I have this little thing called the Spartan Sprint coming up in little over a month. I signed up waaaay back in February, thinking that I’d have plenty of time to do some strength training and get into shape. Spoiler alert: that didn’t really happen. So now I’m running out of time and feeling thoroughly unprepared. My schedule lately has been so busy that I’ve barely had time to fit in my running, let alone Body Pump or CXWORX.
Still, though, I need to do something. And not being able to make it to the gym isn’t really an acceptable excuse for slacking on basic strength training. Therefore, I’ve decided to adopt a daily routine of quick, simple, bodyweight exercises that I can do in my own home, whenever I have time. I’m calling this routine, “The Dailies.” I may not remember to do it every day, but at least having a plan should help me fit some strength training in more often. In case you’re interested, here’s what I’ll be doing:
Please Note: I am not a personal trainer, coach, or expert. This is just a routine that works for me. Please check with your doctor before beginning any exercise routine.
What’s your go-to at-home exercise?
Looks like a solid routine! I’m pretty terrible at making time for exercises like this. When I was doing PT for my knee I had some leg raises and bridges and things that I did semi-regularly, and now I have my little resistance-training routine that I’m going to try to do every morning at work. Hopefully that will kick-start a good habit for me 🙂
I hope it works for you!
No but I should.
It can be hard to fit it all in. I’m lucky if I remember to do them.
Burpees are the spawn of Satan…no wait, they are Satan himself.
I know, but I’m gonna have to do them during Spartan whether I like it or not 😦
And that is why I won’t do a Spartan race lol
I like it! I used to do 5 minutes of abs every night. I should probably get back to doing that. But the couch is sooooo comfy.
Seriously. So comfy
That sounds like a good plan! My weakness is strength training. I get bored with it lol
I like taking classes and stuff, but I’m bad about doing it on my own.
Nice plan. I used to be good at doing squats and calf raises while brushing my teeth and washing my face but I got lazy. Can I pass on the burpees? Good luck!
Yeah, burpees suck big time, but I kind of HAVE to do them at this point to be ready for Spartan 😦
I love this. Totally saving it. As I approach the beginning of the school year, I don’t have all the time in the world to go to the gym like I do now. I could do that workout in my classroom if need be! Did you ever check out the Nike Training Club app? They have lots of circuits. Some you do need gym equipment for, but others you can do at home with just a mat. Particularly their ab workouts. The workouts range from 5-45 minutes and are really fun. If I can’t convince myself to go to the gym, I can usually convince myself to do one of those. There is a 7 minute ab workout for days that I feel really unmotivated!
I love NTC and have used it before. I just often forget it’s there. But the ab workouts are awesome–Last time I did one I was sore for two days afterwards!
They are so hard!!