This weekend gave me a chance to test out a couple new creative workouts. I was alone with the kids and the tail end of a cold so a class at the gym wasn't happening but the boys were up early and ready to get moving so we packed up and headed to the park. It works like this: me jogging with the youngest in a stroller, oldest is on his bike, cooler and snacks packed up and water bottles of course, (now that the midwest summer is upon us) and we set out for a local elementary school. Since kids are out for the summer and it was early on a Saturday morning, you are almost guaranteed to have the place to yourself! Ran and biked a mile to the school, the boys played for half hour and I invented all sorts of workouts using every piece of playground equipment I could find!
My 4 year old took this one for me :)
I have been working out on playground equipment since I was on my first maternity leave and would take the baby for a walk and park his stroller somewhere and jump all over the play set. I'm sure there were people driving by thinking I was a nut.
Some of my favs, all using the lowest step to the slide seen above:
1. Step ups, alternating legs
2. Tuck jumps, if the step is low enough! (pictured above)
3. Push ups
4. Tricep dips
Total workout, around 2 mile jog plus 20 min of high intensity playground craziness. I ended it with a couple of games of red light green light with the boys and then we ran up and down some hills and by the time we headed out on the mile jog home I was wiped out!
Plus, I'm pretty sure my kids get a huge kick out of watching me jump around :)
Weekend Workouts:
Saturday - playground
Sunday - Circuit class
Monday - early a.m. fusion class
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