You can change into your slimmer summer physique pretty quickly if you change your exercise regime to something new and different, something unfamiliar to your body, and do it consistently for 4 – 6 weeks.
Here are some great workouts to tune up for summer exposure.
1. Walk for 20 minutes at a moderate to intense pace, increasing your speed a little every five minutes or so. Then do one set of walking lunges (10 on each leg) bending deeply at the knee with each stride. Next, walk quickly for 5 minutes, and then repeat walking lunges. Repeat 5 minutes of fast walking, followed by walking lunges, 2 more times. Finish with two sets of 10 push-ups.
2. Do 10 abdominal crunches followed by 10 leg lifts on each side (lying on your side). Repeat three times. Then, do 25 jumping jacks followed by 30 seconds of running in place (kicking your knees up high). Repeat 3 times.
3. Walk for 5 minutes, jog for 2 minutes. Repeat 4-5 times.
4. Walk your heart out. Go for a 60-minute walk along the beach, in a lovely neighborhood, or hit the streets for an urban trek, but keep a steady, moderate-to-strong pace for the entire walk.
Make the above four workouts your "workout week" for the next 4 weeks and the prospect of putting on a bathing suit will make you smile.
Have a great summer,
Debbie Rocker
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