There are a few workout routines that I have been dying to do or cannot get enough of. It feels like every magazine, YouTube workout channel, and blog has been going crazy with workout videos since Bikini season is upon us. And of course, I have been going a bit crazy with the workouts I have been doing for that same reason. My 10K training is doing wonders for my torso (woohoo flat abs!), but these workout how-to's have been helping with everything else. Do not fret though, I have added in a must-do ab routine if abs are your trouble spot!
The Ultimate Arms and Abs Workout
Shape.com has put together an awesome workout for arms and abs. This routine is somewhere in between intense and not, and can suit most anyone's fitness goals. Fitness trainer, Jessica Smith, created this fast paced upper body workout, recommending that it be done two to three non-consecutive days a week. She also has some great tips for people who experience wrist pain while doing arm workouts- thank goodness!
This workout uses circuits in a fun way that I have never done before. Instead of doing every exercise and repeating that set, you have mini circuits with two exercises done twice. There are four circuits, eight moves total.
Alphabet Abs
I will first say that I hate, hate, hate abs routines that only work the upper abs. Apparently Cassey Ho is not a big fan of them either because this workout works both the upper and lower abs. The workout uses the letters of the alphabet to tone the abs, it is super fun and a bit educational! The workout is technically only two moves, but your draw out each letter of the alphabet in each move... It is intense!
Full Body Fat Incinerator
This is the only must-do workout on the list that will work the whole body. The entire workout only takes about ten minutes, so I would recommend doing this as a warm up before going on to another workout in the must-do series.
Amanda Russell created this quick, fat burning workout to be a quick cardio session that mixes fast-paced moves with holding poses. This workout, like all Amanda Russell workouts, it intense. Thank goodness Amanda believes in quick workouts as much as she does intense ones! This workout will be over quickly, but your body will be feeling it for a while!
Brazilian Booty
This booty workout is part of the 30 day butt challenge over on BeFit's YouTube Channel. The Brazilian Booty workout has tons of fun moves mixed with kick-boxing for a workout that will not be boring. I would totally recommend doing this workout, even if you are not doing the BeFit challenge with me. This guy will work your arms, back, and legs right along with your bum!
The Brazilian Booty workout would be a great follow-up for the Amanda Russell fat burner. Both will work your whole body (with some slight emphasis on the hind) and both will get that heart rate going!