Heart Rate Boost
Print Workout Here
I gotta admit I am not a huge fan of straight cardio but I really did enjoy this heart rate booster. It will only be 18 minutes including warm up, which isn’t that long since it’s a pure cardio workout so the first round is like a warm up!
What you will need:
- Just yo’ sexy self
Warm-Up:
- Jump Rope + Chest Openers Side To Side
Workout: 5 minute continuous work period with a 30 rest 3x thru DO NOT break between moves, they are all 1 minute each
- Skull Crushers – Right Side – With your right leg forward hold your arms up and have your left leg extended back. Bring your left knee up and your arms down to either side of your left knee. This will work your abs arms and bum. Be forceful with pulling your arms down. Do these as fast as you can. Be sure to bring your arms down with force ad purpose.
- Skull Crushers – Left Side – same as above just other leg
NOTE: you can use weight for these if you wish. You can also use a pillow, Ugi or a yoga matt and drive your knee into them to help activate your core more. - Football Runs– Staying up on your toes bend through your knees and run those feet. This means your do little runs in a wide squat from your toes.
NOTE: You can add in some drop burpees here if you want, I add them in after the first round. - Mountain Climbers – With your hands on the floor get into high plank. You will be running your legs one at a time in towards your chest.
Modification – High Knees, move quickly - Jumping Jack with High Knee – Do a jumping jack and after you finish one drive one knee up and twist your opposite elbow to your opposite knee. Go right back into a jumping jack and repeat on the other side.
Cool Down/Stretching
- Complete 5-10 minutes of nice gentle stretching.
High Fives For Sweaxy Times!
Nicole
Holy momma those were wicked cardio moves. Love it. Ty Nicole xo
Great end to your day lady!!! Love it!!
Good morning heart rate time to rise and shine! Great one Nicole!!
I think I will only be able to virtually get sweaty with you if that’s the time you work out! You’re a machine!
All done. Skull crushers still don’t make my knee happy so I traded them for two minutes jumping on my trampoline. Still sweaty though!
Yeah lymph system would be happy with that though!! Great sub!
Holy moly! I’m a sweaty beast!
LOVE IT! Great kick off to the weekend
awesome sweat, Nicole! Thanks!!!
Way to go Bex!
That got the heart pumping and th sweat dripping! Cheers
Yes love it!
Oh do I hate cardio…. But it’s done!
It’s not my fav either but at least it went quick! :)
Just did this outside where my son was training
Feels wonderful!
Love it!!!
That’s a way to get the blood flowing on a Saturday morning. Showering then a massage!
Hope the massage was unreal! You deserve it
Gosh that was tough! Skull crushers are harder than they look. Very high heart rate and sweaty! Needed that.
Totally are! Way to power through Jac!
Yay cardio!
Booya girl!
Holy sweaty! Heart pounding ?? thanks Nicole! ❤️
You’re a machine Jackie!
I pulled a muscle in my side so I couldn’t stay with your pace but I’m glad that I worked out even though there is some pain modified it a bit but thanks for a sweaty workout Nicole
Definitely don’t workout to pain. You want that muscle to heal strong so you don’t actually tear it. Be sure to take a couple days and see how it feels following this workout then try something perhaps a little lighter, like the balance baby workout or some gentle yoga :)