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Happy Friday!! I am so sorry for the lack of posts in February, I was going to try to post a bunch during reading week... I guess the week off got to me and flew by quicker than expected! I have an awesome workout for you to kick start your weekend! This workout should take approximately 20 minutes and will kick your butt by keeping your heart rate elevated! Have fun! Fabulous Friday Workout! Warm Up - 5 minutes Do something that will keep your heart rate elevated for five minutes! Skipping (with or without rope), jogging/running, stair running, jumping jacks, etc. You should be short of breath and feel like your body has warmed up by the end. Feel the Burn Interval Work - 4 minutes Set an interval timer for 8 rounds of 50 seconds (work interval) and 10 seconds (rest interval) 1) Mountain Climbers 2) Burpies with Push-Up 3) Reverse Lunge with High Knee (right leg only) 4) V-Sit Crunch Full Body Circuit - Strong to the Core 1) 20 Jack Squats 2) 15 Plank Jacks 3) 20 Surfers* 4) 10 Di...

In celebration of reaching 1000 "views" on Fit Your Life blog, I am posting an intense 100 Rep Workout! (Because 1000 reps would just be mean!)  We will be doing 10 reps of 10 dynamic exercises to give you an intense workout to start your week! Workout Complete 10 reps of each exercise consecutively with only a short break in between exercises. After you have completed all 10 exercises - take a 90 second break, then repeat the 100 reps!  Make sure to stretch after the workout! 1) Jump Squats   2) Mountain Climbers - 10/leg 3) Jumping Lunges (scissor jumps) - 10/leg 4) Plyometric Push-Ups (clap push-ups) Perform from knees or toes 5) Bicycle Crunches - 10/side 6) Jack Squats (jumping jack with squat) Add a wide-legged squat at "B" 7) Raised Legs Triceps Dip Feet can be raised onto a chair, coffee table, ball, or whatever else you have! 8) Reverse Crunches (bent knee leg drops - laying on back) 9) Reverse Push-Up This is a home-made reverse pushup bar - using a broom...