Well, yesterday was technically my "off" day but like the previous week I decided to throw in some cardio just so that I don't lose too much momentum. I find that if I take too much time off from working out that it's much harder to get back into the swing of things later on. Anyway, last week I did P90x's Intervals Plus+ workout which nearly put me in a coma. I had forgotten how difficult that workout was, and since Chalean's resistance workouts don't seem to have as much cardio side benefit as P90x I think that I might just take things down a notch. Plus, I didn't get home till late last night, so I wanted something short and sweet.
Well, nothing's shorter or sweeter than Tony Horton's 10 MINUTE TRAINER program. I think I've mentioned off-handedly before that I obtained the 10 Minute Trainer stuff a while back, and these quick workouts are great for days when you're short on time! Just 'cause they're short though does not make them easy!! Because you're only working out for 10 minutes, Tony (who's the same instructor from P90x) really works you hard.
Anyway, even though I've done a few of the 10 Minute Trainer workouts before, there are still some I haven't had a chance to check out yet. But last night I decided to do "10 Minute: Cardio", "10 Minute: Core Cardio", and then I also threw in at the end an ab workout from The Firm's 5 Day Abs video that I have.
For almost all of the 10 Minute Trainer workouts, they involve doing 10 different moves for 1 minute each. There may be a a couple seconds rest in between moves, but the clock doesn't start until the exercise itself starts....so the entire workout actually probably lasts closer to 11 minutes or so. Plus, they have a very quick warm-up and cool-down that you can do, but these are optional. The "Cardio" workout, which I've done before, is extremely effective for how fast it goes by. Since it usually takes a while to get a good sweat going, you might think that it's not all that difficult at first....but once you get to about the 7th or 8th minute the sweat starts pouring! And you can make it even harder if you want by wearing a belt that with a resistance band attached to it that you can hook up to a door frame. I haven't used that yet, but the workout is actually pretty effective as it is.
After I finished the "Cardio" workout, I then decided to try out "Core Cardio" for the first time. Some of these moves were similar to what was in the regular "Cardio" workout, but it was different enough to tell that the it was involving the core a bit more. Unfortunately though, I felt pretty wiped by about 1/2 way through it and quit early. I've only quit workouts before finishing a small number of times since I started P90x/ChaLean, but every now and then I just sorta shut down and can't make it through. Oh well! I guess it can happen to everyone from time to time.
Anyway, here's a breakdown of the 10 Minute Trainer "Cardio" and "Core Cardio" workouts (each move is 1 minute each):
CARDIO
2:00 - 0:00 Warm-Up (I’d recommend)
10:00 - 9:00 Combo Run
9:00 - 8:00 Warrior Lunges
8:00 - 7:00 Tires (like tire drills in football...sorta involves running with high, wide knees)
7:00 - 6:00 off The Line (like a football drill, pitter-pattering the feet...followed by some lateral side stepping)
6:00 - 5:00 Charlestown Kick
5:00 - 4:00 Circle Run
4:00 - 3:00 “The Gretch”
3:00 - 2:00 Defensive Slide (just a lateral side-stepping move like in bball drills)
2:00 - 1:00 Side Lunge - Side Kick
1:00 - 0:00 Hop Squat - Run Home
2:00 - 0:00 Cool down (I’d recommend)
CORE CARDIO - these all have weird names and are pretty hard to explain!
2:00 - 0:00 Warm-up (RECOMMENDED)
10:00 - 9:00 CRESCENT PRESS
9:00 - 8:00 OBLIQUE HOP SQUAT
8:00 - 7:00 TOWEL HOP SQUAT
7:00 - 6:00 THE BELLA TWIST
6:00 - 5:00 TWISTING SPRINTER
5:00 - 4:00 SPEED SKATER (I made it about halfway through this move before I had to bail on the rest of the workout)
4:00 - 3:00 LOADING DOCK
3:00 - 2:00 TRAVELING BODY BLOWS
2:00 - 1:00 ARC TWIST
1:00 - 0:00 REACHING SKATER
2:00 -0:00 COOL DOWN (RECOMMENDED)
Well, nothing's shorter or sweeter than Tony Horton's 10 MINUTE TRAINER program. I think I've mentioned off-handedly before that I obtained the 10 Minute Trainer stuff a while back, and these quick workouts are great for days when you're short on time! Just 'cause they're short though does not make them easy!! Because you're only working out for 10 minutes, Tony (who's the same instructor from P90x) really works you hard.
Anyway, even though I've done a few of the 10 Minute Trainer workouts before, there are still some I haven't had a chance to check out yet. But last night I decided to do "10 Minute: Cardio", "10 Minute: Core Cardio", and then I also threw in at the end an ab workout from The Firm's 5 Day Abs video that I have.
For almost all of the 10 Minute Trainer workouts, they involve doing 10 different moves for 1 minute each. There may be a a couple seconds rest in between moves, but the clock doesn't start until the exercise itself starts....so the entire workout actually probably lasts closer to 11 minutes or so. Plus, they have a very quick warm-up and cool-down that you can do, but these are optional. The "Cardio" workout, which I've done before, is extremely effective for how fast it goes by. Since it usually takes a while to get a good sweat going, you might think that it's not all that difficult at first....but once you get to about the 7th or 8th minute the sweat starts pouring! And you can make it even harder if you want by wearing a belt that with a resistance band attached to it that you can hook up to a door frame. I haven't used that yet, but the workout is actually pretty effective as it is.
After I finished the "Cardio" workout, I then decided to try out "Core Cardio" for the first time. Some of these moves were similar to what was in the regular "Cardio" workout, but it was different enough to tell that the it was involving the core a bit more. Unfortunately though, I felt pretty wiped by about 1/2 way through it and quit early. I've only quit workouts before finishing a small number of times since I started P90x/ChaLean, but every now and then I just sorta shut down and can't make it through. Oh well! I guess it can happen to everyone from time to time.
Anyway, here's a breakdown of the 10 Minute Trainer "Cardio" and "Core Cardio" workouts (each move is 1 minute each):
CARDIO
2:00 - 0:00 Warm-Up (I’d recommend)
10:00 - 9:00 Combo Run
9:00 - 8:00 Warrior Lunges
8:00 - 7:00 Tires (like tire drills in football...sorta involves running with high, wide knees)
7:00 - 6:00 off The Line (like a football drill, pitter-pattering the feet...followed by some lateral side stepping)
6:00 - 5:00 Charlestown Kick
5:00 - 4:00 Circle Run
4:00 - 3:00 “The Gretch”
3:00 - 2:00 Defensive Slide (just a lateral side-stepping move like in bball drills)
2:00 - 1:00 Side Lunge - Side Kick
1:00 - 0:00 Hop Squat - Run Home
2:00 - 0:00 Cool down (I’d recommend)
CORE CARDIO - these all have weird names and are pretty hard to explain!
2:00 - 0:00 Warm-up (RECOMMENDED)
10:00 - 9:00 CRESCENT PRESS
9:00 - 8:00 OBLIQUE HOP SQUAT
8:00 - 7:00 TOWEL HOP SQUAT
7:00 - 6:00 THE BELLA TWIST
6:00 - 5:00 TWISTING SPRINTER
5:00 - 4:00 SPEED SKATER (I made it about halfway through this move before I had to bail on the rest of the workout)
4:00 - 3:00 LOADING DOCK
3:00 - 2:00 TRAVELING BODY BLOWS
2:00 - 1:00 ARC TWIST
1:00 - 0:00 REACHING SKATER
2:00 -0:00 COOL DOWN (RECOMMENDED)
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