tuesday trainer – equipment (trainer’s choice)

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I taught 2 hours of back to back Aqua Power yesterday.  I’m not telling you because it’s all that impressive.  I tell you because I want to educate you.  I think a lot of people judge water aerobics as being “not enough of a workout”.  I know I used to!

Let me tell you – my entire body is SORE today.  From head to toe, I got a wonderful workout!  If your gym offers Aquatics classes, TRY ONE!  They’re a wonderful cross-training tool and a great way to break up a monotonous fitness schedule.  Plus, they’re typically chockfull of feisty older ladies, who love to laugh.

That all has nothing to do with Tuesday Trainer.

Welcome to the 13th edition of Tuesday Trainer.  The theme for this week is Trainer’s Choice – Equipment!

A great week, because everyone submitted something a little different and there was such a DYNAMIC use of equipment!!   A weird week, as you’ll see down below.

Equipment featured:

• Bosu
• Body Bar
• Jump Rope
• Tennis Balls
• Medicine Ball (homemade, real and the new soccer ball kind, courtesy of Kirsten)
• TRX
• Pull-up Bar
• and, Stability Ball

SEE!!  That’s A LOT of equipment…..

…That most of you don’t have.  So that’s why were just doing more of a “Move Showcase” this week.  Rather than me come up with something that will have you racing around your gym in search of equipment, or that features equipment that most of you don’t have AT HOME, I’m just going to give the moves more of a spotlight.  So that’s why it’s a weird week.

To start us off, tiny trainer, Joaquin, is going to demonstrate a great warm-up, making his STUFT Mama proud!

And actually, Paige’s submission could be considered our workout for this week.  Check out this unique training tool!

 

 

 

So after you’ve run around a tennis court, jump onto your bike and go for a ride with James.

Weird week, right?

Move Showcase (in alphabetical order, by blogger’s name):

Blogger	Blog Name	Move
Allie	Colour Me Happy	Burpee To Pull-up
Heather	Better With Veggies	TRX Mountain Climber
Heather	Healthy With Heather	Chin-ups
Janetha	meals and moves	Side Lateral Raise, Single Arm Row
Katie	Yes I Want Cake	Wall Ball Shots
Kirsten	K Captures	Medicine Ball Torso Twist
Kristin	Eat Healthy, Be Happy, Live Well	Arnold Shoulder Press
Lindsay	Lindsay’s List	Oblique Plié Squat

 

So as you can see, we have lots of amazing moves this week (and lots of names that start with K).  Now, go below to see the move performed!  Quite well, in all cases, I might add!

The Moves

Side Lateral Raise – Janetha, mealsandmoves

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Single Arm Row – Janetha, mealsandmoves

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Oblique Plié Squat – Me

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Wall Ball Shots – Katie, yesiwantcake

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Arnold Shoulder Press – Kristin, eathealthybehappylivewell

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Chin-ups – Heather, healthywithheather

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TRX Mountain Climber – Heather, betterwithveggies

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Medicine Ball Torso Twist – Kirsten, kcaptures

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Burpee to Pullup – Allie, colourmehappy

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I love these people.  I’m so fortunate to “work” with them!  If you’d like to participate (and ANYONE CAN, blogger or not!), read on Thursday when I’ll post the theme for next week!!

Oh and there have been NO challenges to my Dance-Off Challenge.  Guess you guys are scared punks.  Yeah, I said it.  Step Up to the Streets, homey!

QUESTION:  Did you workout today?  What’d you do?

splendid…lindsay