CARDIO!

Keeping with the theme of the week...

Use these cardio ideas to spice up your workout as you become your own personal trainer!!

1.  Take it outside -- (I just did this last night and had a blast) Using landmarks through a park or on the street, select random intervals of sprinting, running stairs, or a light jog to randomly take your cardio circuit through a different terrain (literally!) Hit the pavement with a friend or two and challenge one another.  Say, "at the next tree we're gonna sprint to the lamp post" then the next person can say "ooh, stop here and we're gonna run up and down these stairs three times in a row while increasing our speed."  Use the hills, landmarks, and pathways you find to chart your time, speed, and intensity. 

2.  Indoor circuits -- Set up a small area for use during your full series workout.  Get a bench or stair stepper and keep some additional space available.  Switch between 1 min of stair climbing, jumping jacks, and high knees.  Increase your speed against the previous minute.

3.  Dance it out!! -- Who doesn't love to dance??  During your cardio circuit while paired with your cardio, strength, balance, and reactive training, turn on some music and dance to one song.  Keep moving (jumping, sliding, changing levels, while working on new moves!) and when the song is over get back to your routine. 

Remember, a fun workout is a successful one!  Grab a friend, roll the dice and have a blast :)