Shape your legs, booty, & abs and boost your fat loss with this quick & effective workout! 💪💦 Do 4 rounds of 50/10 intervals (50 seconds max reps, 10 seconds recovery). Be sure to switch sides each round for the single arm Burpees and change direction for the ball toe-taps. If you don't have a ball, just tap up on a stack of books or a couch. 💦Tag someone you challenge to get moving with you today! 💦 🌟 Single-arm tuck jump Burpee
🌟 Weighted squat jump, pendulum squat
🌟 Ball toe-taps

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Legs & Booty HIIT Workout Circuit

Shape your legs, booty, & abs and boost your fat loss with this quick & effective workout! 💪💦 Do 4 rounds of 50/10 intervals (50 seconds max reps, 10 seconds recovery). Be sure to switch sides each round for the single arm Burpees and change direction for the ball toe-taps. If you don’t have a ball, just tap up on a stack of books or a couch. 💦Tag someone you challenge to get moving with you today! 💦 🌟 Single-arm tuck jump Burpee
🌟 Weighted squat jump, pendulum squat
🌟 Ball toe-taps

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Who wants a strong upper body and core?To gain upper body strength fast, hold your push-up for 5-10 counts at the lowest point. Move to child's pose and repeat for 10 reps, 3 sets. Advanced: make it a single-leg reverse push up. Down slowly for 4 counts, push-up explosively and repeat. 💪💦 #shoulders #sixpack #SweatWithJ #homeworkouts

Amp Up Your Push-Up!

Who wants a strong upper body and core?To gain upper body strength fast, hold your push-up for 5-10 counts at the lowest point. Move to child’s pose and repeat for 10 reps, 3 sets. Advanced: make it a single-leg reverse push up. Down slowly for 4 counts, push-up explosively and repeat. 💪💦 #shoulders #sixpack #SweatWithJ #homeworkouts

This workout is legs and butt sculpting gone wild! And your abs totally get in on the action too! Score! Your muscles will be on fire and sweat will be dripping!

TRX Lower Body Workout

12 single leg squats (L)
1 min squat jumps (second exercise demonstrated)
12 single leg squats (R)
1 min squat jumps
12 Bulgarian spit squats (L)
1 min squat jumps
12 Bulgarian split squats (R)
1 min squat jumps
12 crossed leg single leg squats (L)
1 min squat jumps
12 crossed leg single leg squats (R)
1 min squat jumps
12 floating leg single leg knee tuck (tuck leg that is in the strap) (L)
12 floating leg single leg knee tuck (tuck leg that is in the strap) (R)
1 min squat jumps
12 hamstring curl with fly
1 min squat jumps

1-2 minutes rest at end of circuit. Repeat circuit 1-4 times. Happy sweating!

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TRX Lower Body Workout

This workout is legs and butt sculpting gone wild! And your abs totally get in on the action too! Score! Your muscles will be on fire and sweat will be dripping!

TRX Lower Body Workout

12 single leg squats (L)
1 min squat jumps (second exercise demonstrated)
12 single leg squats (R)
1 min squat jumps
12 Bulgarian spit squats (L)
1 min squat jumps
12 Bulgarian split squats (R)
1 min squat jumps
12 crossed leg single leg squats (L)
1 min squat jumps
12 crossed leg single leg squats (R)
1 min squat jumps
12 floating leg single leg knee tuck (tuck leg that is in the strap) (L)
12 floating leg single leg knee tuck (tuck leg that is in the strap) (R)
1 min squat jumps
12 hamstring curl with fly
1 min squat jumps

1-2 minutes rest at end of circuit. Repeat circuit 1-4 times. Happy sweating!

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Try this 5 minute core-sculpting plank sequence to build rock hard abs. The plank is one of the best exercises for a toned stomach because it works all the muscles of your core, especially the rectus abdominus (the “six-pack” muscles). Planks cause 100% activation of your six-pack muscle, whereas crunches cause only 64% activation.

ADVANCED: Perform the entire sequence for the stated time without rest.
ADVANCED-INTERMEDIATE: Perform the entire sequence for the stated time with 10 seconds rest in between each segment.
INTERMEDIATE: Perform the entire sequence with no rest but reduce the time in each segment to 20-30 seconds.
BEGINNER: Perform each segment in the sequence for 10-20 seconds per segment and take rest as needed.

This is a great quick ab routine to throw in to your workouts. Or drop down right now in your office or at home and do it! Keep consistent with it and you will see results! Note: If you have wrist issues, you can do forearm plank or you can grip a set of dumbbells.

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Awesome 5 Minute Ab Sculpting Plank Sequence

Try this 5 minute core-sculpting plank sequence to build rock hard abs. The plank is one of the best exercises for a toned stomach because it works all the muscles of your core, especially the rectus abdominus (the “six-pack” muscles). Planks cause 100% activation of your six-pack muscle, whereas crunches cause only 64% activation.

ADVANCED: Perform the entire sequence for the stated time without rest.
ADVANCED-INTERMEDIATE: Perform the entire sequence for the stated time with 10 seconds rest in between each segment.
INTERMEDIATE: Perform the entire sequence with no rest but reduce the time in each segment to 20-30 seconds.
BEGINNER: Perform each segment in the sequence for 10-20 seconds per segment and take rest as needed.

This is a great quick ab routine to throw in to your workouts. Or drop down right now in your office or at home and do it! Keep consistent with it and you will see results! Note: If you have wrist issues, you can do forearm plank or you can grip a set of dumbbells.

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MOTW - Squat With Lateral Leg Raise.  Moves that challenge multiple body parts at once are a time-saving trick that helps you squeeze an effective workout into a hectic schedule. This great move engages the entire lower body. The squat is the king of all compound movements. It works your quads, core, abs, back, glutes, hamstrings, and calves. Adding a lateral leg raise, amps it up even more! The lateral raise will also work your abductor muscles, which are extremely important for daily activities and sports. This is a great move for ski conditioning! Also…it’s a super effective exercise for toning the hip area (goodbye saddle-bags)! Join me on Facebook and YouTube (link in bio) for workouts, fitness & health tips, motivation, & healthy meal plans.

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Technique:

1) Begin with your feet hip width apart. Chest up and shoulder’s down and back (not up by your ears). Keep your core tight. Press your buttocks back as if you are going to sit down in a chair. Track over the 2nd and 3rd toe as you squat (don’t let your knees cave in). 2) On the upwards portion of your squat, raise your leg laterally with your toe pointed downwards. Heel is in line with the glute (not too far forward or too far behind you). Brief squeeze of the glute at the top and lower your leg back down. Squat and repeat on the lateral leg raise on the other side. That’s one rep.

Do a round of Tabata (20 seconds on 10 seconds off for 4 minutes), or do 3 sets of 12 reps.

Tip: This is also a great bodyweight exercise. You don’t even need the dumbbells to feel the burn and see results.

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MOTW: Squat With Lateral Leg Raise

MOTW – Squat With Lateral Leg Raise. Moves that challenge multiple body parts at once are a time-saving trick that helps you squeeze an effective workout into a hectic schedule. This great move engages the entire lower body. The squat is the king of all compound movements. It works your quads, core, abs, back, glutes, hamstrings, and calves. Adding a lateral leg raise, amps it up even more! The lateral raise will also work your abductor muscles, which are extremely important for daily activities and sports. This is a great move for ski conditioning! Also…it’s a super effective exercise for toning the hip area (goodbye saddle-bags)! Join me on Facebook and YouTube (link in bio) for workouts, fitness & health tips, motivation, & healthy meal plans.

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Technique:

1) Begin with your feet hip width apart. Chest up and shoulder’s down and back (not up by your ears). Keep your core tight. Press your buttocks back as if you are going to sit down in a chair. Track over the 2nd and 3rd toe as you squat (don’t let your knees cave in). 2) On the upwards portion of your squat, raise your leg laterally with your toe pointed downwards. Heel is in line with the glute (not too far forward or too far behind you). Brief squeeze of the glute at the top and lower your leg back down. Squat and repeat on the lateral leg raise on the other side. That’s one rep.

Do a round of Tabata (20 seconds on 10 seconds off for 4 minutes), or do 3 sets of 12 reps.

Tip: This is also a great bodyweight exercise. You don’t even need the dumbbells to feel the burn and see results.

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MOVE OF THE WEEK: Plank Dumbbell Tricep Extension. Carve out a strong defined core and upper body with this effective and efficient move! The basic plank is an awesome move all by itself - it works the abs, back, shoulders, delts, pecs, glutes, quads, and calves! Add in a weighted tricep extension and you’re adding more challenge to those muscles with the weight and the balance component, and now you’ve also got yourself an awesome extra tricep challenge. Add this move into your next workout. Do 3 sets of 12 reps (each side). Note video is sped up.

Technique:

1) Begin in plank position with your hands holding a set of dumbbells and your wrists directly under your shoulders. 
2) Raise your right are up, keeping it straight and close to your side, slight pause at the top and then slowly lower your arm back down, working against gravity.
3) Repeat with the opposite arm. That’s one rep.

Tips. Keep your core tight and contract your glutes through the entire movement. Be sure to keep your shoulder blades down and back (rather than letting your shoulders creep up toward your ears). If you need more stability, widen your legs.

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MOVE OF THE WEEK: Plank Dumbbell Tricep Extension

MOVE OF THE WEEK: Plank Dumbbell Tricep Extension. Carve out a strong defined core and upper body with this effective and efficient move! The basic plank is an awesome move all by itself – it works the abs, back, shoulders, delts, pecs, glutes, quads, and calves! Add in a weighted tricep extension and you’re adding more challenge to those muscles with the weight and the balance component, and now you’ve also got yourself an awesome extra tricep challenge. Add this move into your next workout. Do 3 sets of 12 reps (each side). Note video is sped up.

Technique:

1) Begin in plank position with your hands holding a set of dumbbells and your wrists directly under your shoulders.
2) Raise your right are up, keeping it straight and close to your side, slight pause at the top and then slowly lower your arm back down, working against gravity.
3) Repeat with the opposite arm. That’s one rep.

Tips. Keep your core tight and contract your glutes through the entire movement. Be sure to keep your shoulder blades down and back (rather than letting your shoulders creep up toward your ears). If you need more stability, widen your legs.

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Move of the Week: Front Kick Back Kick. This is a great move to sculpt powerful legs and burn calories! It's also a really effective way to work important core muscles - hello abs! Speed it up for a great cardio calorie burn. Pay special attention to the re-chamber. Really pull that leg back in. You will be working your muscles differently and you will get even more out of the exercise.

Note: Video is real-time.

Technique:

1) From a split stance with right foot forward and arms on guard, shift weight into left leg and bring right leg into a chamber (bending right knee up toward chest). 2) Quickly extend leg, exhaling forcefully through mouth while kicking out from hip and leaning torso back slightly, pushing out through ball of foot. 
3) Return leg to chamber and down.

4) Immediately lift left foot back into chamber (bending left knee behind you with foot near buttocks). 5) Kick back out through the heel (arms remain on guard the entire time). 6) Return leg to chamber and down.

Do 15 quick reps; repeat on the opposite side for a total of 3 sets, or do it as a round of Tabata (4 mins of 20/10 intervals) going at your maximum intensity.

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Move of the Week: Front Kick Back Kick

Move of the Week: Front Kick Back Kick. This is a great move to sculpt powerful legs and burn calories! It’s also a really effective way to work important core muscles – hello abs! Speed it up for a great cardio calorie burn. Pay special attention to the re-chamber. Really pull that leg back in. You will be working your muscles differently and you will get even more out of the exercise.

Note: Video is real-time.

Technique:

1) From a split stance with right foot forward and arms on guard, shift weight into left leg and bring right leg into a chamber (bending right knee up toward chest). 2) Quickly extend leg, exhaling forcefully through mouth while kicking out from hip and leaning torso back slightly, pushing out through ball of foot.
3) Return leg to chamber and down.

4) Immediately lift left foot back into chamber (bending left knee behind you with foot near buttocks). 5) Kick back out through the heel (arms remain on guard the entire time). 6) Return leg to chamber and down.

Do 15 quick reps; repeat on the opposite side for a total of 3 sets, or do it as a round of Tabata (4 mins of 20/10 intervals) going at your maximum intensity.

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MOVE OF THE WEEK: Plyo Squat Jacks! This is a full-body exercise that requires no equipment and primarily works the legs and midsection -- specifically, the gluteus maximus, hamstrings, abdominals, quadriceps and calves. By adding a weight and an overhead press, you also engage the core and the upper body more. This exercise builds explosive power, aids athletic performance, and builds muscle while also burning fat. Quadruple duty baby!

Technique:

1) Lower into a squat and bring your arms in front of you, with both hands holding a single 10 lb weight (10 lbs or less - don’t go above 10 lbs on these).
2) Jump your feet together as you raise the weight over your head.
3) ‘Jack’ your feet out and return to a squat, as you lower the weight in front of you. Move as quickly as you can while keeping good form. Do 20 seconds of max reps with a 10 second rest in between, a total of 8 times (for one 4-minute Tabata round). Or do 3 sets of 20 reps as fast as you can.

Tip: When in a squat, be sure to keep your knees behind your toes and your hips behind you as if you were about to sit on a chair. Land softly when you come out of your jump into your squat.

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MOVE OF THE WEEK: Plyo Squat Jacks!

MOVE OF THE WEEK: Plyo Squat Jacks! This is a full-body exercise that requires no equipment and primarily works the legs and midsection — specifically, the gluteus maximus, hamstrings, abdominals, quadriceps and calves. By adding a weight and an overhead press, you also engage the core and the upper body more. This exercise builds explosive power, aids athletic performance, and builds muscle while also burning fat. Quadruple duty baby!

Technique:

1) Lower into a squat and bring your arms in front of you, with both hands holding a single 10 lb weight (10 lbs or less – don’t go above 10 lbs on these).
2) Jump your feet together as you raise the weight over your head.
3) ‘Jack’ your feet out and return to a squat, as you lower the weight in front of you. Move as quickly as you can while keeping good form. Do 20 seconds of max reps with a 10 second rest in between, a total of 8 times (for one 4-minute Tabata round). Or do 3 sets of 20 reps as fast as you can.

Tip: When in a squat, be sure to keep your knees behind your toes and your hips behind you as if you were about to sit on a chair. Land softly when you come out of your jump into your squat.

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MOVE OF THE WEEK: Tabata bing, Tabata boom basketball jumps!!! HIIT Basketball jumps really get your heart rate soaring! It is a super efficient calorie burning total body move. This move never fails to get my heart rate up super high! The video is sped up so it doesn't look like the jumps are high, but they are - jump as high as you can while still keeping a fast pace, during the interval.

Technique:

1) From a standing position, holding a weight or weighted ball, squat partway down and take a WIDE lateral step with your right foot keeping your body low. 
2) Immediately follow with your left foot, bringing it to your right and then explosively jump vertically, extending your ams as if you are going to shoot a basket.

3) Repeat alternating directions for a 4 minute Tabata (20 seconds on 10 seconds off). Have fun!

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MOVE OF THE WEEK: HIIT Basketball Jumps

MOVE OF THE WEEK: Tabata bing, Tabata boom basketball jumps!!! HIIT Basketball jumps really get your heart rate soaring! It is a super efficient calorie burning total body move. This move never fails to get my heart rate up super high! The video is sped up so it doesn’t look like the jumps are high, but they are – jump as high as you can while still keeping a fast pace, during the interval.

Technique:

1) From a standing position, holding a weight or weighted ball, squat partway down and take a WIDE lateral step with your right foot keeping your body low.
2) Immediately follow with your left foot, bringing it to your right and then explosively jump vertically, extending your ams as if you are going to shoot a basket.

3) Repeat alternating directions for a 4 minute Tabata (20 seconds on 10 seconds off). Have fun!

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Move of the Week: The Squat Front Kick is a great exercise for both fat burning and lean muscle building. Squats are an effective, tried-and-true exercise to tone the glutes and legs and by adding a kick, you are targeting the core muscles more as well as increasing the fat burn. It’s a “no-excuse” exercise that you can do anywhere and no equipment is necessary! Go as fast as you can, while being sure to keep good form. Your heart will pump and your muscles will burn!

Technique:

1) Stand with your feet a little more than shoulder width apart and hands in guard position. 
2) Contract your abs and keep them contracted throughout the entire movement.
3) Bend knees and lower into squat position.
4) Return to standing, bringing knee up.
5) Complete a front kick with your raised leg.
6) Be sure to re-chamber your leg at the knee and then bring it back down (you are making your muscles work extra hard here)! That’s one rep. Repeat alternating legs for 24 reps (12 each leg) of 3 sets. Alternatively, you can turn this into a Tabata and set your timer for 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off for 8 rounds (4 minutes). This is one of my favorite go-to Tabata’s in between sets on strength training days.

Beginners: Try to kick to waist level.  Advanced: Try to get the kick as high as you can. Can you get it higher than your head? This is a great exercise to do in front of a mirror to see how high you can go. Aim for a kick in the head! ;-) Tip: Transfer your weight to your heels during the squat to ensure you are properly working the target muscles, without putting undue stress on your ankles and knees.

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Move of the Week: The Squat Front Kick

Move of the Week: The Squat Front Kick is a great exercise for both fat burning and lean muscle building. Squats are an effective, tried-and-true exercise to tone the glutes and legs and by adding a kick, you are targeting the core muscles more as well as increasing the fat burn. It’s a “no-excuse” exercise that you can do anywhere and no equipment is necessary! Go as fast as you can, while being sure to keep good form. Your heart will pump and your muscles will burn!

Technique:

1) Stand with your feet a little more than shoulder width apart and hands in guard position.
2) Contract your abs and keep them contracted throughout the entire movement.
3) Bend knees and lower into squat position.
4) Return to standing, bringing knee up.
5) Complete a front kick with your raised leg.
6) Be sure to re-chamber your leg at the knee and then bring it back down (you are making your muscles work extra hard here)! That’s one rep. Repeat alternating legs for 24 reps (12 each leg) of 3 sets. Alternatively, you can turn this into a Tabata and set your timer for 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off for 8 rounds (4 minutes). This is one of my favorite go-to Tabata’s in between sets on strength training days.

Beginners: Try to kick to waist level. Advanced: Try to get the kick as high as you can. Can you get it higher than your head? This is a great exercise to do in front of a mirror to see how high you can go. Aim for a kick in the head! 😉 Tip: Transfer your weight to your heels during the squat to ensure you are properly working the target muscles, without putting undue stress on your ankles and knees.

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