Monday, March 3, 2014

Stability Ball Challenge: Day One


 
Your tasks for today, should you choose to accept them (and I know you will!!!) are…

Make sure your equipment is in good shape.  Is your ball inflated fully and free of leaks?  What shape is your yoga mat?  Now is the time to invest in new equipment if you need too, safety first!!!  The good news : my stability ball workouts require minimal equipment that’s inexpensive.   For today, you’ll need a stability ball and a yoga mat.  Later on in the challenge, you’ll need some free weights (those rubberized dumbbells you can get at any Target will do!!)  You can do this workout barefoot, wearing yoga socks (my favorite because I’m pretty much completely in love with my new Gaiam Yoga Socks), or in athletic shoes, whatever you’re most comfortable in. 

Create some kind of journal to chart your workouts and progress.  This can be a word doc on your laptop, an old notebook, a smash book, whatever works for you!!

Take before measurements of your waist (smallest part), your hips (largest part), and your thighs (10” above the top on the knee).  This challenge is going to work our core so these are the “hot” spots where we’ll see change!

Take before pictures!!  Have fun with this, strike a pose!!!

Now let’s get to work!!  Today’s workout has three exercises, The Jackknife sit-up, Floor Bridges, and Cobra’s.  Aim at completing 4 sets of 10 reps of each.  You might find it more manageable by completing the exercises in a circuit fashion (do one set of each exercise, working your way through all three exercises, completing this circuit four times).

Jackknife Sit Ups


Floor Bridges
 




Cobras



 

Now your last task is to feel stronger and proud!!!!!  Have a great rest of your day, I’ll meet you back here tomorrow!!!!

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