The Great Route 66 Skipping Act Workout est 28 min
2012
This skipping based workout has 10 rounds and even though it is skipping based, if you can not skip for any reason, you can alternate the skipping for another cardio based exercise, such as high knees or mountain climbers. I will admit that I overindulged over the holiday season and I was feeling it. ..and to boot, the evening before doing this workout I ate a huge bowl of salty popcorn, which I love.. and among other stuff. yikes! I was feeling it but I also knew that a longer cardio based workout was going to make me feel so much better afterwards. It did. It can be tempting to avoid doing workouts if you have over indulged, but trust me, you will feel so much better afterwards. Your metabolism will be boosted and it leaves you wanting to eat healthier.
This is a great cardio rich, slimming type of workout and I feel so much better and almost back to myself today. It’s New years tonight, so one more night of indulging.. but I am sure most of us are in the same boat. I will try to keep it as healthy as possible, and you do the same! ..and then right back into our healthy lifestyle, right? right!
For this workout there are 10 rounds. Each round has 3 exercises.
The first exercise is always 66 skips.
The second exercise changes for each round, but there is always 20 reps of it.
The third exercise is always 12 ab pulses with a medicine ball.
The workout is a time challenge, but the priority is to keep good form. Keeping good form makes the exercises more effective and makes it so that you have less chance of any injury.
It took me 27 min and 32 secs to complete, but I am sure I can do it quicker. I may have to try it again. 😉
The Great Route 66 Skipping Act Workout
Workout Breakdown
66 Skips
20 reps of the exercise listed below
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
These are the exercises to do for the 2nd exercise of each round:
- Double Crunches
- 90 Degree Crunches with Medicine ball
- Passing Ball with Swiss ball
- Heel to Heel Touch
- Medicine Ball Circle Plank
- Leg Raise with Swiss ball and Toe Touch
- One Leg Toe Touch
- Bridge on Swiss ball with Medicine ball Chops
- Butt Lift, Star Crunch
- Russian Twist with Medicine ball
To be more explicit, it goes just like this:
66 Skips
20 Double Crunches
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 90 Degree Crunches with Medicine ball
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 Passing Ball with Swiss ball
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 Heel to Heel Touch
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 Medicine Ball Circle Plank
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 Leg Raise with Swiss ball and Toe Touch
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 One Leg Toe Touch
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 Bridge on Swiss ball with Straight Medicine ball Chops
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 Butt Lift, Star Crunch
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
66 Skips
20 Russian Twists with Medicine ball
12 Ab Pulses with Medicine ball
Workout on Video
Exercise Descriptions
Freestyle or Regular Skipping. Regular skipping is like jogging in place while jumping rope, jump once each rope turn with alternating legs.
Laying on ground, bring both knees and chest up to center then release and extend body, with torso and legs both extended but still off ground, arms are held outstretched along sides of body parallel to ground and stay in this position throughout movement. Repeat bringing both knees and upper body in and extending both back out.
Sitting on mat with legs and knees slightly bent, hold a medicine ball in hands outstretched held up high toward ceiling, lean back, keeping ball raised to ceiling and then sit up raising ball higher and pulse at halfway to almost sitting up position
90 Degree Crunches with Medicine ball
Lying on mat lift legs up at a 90 degree angle and bend knees so they also form a 90 degree angle (if you were turned upright you would look like you are sitting in a chair). Place medicine ball on top of shins and while holding up sandbag crunch body up with arms at side of body hands reaching out to touch the outer sides of your feet. Each touch to feet is one rep. Try to keep legs in 90 degree angles as much as possible
Lying face up on exercise mat with legs on ground and arms extended on ground above head, hold Swiss ball between feet and raise legs up, with Swiss ball between feet until legs are at 90 degrees and bottoms of feet are facing ceiling, reach up and take Swiss ball in hands and simultaneously lower Swiss ball back to ground behind head keeping arms fully extended throughout movement and legs also kept fully extended back down to ground. Then again simultaneously lifting arms, holding Swiss ball, and legs up until both are at center position extended out towards ceiling, Grab Swiss ball between feet and lower down to ground while simultaneously lowering outstretched arms back to ground overhead. Continue alternating movements passing the ball from feet to hands and back to feet and so on. Each time the ball touches the ground is one rep.
Lying with back on mat and legs bent and feet on ground shoulder width apart, crunch up and to right side reaching out right arm to touch the side of right foot, go back to start position and repeat movements on left side. Continue alternating sides each rep. Each foot touch is one rep.
Start in high plank (push up) position, supporting yourself with left arm, place your right hand on medicine ball and roll ball around in a huge circle formation always keeping it within reach. Make 3 circles and then roll it towards left hand and switch, this time supporting with right arm and using left hand to roll medicine ball around in circles. Each circle is one rep.
Leg Raise with Swiss ball and Toe Touch
Lie on back, and with arms outstretched behind head on floor. Lift legs with Swiss ball held between feet, so soles of feet are facing ceiling, then reach up with arms touching ball held between feet as high up on ball as you can reach. Then lower arms and legs with ball back down to ground. This is one rep.
Lying on mat with legs flat on ground and arms outstretched overhead near ground, lift one leg and both arms simultaneously, touch toe and then return arms and leg back down to ground and repeat lifting the opposite leg and alternate legs for each rep.
Bridge on Swiss ball with Medicine ball Chops
Get into bridge position with feet raised on Swiss ball and with Swiss ball rolled in close to body. Hold this position while holding medicine ball in arms extended overhead. Bring up medicine ball with extended arms towards ceiling and continue bringing ball down close to body, just a few inches away and then with arms always outstretched reverse the movement and bring ball back to ground behind head. This is one rep. Continue the chops with medicine ball while holding legs and butt up in bridge position and holding Swiss ball underneath as steady as possible.
Lying down with back on mat, lift legs straight up at a 90 degree angle, lift butt off ground, then open legs wide and crunching torso, reach hands close together through open legs as far as possible, bring torso back down and repeat keeping legs up at 90 degrees throughout movements.
Russian Twists with Medicine ball
Sitting on mat with legs extended and knees slightly bent and holding medicine ball close to one hip, raise legs up off ground and hold them a few inches off ground throughout movements. Twist torso to opposite side bringing medicine ball to opposite hip near ground. Continue twisting torso and bringing medicine ball down to alternating sides. Each touch down with medicine ball is one rep.
Happy New Year! Have a great workout!