Victoria Pendleton is encouraging us to make the most of International Fitness Week
Day six of International Fitness Week is Top 20 Workout Day.
Start your weekend off with a little inspiration from Fitness First’s list of Top 20 workouts.
Each exercise on the list works specific muscles and carries certain benefits.
The list is bound to have a workout for everyone with its wide variety of routines, so keep up your momentum and grab your workout gear for Saturday’s Top 20 Workout Day.
Fitness First’s Top 20 workout list allows you to tone up, lose weight, and improve fitness by presenting you with a plethora of exercises using either fitness equipment or choreographed body movements and positions. The list contains exercises that tone your legs, bum, and stomach; help you burn calories; and amp up your cardio routine. You can choose which workouts match your interests and fitness goals.
Instead of tackling the whole list at once, start off by trying a few different ones. Below are in-depth descriptions of three selected Top 20 exercises:
Squat with knee ups:
Sets: 2, Reps: 20Stand with your feet at shoulder width apart. Put your arms behind your head, interlace your fingers, and stick your elbows straight out. Bend your knees to lower your body as though you are going to sit on a chair. Sink lower until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Return to starting position by pressing through your heels. Raise your left knee to your right shoulder. Lower your leg back to standing position. Repeat the squat with your right knee to your left shoulder to complete the rep.
Cable lunge row:
Sets: 2, Reps: 20
Lunge back and ensure that your front knee does not go over your toes. Stay in a lunge position and keep your chest up and stomach tight as you pull back the cables. Row while in the lunge position to receive a greater burn and remain in the lunge for a longer time period.
Treadmill:
Avoid running in the cold weather, and get ready to sweat on the treadmill. Running on the treadmill enables you to strengthen your muscles, burn calories, increase endurance, and boost your speed.
Make use of intervals by rotating between running at a moderate pace for three minutes to running at a faster pace for another couple of minutes. Utilizing intervals has been proven to reduce belly fat.
Increase the incline on the treadmill or pump your arms while running to build your muscles.
Turn up the tempo to a pace slightly higher than the pace you normally run at to become a faster runner.
As these are only a few workouts to try, make sure to stop by Fitness First on Saturday to check out the complete Top 20 workout list.
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