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Jan 11
Get the clothes that are hanging on that treadmill off and make use of it! I guess treadmills are okay after all…
At one point, I told you to get rid of your treadmill, but on second thought, you may just want to use it for this cool workout.
Recently I was traveling and hotel gyms are notorious for having only cardio equipment. I don’t like to waste my time on those, I’d prefer to do body weight exercises for a killer workout.
(Traveling with teenagers proves to be a little difficult for an early riser such as me. I wanted to get up early to train and let my kids sleep a little. Once I discovered this cool circuit that I wanted to video tape I had to ask the GM of the hotel to tape me since my ‘hired help’, my 13 year old son, Sam, was still asleep.)
Check out this video to see how I use the treadmill to hit every body part, not just the lower body….
Here’s a list of the exercises I did:
Inverted row
Decline push up
Incline push up
Dip
Tri extension
Plyo squat jump
Bulgarian split squat weak
Bulgarian split squat strong
Squat lateral lunge lift weak
Squat lateral lunge lift strong
Calf raise weak
Calf raise strong
Wind shield wiper abs
Try 30 seconds of each exercise or 20 reps if you don’t have a stop watch. I did this circuit three times for an awesome full body workout.
PS If you do HIIT on your treadmill, you’re golden, it’s that long slow boring cardio that’s a major time waster and you’ll never meet your fitness and fat loss goals reading a magazine and barely breaking a sweat on it.
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Love this workout Shawna! We we at Emerald Lake Lodge recently and decided to head to the gym one afternoon, and there were only 2 treadmills, no weights. We each got on a treadmill, but after 5 minutes we blew the circuit – too much power running both at once! This workout would have been perfect :).
I get super frustrated when traveling and all I see are treadmills in a fitness center so I thought others probably feel the same. Glad this workout will be a keeper for you Lisa!
That’s just wicked Shawna! 🙂
@Humariah: Thanks girl. Appreciate that coming from a pro like you! =)
i really appreciate your continued motivation and ingenious workouts…i am also a trainer myself, i own a pilates fitness and nutrition studio where i teach body awareness and i have to say i think you’re really and truly great, it is refreshing to see others so dedicated..keep up the great work,,,,sincerely
xo carolan
@Carolan: Thanks so much! I’m sure your clients are lucky to have you since it looks like you’re constantly educating yourself. Here’s to dedication for our clients! Cheers to you!
Hey Shawna
Loved the video on non treadmill workout. I’m going to try it tomorrow. This is awesome. I would never had thought of incorporating those exercises in that manner. I am truly inspired. Thank you!
@Daniela: let me know what you think of the workout when you do it. Always great to change things up and this is def a change of pace for the usual treadmill workout.
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I can do this at home! great video.. very helpful…
How long will I see results if I’m gonna be doing it 3x per week?
hope someone could tell me. 🙂
thanks a lot,
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Hi Shawna, Great workout!! What if I can only make it through two circuits of this workout, obv. with working toward 3x. I know it counts, but would it be considered less efficient as far as results?
Also, what is the difference between “squat weak” and “squat strong”? And, “lift weak” and “lift strong”?
Bulgarian split squat weak
Bulgarian split squat strong
Squat lateral lunge lift weak
Squat lateral lunge lift strong
Thanks for your response, Shawna. Have a great day!! Becky
Becky
Thanks for the question. All I mean is to train the weak side first and then the strong side. I should have made that more clear.
Awesome workout! I will have to try it, with or without the treadmill!
From MIchele: Thank you, that was a great workout. I actually have used my treadmill for inverted rows and incline pushups in the past, this adds more stuff! I loved how you could see the manager in the background, taping! too funny!
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