Enjoy Your Workout

Written by Mary Ellen Coffey

I've been enjoying this workout a lot lately, and I haven't had any problems with motivation, simply because I like it. I like running intervals on the treadmill, and I love kettlebell swings, so I put them together in one workout.

This is taken from a blog post I wrote last week:

"It's important to have an exercise routine you find enjoyable, so you'll be more likely to stick with it. I'm a big fan of kettlebell workouts, for the reason that it is an effective, efficient, and fun way for me to exercise. But, I enjoy training with kettlebells, and I don't think of it as exercise, but more as an interest, or even a hobby. We all need a workout routine in our lives that we take pleasure in, and keeps us fit both physically and psychologically."

Workout:

Treadmill - 15 minutes
3 min warm up
1 min run 3% incline - 5.4 mph
1 min run 4% incline - 5.4 mph
1 min run 5% incline - 5.4 mph
1 min walk 1% incline - 2.8 mph
Repeat two more times

Kettlebell Swings on-the-minute for 10 minutes:

20 swings otm w/20 kg - 5 minutes
10 swings otm w/24 kg - 5 minutes
150 total swings
20R 20L band one-arm chest presses in lunge position
15 band pull aparts
15R 15L pallof presses
Repeat three times
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Stretch and done