Youve already made it to the final day of Week 1! Hope youre ready for afull-body strength workout, because thats exactly whats in store. And if you havent tried the bonus move yet, give it a shot today. Katie Thompson Next week well introduce a different bonus style, so this is your last chance with this particular protocol. Try staggering your feet one in front of the other (instead of stacking your feet)....
Were back today with abackand core workout that features a few moves you havent done before. One of the main benefits of building core and back strength isgood posture. Youre less likely to suffer a low-back injury or experiencelow-back painif youve got a strong core. Katie Thompson Theback and coreworkout below is for Day 9 of theSELF Better Together Challenge. Check out the full month of workouts righthere. Or go to the workout calendarhere....
Todaystotal-body strength workoutfeatures a few compound exercises. Compare that to, say, biceps curls or hamstring curls, which work muscles in isolation. Compound exercises are great because youre using your time most effectivelyworking out lots of muscles at once. Katie Thompson Dont forget to do a shortwarm-up first, then get started below. The total-body strength workout below is for Day 4 of theSELF Better Together Challenge. Check out the full month of workouts righthere....
Hey Team SELF, whos still with us?! We hope youre feeling strong and motivated. These two types of movements dont require external weight, either. Katie Thompson Today youll see just how using your bodyweight alone can be a tough enough challenge when pushing and pulling. Once you finish the circuit, take a stab at todays EMOM finisher too. Itll crunch your core and get your heart racing for a bit of a final cardio boost....
For the final day of ourSELF Better Together Challenge, well be doing a combination cardio strength workout. (Oh, you thought we wouldnt pull out all the stops for our grand finale?!) If you want another monthlong program, check out ourAt-Home Workout Challengefrom last spring. Katie Thompson If youre looking for more one-off workouts, you might search by workout throw in and body area targetedhere. And if you just want to chill the heck out, we recommend goinghere....
left!of our challenge, and today were focusing all weve got on a bodyweight cardio workout. You might just find you like it. Or go to the workout calendarhere. Katie Thompson If you havent signed up to receive daily emails, do thathere. Do each move below for your selected interval of work and rest. At the end of all the moves, rest for 60 seconds. Do the circuit 35 times. Then try the countdown finisher....
Tomorrow well start week four of the SELF Better Together Challenge. Can you even believe?! To finish out week three strong, well be completing a five-move strength building workout, no pun intended. Katie Thompson Lets get this started, Team SELF! Sure, a strength building workout can help you do more strength building workouts more easily. If thats your goal, awesome! But strength training has a bunch of other great benefits too....
Chances are, you already have an idea of how to do crunches. With that in mind, lets jump in to everything you better know about how to do crunches. Crunches are one of the most popular abs exercises around, and theyre considered a foundational movement. Katie Thompson A foundational movement is a basic exercise on which it’s easy to build. (We provide directions for several types of crunches below.) Quick refresher: A basic crunch is a bodyweight abdominal exercise done while lying faceup on the floor....
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