Spring BREAK at the park - don't forget your kettlebell

Get outside and TRAIN! Go to the park or local school playground (not during school hours of course), and try this workout. Don't forget your kettlebell!

Stretch

Warm-up:
(perform the following for 4 rounds without setting the kettlebell down) 

• kettlebell swings x 25
• active rest (standing upright, take the kettlebell in circles around your waist, arms extended, passing from hand to hand) for 30-60 seconds

Workout:

• mountain climbers x 20 (10 each leg)
• push-ups x 20 (most difficult version you can complete the reps)
• your choice: swing from bar to bar on the monkey bars (the full length), max chin-ups, or body rows
• jumps x 10 (jump up on park bench or other sturdy object and back to the ground as explosively and controlled as possible)  NOT READY for jumps?  Try lunges instead.
• sprint 50 yrds
• rest 60-90 seconds
• REPEAT circuit for 20 minutes

Stretch

Couch POTATO routine

Perform the following routine during the commercial breaks of your favorite sitcom.

Stretch (during the first set of commercials)

Workout

• 2nd set of commercials: perform as many push-ups as you can
• 3rd set of commercials: perform as many prisoner squats as you can
• 4th: hold the plank for as long as you can, rest, and repeat until sitcom returns
• 5th: perform as many burpees or jumping jacks as you can
• REPEAT unitil sitcom ends

Stretch