Well, I think it's time to call the WWF. What on earth are our wild critters getting into that they end up looking like this little guy?? Or is it because he's a Hoosier squirrel? He needs to add more tree bark to his diet!
I have a tendency to think these winter months can be relatively boring when it comes to working out. Most of us succumb to the indoors and if you're not doing a torturous spinning class or power yoga, then one can grow bored very easily. But I have an overall-beneficial solution to curing the winter workout blues......First, it's super-duper crucial for us to do both cardio and weight-training because we automatically lose about 15% of our lean body mass between our mid-20's to our mid 70's. This amount can increase more if we routinely sit on our bums! As well, lean body mass loss can also lead to significant arthritic problems and chronic disease. Weight training is a fantastic way to retain lean muscle mass and cardio is a great compliment to keep the vibe going (and prevent love handles). Even more cool is that interval-cardio burns body fat (or in my case, burns off my dark chocolate habit).
As previously mentioned, indoor workouts can be less-than-entertaining but I wanted to pass along my solution. Because we are all at a different fitness level, feel free to adjust your cardio time (from 5 minute intervals to 20 minute intervals). This workout will take from an hour to two hours depending on cardio time and I highly recommend it 3x a week (then mixing spin class, lower-body weight lifting, and yoga on the other days--wink wink) I also find that having your favorite cooking, news, sports or fitness magazine as your cardio machine-friend really helps too! Or blaring Shakira on your iPod--you choose!
* 10 Minute Warm-up on cardio machine of your choice, rotating 1 minute normal pace & 1 minute medium pace
* 2 15-repetition sets of biceps, 2 15-rep sets of triceps, 1 set of abs
* 10 minute cardio machine of your choice, rotating 1 minute medium pace & minute fast pace
* 2 15-rep sets of back/lat, 2 15-rep sets chest, 2 15-rep sets of shoulders, 1 set of abs
* 10 minute cardio machine of your choice, rotating 1 minute medium pace & minute fast pace
* 2 15-repetition sets of biceps, 2 15-rep sets of triceps, 1 set of abs
* 10 minute cardio machine of your choice, rotating 1 minute medium pace & minute fast pace
* 2 15-rep sets of back/lat, 2 15-rep sets chest, 2 15-rep sets of shoulders, 1 set of abs
* 10 Minute Cool-down on cardio machine of your choice, rotating 1 minute normal pace & 1 minute medium pace
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