Our workout today went like this…
3 rounds of the following…
– Jump Rope 100 times
– 20 front to back single leg squats on the right leg w/the TRX
– 20 front to back single leg squats on the left leg w/the TRX
– 12 squats, 12 rear rows, 12 bicep curls (with 15 lbs DB’s)
– 10 inchworm push ups
2 rounds of the following…
– 30 seconds of mountain climbers
– 30 second regular plank
– 30 second elevated plank
– 30 toe pick crunches
finish with a grand finale of 15 pushups 🙂
It was a great workout that took us about 40 mins again. Keep in mind that in between some of these exercises we are wrangling children! I love that my sisters little kids want to be in on the workout with us. We got to talking about how having kids at home can make getting a workout in difficult. Leaving to go to the gym may be impossible, and little kids love to interrupt a good workout session at home. Obviously, I haven’t ever dealt with this issue, but I asked my sis what helps her to get her workouts in.
Her answer was that she makes her workouts a priority. It is SO easy to have something come up, to give an excuse, and to let something else take priority over exercise, but you HAVE to decide how bad you want it! My sister tries to exercise when her kids go to school or nap, so that she can have some time to herself. She said it helps that she has a treadmill and some weights at home, because getting to gym is really hard to do. She does a lot of my at home circuit workouts that you can do ANYWHERE, and with just about anything. I loved her suggestions!
How do you get a workout in with kids at home, or when your real life schedule gets the best of your time?
Thanks for your great at home workout ideas! It is SOOO hard with kids to workout and your sister is right, you have to make it a priority!