Gettin' Fit & Healthy with Rickie

  Spring shake up     or should that be shape up...     The arrival of spring leads us to spring clean up or refresh whether that be in our homes, garages, storage, life or your workout routine?!?!  It's time (overdue actually) for a fresh workout for you, me, anyone and everyone. I am not going to waste words but I do want to remind everyone it is important to have a regular fitness/exercise program throughout the year not just for certain seasons, holidays, events, etc.  We need to take care of our bodies like we would a high performance car.  Now with that said here is a new workout featuring Tabata style cycles and H.I.I.T.  Keep in mind make it your own, adjust what you need to fit your lifestyle and fitness level. Strength cycles: each cycle contains two exercises, perform each exercise for 20 seconds and recover for 10 seconds.  Repeat each cycle 4x thru (adjust as you need). Please watch the demo video at the bottom of this post...

  Tabata training...what is it?       You may have come across Tabata training while doing searches for home workouts or HIIT workouts, it is a type of HIIT workout with higher intensity. It was developed by Dr. Izumi Tabata in 1996, hence the name, to train Olympic speed skaters.  You don't have to be an Olympian or speed skater, it can be a great addition to your workout for variety and calorie burning in a short amount of time.  Tabata involves 20 seconds of full intensity and 10 seconds of recovery for 8 cycles. The workout below is a HIIT workout with Tabata.  Give it a try and adapt it to your fitness level and time.     I chose to have 2 moves in my Tabata circuits, you will go through each circuit 4x followed by a short recovery (no more than 30 seconds) and some strengthening exercises.     See the video link below for demonstration.  ENJOY!!!     Tabata circuit #1       20 seconds fu...