Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy New You Day!

This morning, I ran. Negating all responsibility, I simply took off through the neighborhood. Each time I got tired and didn't want to continue, I hit pushups until I burned out, then followed it with crunches until I burned out. I would then take 30 seconds to pace slowly, breathe deeply and allow my heart rate to settle a bit. Then.. YOU GUESSED IT! back to the running! This gave me an idea for a simple cardio program YOU can do AT HOME! 

Clear some floor space in your living room, tune the tube to your favorite channel and set a timer or watch a clock. For 15 minutes, continue moving! 

*Run in place, drawing your knees high (C'mon, don't cheat it. Lift the knees with some enthusiasm).
*After 5 minutes of running in place, drop and execute 20 pushups (if you're advanced, make it it 35), followed by 20 crunches (if advanced, 35)
*Immediately following this drill, rest for 30 seconds, placing your hands behind your head and walking around slowly.
*Repeat. Don't stop for 15 minutes!

If you happen to catch this post today, you can execute this before the day's end and give your new year's resolution some validity!

LET'S GET FIT! 

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