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Spring Forward to Action 30-Day Challenge – Day 18: Circuit Training

Remember, you need to be sure to hydrate before, during and after your workout. Set aside about 30 to 35 minutes. You will be performing circuit training today and there will be no more than 30 second breaks between your different exercises. Take a deep breath and have a drink of water! Let’s get started!

Begin your workout by marching in place. Put on some music with a good beat. This can help you march. As you march, swing your arms forwards and back lightly. You are trying to get your heart rate up and warm up your body. Perform this for about 2 minutes. Then perform the following routine. If you need to review the exercises, go back to previous workouts on Day 4 for instructions.

  • March in place for 2 minutes, swinging arms lightly
  • Calf Raises – 30
  • Jumping Jacks – 1 minute
  • 7-7-7s
  • March in place – 1 minute
  • Ball Squats – 11 Reps
  • Jumping Jacks – 1 minute
  • Calf Raises – 30
  • March in place – 1 minute
  • 7-7-7s
  • Jumping Jacks – 1 minute
  • Ball Squats – 12 Reps
  • March in Place – 1 minute
  • Calf Raises – 30
  • March in place – 1 minute
  • 7-7-7s
  • Jumping Jacks – 1 Minute
  • Ball Squats 13 Reps
  • March in Place – 1 minute
  • Stretch out thoroughly – review stretches on Day 3 & Day 5 for ideas

Whew – and you’re done. That’s a pretty intense workout. If you only took 30 second interval breaks, you are probably feeling pretty hot and pretty sweaty. Be sure not to skip your stretching. It’s important that you give your muscles some recovery time so you can avoid stiffening up.

Continue to hydrate throughout the day.

For your journal, use this fitness thought for the day: The cumulative effect of working out regularly is ….

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.