Just 3 exercises are needed to get fit? Yes only 3 exercises are needed to get fit. It’s so simple most people won’t believe it. The 3 exercises are push ups, bodyweight rows (australian pullups) and squat thrusts.
Using these 3 exercises will work every major muscle group in the body as well as give you a great endurance workout.
Australian pullups are another name for bodyweight rows. Instead of hanging from a pullup bar overhead, the bar will be closer to hip height. As they become easier, a lower bar can be used to increase resistance.
Squat thrusts are a great conditioning/endurance workout that will really get your heart pumping. If you’ve never done squat thrusts before, don’t be surprised if you get winded after only doing a few of them.
I found out that NYC pools have free adult lap swim from July 5- August 31. Lap swim hours are (Early Bird hours: 7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m., Night Owl hours: 7:00 p.m.-Dusk). I decided to give it a try and got to the pool at 7:30am.
Today my shoulders didn’t feel that strong so I used a 20 lb. kettle bell to do C&P and then did my dead lifts. I was able to up my weight by 2 lbs. and not feel that it was too heavy. It’s funny. I remember when I was in my 20’s 81 lbs. didn’t feel this heavy.
This Active rest / Interval workout gives me a whole body workout while allowing me to recover from the previous day since it’s all bodyweight stuff. If I feel particulary week or sore in an area, I can reduce the angle or range of motion (R.O.M) on the exercises. One circuit will take you 3 minutes. Therefore, this workout will take you about 11-12 minutes. This workout is great to do with an interval timer.
Today’s smoothie recipe was delicious. It made aprroximately 16 oz. I used the fruit cup that the pears came in as my measuring cup. It was 4 oz. Try it and let me know what you think.
Today started off cloudy so I got ready to get to the pool. I’ve found that on cloudy days there are less people and kids at the public pools. Of course, as I was getting ready the sun started to come out.
Today was a light day. I wanted to rest up because I want to hit the pool tomorrow and get some laps in. I only did partial reps and a 1 arm hang on the pull up bar. I’m working a lot on pulling strength because that seems to be a weak link for me.
Headed out early to pickup my friend and we headed to the pool. We arrived at 9am and it wasn’t that crowded, but by 10am it was filling up quick.