Fitness Friday + Basketball Court Workout
| July 20, 2012 | Posted by Madeline @ Food, Fitness, and Family under Cardio, Circuits, FitFluential, Fitness Friday, Running, Weekly Workouts |
WOO!!! It’s Friday! I am on a perpetual weekend here in Arizona but I still get excited for the actual weekend 
It’s been another great week of workouts. I have been definitely enjoying time with my family but it has been nice being able to sneak off and get a good sweat session in 
Without further ado, another Fitness Friday is here!
SUNDAY
Sunday I did a 4-mile run around my parent’s home in central Phoenix. There is an awesome canal path that runs for miles! The interesting thing to note in the above picture is the humidity … do you see it?? It was 65% humidity in PHOENIX. That is so rare and I was hot. I thought I had left the moisture back in Georgia but boy was I wrong!
MONDAY Scheduled rest day. I had to work Monday morning so I was on my feet most of the day. My legs were pretty heavy from going hard last week so I knew it was time for a rest.
TUESDAY Unschedule rest day. My aunt and grandmother left early Tuesday morning so my normal gym time went out the window. I had planned on taking a CrossFit class at the local Lululemon with my friend Kelley but she had to cancel last minute. I was kind of relieved
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday I ran for 30 minutes on the treadmill and felt pretty good. I almost got to 3.3 miles for an average of 9:10/mile. After running I did Meg’s “Butt Kicker Leg Workout” and it did just that I am STILL feeling it today!
THURSDAY
I started with a slow, easy mile on the treadmill to warm-up my legs. Then I hit the basketball court for an AWESOME workout! After smoking my legs and knocking out some cardio I did some planks to help keep the core tight
AND here is the workout I promised you…
Do each move for the length of the basketball court. Backpedal your way back to the start.
Butt Kicks
Carioca (right)
Carioca (left)
Side Shuffle (Right)
Side Shuffle (Left)
High Knees
Bear Crawl
Straight Legs
Skipping
Broad Jumps
**Rest 1-2 Minutes
Do 4 there-and-back sprints. Rest 3o seconds between each sprint.
Rest 2 minutes.
**Do the whole thing 2 times through!
Today is another busy and fabulous day in Arizona! My niece has a play this afternoon and Emmie and I are spending the evening with my dad. Happy Friday friends!
What was your favorite workout this week?
Fun workout!!! And I gotta say that you look SUPER fit and strong in that side plank picture. Hot hot hot!
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Thanks lady! I am FEELING strong
And I think Boot Camp will take it to another level!
I just played basketball for the first time in years last night! I’ll have to write down this BBall workout for the next time I hit the court (I sound so awesome when I use Bball slang lol).
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keep up the good work, girl! love it!
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I love the basketball court workout. I’m going to have to give that a try. I’m tempted to do it on an outdoor court here…I’ll look like a fool, but there’s nothing better than an outdoor workout.
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Love this workout! I can’t wait to try it
Can’t wait to see you soon!
Looks like a fun workout! Pinned!
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That looks like an intense workout!! I don’t have access to a basketball court, but there’s a playground near my house I might have to try it out on!
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Let me know if you try it!!
Today I went to my local pool for a swim workout. I swam for about 45 minutes, which is longer than I thought I would last. I just swam until I was tired and then swam some more. My arms are like jello now! It was a great cardio workout and I really felt it in my upper AND lower body afterwards.
Swimming is an AWESOME workout! Way to get it!
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I love doing those gym workouts with my Total Body Conditioning Class to mix it up a little–this past week I had them run around with basketballs over their heads for a lap, then dribble for one lap, then repeat! My favorite workout this week was a 3 mile run to the beach because the view there is a great reward. Love your blog!!
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