Even though we’re stuck at home, it’s still Workout Wednesday! Health and fitness coach Helle Hammonds has three intense 30-minute workouts to keep us fit.
With the UK in lockdown for at least three weeks due to coronavirus, we can only leave the house once a day to exercise, or risk a fine. So, it’s time to find effective home workouts that get our hearts pumping and leave us feeling accomplished.
Healthista has teamed up with Helle Hammonds, a health and fitness coach known for her motivational style and effective techniques, to bring you some great home workouts.
Try these three workouts over the next few days and let us know how it goes by tagging @HealthistaTV on Instagram.
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Workout 1:
Warm-up:
1. Shoulder rolls
2. Bodyweight squats
3. Curtsy lunges
4. Backward lunges
5. Bodyweight squats
6. Curtsy lunges
Main workout:
1. Backward lunges (alternating sides)
2. Inch worms
3. Shake it out (10 seconds)
Repeat three times:
1. Plank position with feet apart and hands tapping shoulders and knees
2. Jump in and out, then push up
3. Backward lunge with overhead presses
Repeat three times:
1. Plank jacks
2. Plank with alternating arm lifts (use weights if possible)
3. Plank to elbows
4. Spidermans (plank with knees to elbows)
Finisher:
1. Star jumps (or jumping jacks)
2. Dips to toes (repeat four times, 20 seconds on, 20 seconds rest)
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Workout 2:
Warm-up:
1. Roll shoulders
2. Bodyweight squats
3. Curtsy lunges
4. Backward lunges
5. Bodyweight squats
6. Curtsy lunges
Main workout:
1. Sumo squat (advanced option: lift heels)
2. Backward lunge kick (one side, then switch sides)
3. Shake it out (10 seconds)
Repeat three times:
1. Narrow leg jump squats to wide leg jump squats (beginner option: no jumps)
2. Split lunges (one side, then switch sides; advanced option: raise heels)
3. Narrow ski jump
Finisher:
1. Backward lunge to knee-raise jump (one side, beginner option: lunge only)
2. Split lunge squats (switch sides)
3. Jump squats (beginner option: squats without jumping)
4. Burpees or half burpees
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Workout 3:
Warm-up:
1. Straight leg walkouts
2. Straight leg walkouts with a jump
3. Star jumps
4. Backward lunge and kick
Main workout:
1. Tabletop hand-to-foot reach and tap
2. Tabletop leg kicks
3. Crunches
4. V-sit hold
5. Shake it out (10 seconds)
Repeat three times:
1. High pike plank with hip tilts
2. High plank side mountain climbers
Finisher:
1. Walkout to narrow jump squat x2
2. Laying down leg raises
3. Wide leg jump squats
4. Skaters (20 seconds)
5. High knees (20 seconds, 20 seconds rest)
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Stay active with these workouts and let us know how you’re doing on Instagram!
