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!  

Workouts for Travel

One of the biggest learning curves for me when I started working out was understanding how to workout when we travel. Since we travel a TON, this was quite the Achilles heal. But, I have realized that most hotel rooms give enough space for basic exercises and free wifi means free workout videos!

Bringing workout equipment or visiting a hotel gym are two fitness ice breakers I am a bit ashamed to say I have not accomplished. Sure, I will bring my tennies when there are definite plans for a run, but otherwise, I opt for a cute pair of heals over sneakers. That is why all of these workouts in our travel rundown can be done without equipment or shoes. See self, working out while traveling can be easy!

The Hotel Room Workout

Let's start with a workout that was, literally, made for hotel rooms.  

Duration

The entire workout should take about 15-minutes.  

Works

The workout is great for the core and legs. There are plenty of planks in this exercises and nothing takes lots of movement or space. There are six exercises, ranging in time from 30 seconds to two minutes. Only one circuit is needed to burn 100+ calories!

Workout to Reduce Bloating

There are two parts of a tropical vacation that I hate 1) leaving 2) having that post-airplane bloat. This workout cannot solve problem one, but thank goodness, it pulverizes problem two! 

Duration

20-minutes that can count as a cardio workout but will not take up the usual cardio workout space.  

Works

This workout gets to the core with some nice twists and jumps.  

Commercial Break Workout

Since this workout is for commercials, it does not take up much space and can either be completed while watching commercials or all together in a circuit. The Elevated Push-Ups can be done on a chair, or even by dangling those tootsies off your bed.

Duration

This workout was made to be completed during the commercials of one, 30-minute show. If you are watching something a bit longer, you can always double-up for a bit more of a burn. The workout will take 16-minutes if done as a complete workout without commercial breaks. 

Works

There are four circuits, each working a different area for a full body workout. It will really get legs, arms, and the lower abs.  

Plank Workout

Planks are one of my favorite exercises while traveling. They can be done about a million different ways and work the entire body. These guys also only take up as much space as we do, horizontally.  

Duration

Depending on how long you hold each pose, the entire plank-tastic workout should take about 15-minutes.

Works

This will works the arms and core like madness. The down dog stretches between each exercise will strengthen the back while stretching the legs.  

Arms Like Michelle Obama

Get ready to wear those strapless dresses and adorable tanks to your hearts desire! A few rounds of these and your arms will have no jiggle left.  

Duration

The entire workout will take about 25-minutes. If you want to increase the burn, hold each pose for ten seconds longer. To reduce the exercise time, hold each pose for five seconds less than directed. 

Works

Your arms. All of them. Everywhere.