Posts tagged jumping jacks

Short Intensive Workouts

Nov 10th

Posted by Funkster in Hints and Tips

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Short bursts of training is just as effective as a longer session. For example, thirty minutes of running can be broke up into three ten minute sessions throughout the day. Obviously, not everyone has the time to break up a workout, but this can work wonders for your metabolism.

You don’t even need to join a gym to work out your body just thirty minutes per day. Here’s an easy example of how to cram thirty minutes of effective training per day. Rather than take the car, walk 5-10 minute journey to the shops. Grab a skipping rope and skip for ten minutes in the afternoon non stop. Later in the afternoon, perform set a timer for ten minutes and perform squats, press-ups, jumping jacks, squat thrusts, and sit-ups until fatigue. More >

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Skipping Workout 2

Sep 29th

Posted by Funkster in The Workouts

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I love skipping, and if you’re new to my blogs, you’ll find that I use skipping in every one of my workouts. This workout only takes 20 minutes, but it’s very intensive and keeps the heart rate up. It can be performed anywhere too. You need only a skipping rope and a stop watch or if there’s a clock on the wall watch the hand.

The Workout

For each minute of skipping you will perform 10 double unders (the rope slips under the feet twice). Double unders are tough, and you have to make sure you jump high enough for the rope to slip under the feet twice before the feet land for another jump. Double unders boost the heart rate and are great for improving the fitness in a short period of time.

Try not to take any breaks throughout. As it’s a fairly long time to skip, experiment with your moves. Perhaps perform one minute of heel digs, another minute of jumping jacks, and another minute of hopping on one foot for thirty seconds. The twenty minutes of skipping is yours to play with as long as you add ten double unders for each minute. More >

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The ‘Buzzin’ Workout

Apr 12th

Posted by Funkster in The Workouts

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Firstly, I want to state that to participate in any of these workouts, you must already have a good level of fitness. These workouts are not basic, although you can vary the number of reps that I perform to suit your fitness ability.

I will mostly use a series of exercise disciplines: skipping, press-ups, squats, squat thrusts, burpees and sit-ups.

This workout, which I call the ‘buzzin’ workout, is very intensive, uses up a lot of energy, burns fat for up to 48 hours afterward and builds lean muscle tissue, as well as burning hundreds of calories.

For this workout you will require:

  • 6-7 kg medicine ball (with handles if possible)
  • Stability Ball (optional but adds intensity to a workout)
  • Leather jump rope (try to avoid speed ropes, as they can get tangled up)
  • 20 kg dumbbells
  • Non-slip mat
  • Plenty of funky music (optional, but motivating) More >
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