YouTube Workouts on Vacation

This week is a bit hectic for the hubs and I. We will be staying with family at the lakehouse for a few days before we make the five-day trek back home. And did I mention we will have his/his parent's Jack Russell with us? We will. I love these trips, but the time before we go can be a bit crazy and fitting in a workout between unpacking, packing, visiting family, and sight-seeing can be difficult. These are the times that I turn to quick YouTube workouts the most.  

YouTube is a great place to go for free and up-to-date workouts. Anyone who has been reading this blog for more than a week knows that I love my YouTube, especially my YouTube workouts. This week is no different. I have been living off ten minute routines that can be fit in through out the day. Sure, a ten minute workout will not change my life, but a few quick workouts spread throughout the day is a whole lot better than nothing at all.

I have been going through a complete ab renovation starting last week, so it is no wonder that ten minute ab routines have become my healthy equivalent to bread and butter. This Cassey Ho Intense Ab Workout is two years old, ten minutes long, and fantastic. The workout is simple, quick, and can be done at home or while vacationing. All of these moves are things most people have done before and they will work all the different muscle groups of the torso. I would completely recommend doing this one before your dinner since it will help kick your metabolism up, but will not leave you as a pile of sweat who needs to re-beautify!

If you want to tone your whole body and help increase muscle definition, working opposing muscle groups is vital. For me, my ab crazed life must have some toning for the back. For that reason, I have fallen in love with Cassey Ho's Back On Fire Workout. The "On Fire" series is less than a month old, so there are plenty of fun, different workouts mixed into all of them. This workout could be done directly after the Ab workout, or another time throughout the day/week. Besides, who does not want a toned back that could rival the gorgeous Maggie Q's?

If you are ever stressed about your day and do not know how a workout, let alone life, will fit in, I would highly suggest completing a 10-minute morning yoga flow. Ten minutes is not much time to give up, but this time can do wonders for clearing your head and getting your day started on the right foot. I am always amazed how much better I feel and how much more time I seem to have after a quick morning yoga flow. This flow is great to do when you wake-up or before you go-to bed, depending on the time you find you get stressed the most. If you are really feeling super-human or super-stressed, try doing this upon waking and before sleeping. A relaxing yoga flow could completing change your day and your sleep!

This Tara Stiles flow is less than 6-minutes long and will help get your body ready for the day ahead!  

The Most Insane Ab Workout Ever

Oh goodness is that ab routine intense. I completed this insane workout this morning after deciding to give my abs a major facelift over the next month. There have been plenty (and I mean plenty) of ab workouts on P+K already, so I took my three favorites and created an ab workout that could leave grown men crying.  

The workout is comprised of two of P+K originals and one from Pumps and Iron. I love all three of these workouts and doing them together makes it all the better. The entire workout takes 33-35 minutes, depending on your warm-up time. Complete each workout once, without any breaks. Then, break for 1-minute between workouts 1 and 2, and 2 and 3.

This workout is intense, but not terrible. The cardio training will help burn fat and increase your daily metabolic rate while the strength and resistance training will work all areas of your abs. This multi-workout will increase back, leg, and upper arm strength as well!

I suggest completing this workout at least 2-3 times per week for a total ab makeover!  

Workout 1: Crunch Free Core Workout

This workout is intense. To make it play a little better with the two others, I did some minor tweaking. Only warm-up for 1-2 minutes as needed, then complete two circuits with a one minute break between each.  Since we will be doing more Superman/Bananas in other workouts, swap out Superman/Banana with 1-minute Plank Toe Rolls.

Once both circuits are complete, rest for one minute, then go on to workout 2.  

Workout 2: Ten Minute Abs

This workout is great on it's own, but add it to our insane ab cocktail and you have a powerhouse. Complete the entire workout as directed, then rest for 1-minute and go on to workout 3.  

Workout 3: 8-Minute Abs 2.0

Nicole over at Pumps and Iron created an incredible 8-Minute Ab routine that is great on it's own, but goes perfectly as the finale of this Insane Ab Workout. Complete each exercise as Nicole directs, then cool down and stretch.