Hi all! Linkup Friday!! Thanks to our amazing hostesses: the DC Trifecta Bloggers (Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, Mar from Mar on the Run, and Cynthia from You Signed Up For What?!). This week's theme is Favorite Indoor Workouts.
Living in California, I do not have to deal with real winter weather. My favorite time to run is winter because it is usually in the 40s (sometimes even the 30s!) when I go for an early morning run. However it has been raining more lately (we need the rain!) so sometimes my workouts have to be inside. Anyways, I usually only get outside to run 3 days a week so a majority of my workouts are inside.
Here are how I usually do:
1. stretching and rolling-I try and do this every day for 5-10 min in the morning and 5-10 min at night and the more the week of a race.
2. Core work-I have slowly gotten back into this! For about 5 min a day, I will do just core work (crunches, planks, Russian twists, etc). The more I stick with this, the stronger my core feels and the less issues I have with my hip flexors
3. Yoga-I try and do a runner’s yoga or flexibility yoga 1 time a week. I have the DVD or follow along on a streaming episode. Easy and it feels so good!
4. PiYo-I have raved about this set of workout DVDs and I can’t get enough of them!! Short in time but great in workout intensity! I am hoping to keep this out to keep helping with my speed
5. Biggest Loser weight workout DVD-I used to do this 2 times a week but with Piyo I have cut it down to once every other week. It is another short workout but packs a large punch. It requires handweights but that’s really all.
What are some of your favorite indoor workouts?
Living in California, I do not have to deal with real winter weather. My favorite time to run is winter because it is usually in the 40s (sometimes even the 30s!) when I go for an early morning run. However it has been raining more lately (we need the rain!) so sometimes my workouts have to be inside. Anyways, I usually only get outside to run 3 days a week so a majority of my workouts are inside.
Here are how I usually do:
1. stretching and rolling-I try and do this every day for 5-10 min in the morning and 5-10 min at night and the more the week of a race.
2. Core work-I have slowly gotten back into this! For about 5 min a day, I will do just core work (crunches, planks, Russian twists, etc). The more I stick with this, the stronger my core feels and the less issues I have with my hip flexors
3. Yoga-I try and do a runner’s yoga or flexibility yoga 1 time a week. I have the DVD or follow along on a streaming episode. Easy and it feels so good!
4. PiYo-I have raved about this set of workout DVDs and I can’t get enough of them!! Short in time but great in workout intensity! I am hoping to keep this out to keep helping with my speed
5. Biggest Loser weight workout DVD-I used to do this 2 times a week but with Piyo I have cut it down to once every other week. It is another short workout but packs a large punch. It requires handweights but that’s really all.
What are some of your favorite indoor workouts?
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