Full Body Workout 1

Hello there, I am starting a new series of blogs called Home Workout of the Week to help you on your fitness journey.  Each week I will have a new workout routine for you to try with links to video demonstrations for each exercise.  If you have been following my Home Exercise of the Week series then you will recognize these exercises and I will show you how to incorporate them in to a workout routine.

If you have any questions at all please leave a comment on the blog or contact me directly.  Just remember – if something doesn’t feel right or you are experiencing pain other than normal muscle burn, please discontinue the exercise and move on to the next one.

Ok so give this weeks workout a try and let me know how you do!  You can add some weights to this routine if you have some or just use your body weight for resistance.

Full Body Workout

Superset 1 (a superset is 2 or more exercises performed back to back with no rest)

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Superset 2

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Superset 3

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Cross Body Mountain Climber

This week’s featured exercise is the Cross Body Mountain Climber.  This is a fantastic exercise that will build strength and tone your abs including your obliques.  Not only will it bring you one step closer to that highly sought after “six pack”, it will also strengthen and tone your entire body!  Shoulders, triceps, chest, back, quadriceps, glutes, and calves are also working in this movement.

Some key points to remember when doing the Cross Body Mountain Climber is to keep your body straight from head to toe.  So no butts in the air on this one!  If your butt is up high you won’t be engaging your abs and too much strain will be put on your shoulders.  Another point to remember is to keep your abdominals flexed throughout the movement.  An easy way to engage your abs is to pull your belly button in towards your spine.  If you aren’t flexing your stomach then the abs aren’t being worked as effectively as they could be.

The difference between this exercise and the regular Mountain Climber is the degree to which your oblique muscles are being used.  Driving your knee to your opposite elbow will really get them working.

The Cross Body Mountain Climber can be done anywhere so by adding this great core exercise to your routine you’ll be on your way to a strong and flat stomach!