Week ONE of the at-home workout

Well welcome! Here is week ONE of some new workouts for you! I know its hard to workout on your own, especially when you have children and it is difficult to get out of the house! I do apologize, I am actually working on my weight loss with you ladies on the page, so I am not the fittest... YET!

Now, I have to admit, at one point in my life I got so desperate and did a month to month personal trainer and while it had its ups, it really had its DOWN! So expensive, I had to drive to get there just to workout, sometimes my trainer wasn't even there! I vowed that day to remember every single workout we did and learn how to incorporate them in my own home and here I am today! I have a lot of workouts, some that lay me on my butt in a matter of minutes that I want to share to you!!

Sorry for the dorky photos.. I live in an 800 sq ft apartment so I do have less room but I make it happen! :)

For the first workout, my favorite is the 1. PLANK! Planks on elbows and toes is one of (I personally think) the BEST ab workouts cause you do it at your own pace and can do it very easily at home!

Try to hold it for a minimum of 30 seconds (60 seconds is the max) for 3-5 reps

For my second tip of the day is what I call the counter press. For this, you need a counter top about waist high. Stand back about a foot and a half so that if you were to fall forward and catch your hands on it, your hands will be in a push up against your chest. These are so much better than a push up because you can take in more air and are not slammed down against the floor. I personally like to push off so that I stand up and then drop forward in a push up and push off backwards again! 

Do at LEAST 3 sets of 10, at MOST 5 sets of 10.

For the third of the day is another great abs, I call it the leg twist! 

You may begin like this ANYWHERE! I do it on a bench  in the park next door but you can do it on a sturdy table, remove the couch cushions, or even a bench! To take this workout up a notch, step back into a lunge! But for now, begin like this and twist up...

LIKE THIS!

What you are accomplishing here is the obliqie abs! When you stand into a twist, you should be able to feel your obliques turning and the burn will begin quickly!Whichever leg you start is the way you turn into the twist! I like to do at least 3 set of 10 EACH leg!

And the last one of the week is the leg drop!

Don't mind my baby Boston Terrier in the back! He has to be everywhere I work out! This workout is AMAZING for the abs! All you need to do is have something you can hold your hands under so you do not pop up! For example, I use our bed since I can lock my hands underneath it and  keeps me floored on the.... floor! lol Make sure that your legs NEVER touch the ground, breath out as you drop your legs and breath in as you bring them up! To kick the workout up, rotate dropping legs as if you were riding a bike straight legged!! Hold in your abs as hard as you can! Another 3-5 sets of 10!

Make sure to breath through all these workouts! If you feel lightheaded or have a sharp pain, PLEASE STOP! Be kind to your body and don't overdo it! I like to rotate through this workout 5 times, I do a light job to begin the workout, and end the workout with lots of water and stretching! 

I hope that this weeks "Do it at home" workout has helped you! Feel free to let me know if this was helpful or if they helped you! See you next week!!!