Hi Everyone!
I have a brand new workout for you today! Today’s workout is low impact, but highly effective. This workout utilizes multiple variations of plank, and is interspersed with glute bridges. The glute-bridge exercise will help provide back, butt, and hamstring strength/balance to stabilize your core and hips.
You can also focus on completing maximum repetitions to increase your calorie burn. Do not sacrifice form for speed. Try to maintain proper form throughout each exercise. The entire routine can be repeated between 1-3X.
If you are looking for a higher burn and a sweatier workout, you can complete jump rope, burpees, or high knees instead of the glute-bridge. I paired one round of this workout with a 30-minute interval run. I like pairing core workouts with higher intensity running days. Having a strong core & back helps prevent many running injuries, and improves your bodies biomechanics. Also, pairing a harder run with a low impact workout allowed my body time to get in a great workout without over-training.
For my run, my running speed ranged from 8.5 minute/mile pace to 7.3 minute/mile pace, with an incline from 1.0-2.5. The speed and incline varied every 1-2 minutes. I will write more about the running workout I did tonight (which I always find challenging!) You can also check out this: Treadmill Workout Breakdown. It is an interval workout, which is great for speed and fat burning.
I hope you enjoy today’s workout!
Melissa
Repeat 1-3X
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- Glute Bridge
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- Down Dog Leg Pulse
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- Plank Leg Sweep: Part 1
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- Plank Leg Sweep: Part 2
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- Supergirl Tap: Part 1
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- Supergirl Tap: Part 2
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- Reverse Plank Leg Lift
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- Side Plank Knee Extension: Part 1
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- Side Plank Knee Extension: Part 2
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- Plank reach Through: Part 1
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- Plank reach Through: Part 2
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- Windshield Wiper Reverse Plank
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- Toe Touch Plank
Loved this ! Thank-You for these great workouts! Taking this newbie to new levels !
I really liked this workout. I have been having knee and shoulder problems and my physio told me my mid back and hip-shoulder slings are weak. These exercises are great for those. Thanks, Melissa!
Your new website os amazing! Almost as amazing as you!!!! Thank you for helping so many people!!!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155575971125454&set=a.10150927043570454.758313.733295453&type=1 This reminds me of you and your commitment!!!
Hi Melissa!
I love the new site design but there seems to be a problem with the link at the bottom of the page – “older posts”. It just brings you back to the home page.
Thanks for the heads up! I will look into it!
Since the new layout, every time I click “older posts” nothing happens. Is it just me? I can not access past the current days workout with the older posts arrow at the bottom left. P.S. LOVE Bender Fitness!!! Thanks for all that you & your husband do to put these videos out, the new design looks great!
Thank you! 🙂 I will look into the problem!
Question: where can we find the workout details?
Really enjoyed this one! Thank you, Melissa.
Soooo challenging. I loved the suggestions for modifications if we weren’t quite able to master each move yet.
Hi Melissa
i love, love, love your workouts. im working out with you for few years now.
every time you tell us to breathe i smile… because i always forget to do that. for some reason i hold my breath while working out. (do not matter that i workout for 16 years now :-0 )
thank you
Thank you for the great workout! 🙂
Did it today…unfortunately only one round, because I’ve been ill this week and don’t want to push myself too hard!
I love your workouts and your cute cat also. I can’t keep my eyes of him, lol,