozy inside, it was too cold and wet to exercise outside.  In fact, I didn’t even want to cross the lawn to my garage.  Don’t judge.     So, I took a living room workout day.

Living Room Workout

Push Ups – 10
Right Side Plank – 30 Seconds
Squats – 20
Push Ups – 10
Left Side Plank – 30 Seconds
Squats  – 20
Push Ups – 10
Plank – 30 seconds
Squats – 20

Perform all exercises back to back with no rest or as little as possible.  After the third set of squats stop and rest a minute or two then repeat the sequence 2 or more times.

Simple, basic, and adjustable to all fitness levels.

A Few Variations
(Assuming form is good.)
Push ups – Too difficult? Do them on your knees or decrease reps.  Too easy?  Increase reps, plyo push ups, put your feet on a ball, or one of the many difficult variations.
Side Plank/Plank – Increase or decrease time as needed.  Here’s a video with a simpler variation.  You can also do a plank with your feet or hands on a ball.
Squats – Too difficult?  Decrease reps.  Too easy?  Try jump squats, hold something heavy, or increase reps.

It took me just over 15 minutes to cycle through 3 times and I was spent.  Meow Cow, on the other hand, laid on the chair and watched.  For him, just another day of  burning less calories than he consumes, hence the name, Meow Cow.

Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn

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Full Body Picnic Table Workout

5 minute jog to warm-up

Burpees – 10 (I have a love/hate relationship with burpees.) 
Step Ups – 30 each leg
Push Ups (feet on bench) – 15
Bulgarian Split Squats – 15 each leg
Tricep Dips (hands on bench) – 25
Explode Lunges – 20 each leg (Lower yourself into a lunge position but instead of coming back to the stating position slowly, spring off of your front leg.)
Pike Push Up – 10 (Feet are on the bench like the first push up but walk your hands closer to the bench forming a v with your body.) 

Repeat 2-3 times.  If you don’t yet have the upper body strength for all the push up substitute with traditional or even girl style push ups.  And of course adjust reps to your fitness level.

Stretch

Don’t forget to set some daily and weekly goals if you haven’t already.  Swimsuit season is only a few short months away! 

xoxo
j

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