The world, my butt and my son.

backonpointe:

May includes a special calendar for people participating in the Pull-Up Challenge to keep you from overtraining!

The directions are simple: find the current date on the calendar, see what workout(s) it asks for, and pick one from each section listed for that date.

For example, if today it says “Arms” and “General,” I’d find an arm workout and a general workout to do today. (The Endurance Calendar also has “stretch” as a category; I do not have any stretching routines, but simply take about ten minutes to stretch out and relax when stretching is called for, or try a yoga video online.)

If you’d like to write about your experiences during the month or see how others are doing, please use the tag “BoP: May”. By all using this tag, we can see what others are doing during the month and send others encouragement along the way. Let’s all support each other on our journeys! (If you’re not on Tumblr but still use these calendars, feel free to update us on the Back On Pointe Facebook Page or the Back On Pointe Fitocracy Group!)

During the month, remember that you should take as many rest days as you need, modify any workouts that you cannot do, stay hydrated, get more low-intensity cardio, and eat well.

Have fun!

p.s. Any of the calendars can be modified. If you are training for a half-marathon, feel free to count that as your cardio on cardio days. If you’re sore in the arms from helping a friend move, substitute a butt workout instead. It’s all about you!

Arms

• Lean Arms Workout v.1
• Lean Arms Workout v.2
• Tone Those Triceps!
• Weight-Free Arms
• Arms Workout
• All About Arms
• Dumbbells, Smart Arms
• Beginner Arms
• Load Your Guns

Legs

• Inner Thigh Toner
• Tame Those Thighs
• Kill Those Legs!
• Your Best Butt
• Thigh Toner
• Dancer’s Legs Workout
• Legs Workout
• 5 Minute Butt Blaster
• Legs For Days
• Shapely Squats
• Beach Babe Booty
• Get Those Glutes
• Love Your Legs

Abs

• All-Over Abs
• 1-2-3 Ab Workout
• Quick Challenge
• I Seek Obliques
• Abs Challenge
• Intense Abs
• Waist Trimmer
• Ballet Abs
• Flat Abs Workout
• Lower Ab Attack
• Easy Abs
• Core Work for Beginners
• Waist Well-Wisher

General

• Jump-Free Workout
• Student Workouts
• Wake Up Warm Up
• Full Body Meltdown
• Absolute Beginner Workout
• Fat Blaster
• Quiet Workout
• Coffee Break Workout
• All-Over Workout
• Whole Body Workout
• Morning Angel Workout
• No Space? No Problem!
• Basic Dumbbell Workout
• Full Body Workout
• One-Song Workouts
• 50 Up, 50 Down
• Morning Workouts
• Leveled Workouts
• Count Up, Count Down
• Strength and Cardio
• Water Bottle Workout
• Workout Challenge for the Absolute Beginner
• Extreme Bodyweight Workout
• Throw Pillow Workout
• Dumbbell Destroyer

Challenges

• Weather Workout
• Quick Workout
• Digital Clock Workout
• Challenge
• Challenge
• Challenge
• Challenge
• Challenge

Cardio

• Leveled Cardio
• One-Room Cardio
• All-Cardio Challenge
• Cardio Circuit
• Killer Kardio
• Beginner Cardio
• Kick-It Cardio!
• Basic Cardio

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

• One Room HIIT
• 20-Minute HIIT
• Interval for Beginners
• Interval Running

(Source: thatu, via 10000steps)

curvecreation:

This is so fucking accurate its not funny

(Source: consultingmongoose, via ahealthynewbeginning)

berryhealthy:

sleek & slender abs with karena! repeat 3 times

tipsy warm up - standing with dumbbells to your side, rock back and forth keeping your hips stationary, activating the core muscles warming them up for your workout.
knee up crossover - standing with one hand pressed above you, and the other one to your side (dumbbells in hand) twist to one side, lifting that knee up while bringing your elbow down to meet in front of you. return to standing and repeat.
cat crunch - in a plank position, begin with arching your back and pulling your knee towards your face while contracting your abs. fully extend your leg back, using both your abs and your low back moving as slowly as possible.
cinch it - in a plank position slowly rotate your hips side to side while keeping your shoulders in line above your elbows on the mat. be sure to touch your hip on the ground before changing direction!
plank kicks - hold a plank position for a 5 count, then lift one leg slightly up and hold for 5, kick it out to your side and hold for 5, then bring it back in and hold for 5 before dropping it back down to the ground. repeat for each side.
tabletop crunch - a 3 part crunch move, begin on your back with your legs in tabletop position. with your dumbbell in your hands, crunch up and place the dumbbell on top of your shins being careful not to let it fall. slowly lay back down before crunching back up to take the dumbbell and lay back down extending your legs straight out in the air!
basic crunches - on your back, lift your shoulders off the ground by contracting your core.
the butterfly - sitting up balancing on your bum, slowly flutter your legs, bringing one heel to the ground while the other is lifted up to eye level and alternate!

(via healthyyy-is-the-goal)

onefitmodel:

train like an olympian | do each exercise intensely for 30 seconds. move onto each move with little or no recovery time in between. once you’ve completed all the moves (4 minutes total) take a 60-90 second break and repeat set 2 to 3 more times.

(Source: berryhealthy, via ericalovesexercise)