Cardio Mix-up

A friend told me recently that he and his girlfriend went to one of those gyms that had huge trampolines you could jump on. He couldn’t believe how great of a workout it was, and they had a blast. Cardio can be fun. You just have to learn to mix it up a bit.

Here are 15 different things you can do to mix up your cardio.

1)      Jump rope

 

      2)      Go for a swim

3)      Bike

4)      Use the rowing machine*

5)      Plyometric training (jump squats, jump split squats, box jumps, etc.)

6)      Jump on the trampoline. Just try it. 10-15 min of continued jumping is an awesome workout.

7)      Take a kickboxing class

8)      Jumping Jacks

Sample for 10 min do 30 on 30 off of jumping jacks.

9)      Run stairs

10)   Interval (mix walking and running)

Example = Walk 1 min, run 2 min. Repeat for 30 min.

11)   Play a sport!*

12)   Timed weight workout*

For example, take any 2 exercises and make up a rep amount.  Then do as many rounds as you can in 10 min.

10 Push-ups

25 Squats

Keep moving and get as many rounds in as possible.

13)   Dance!! Take an organized class, or buy a hip hop DVD. Just dance!

14)   Run. For some of you this is standard, but for others, it may be something new.

15)   Play with your kids/dog. Chase them around the yard or play tag. It will help the family get healthy too.

* Mandy's favorites

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Mandy