Exercise Routines For Your Feel Great Journey

This page is in two parts. The first section is a list of target areas to exercise. The second section contains a list of actual exercise routines.

Target Areas

Abs
Having strong abs is more than just working out, which I think you probably know by now if you have been following the links on this site. But the exercise part has always been difficult for me. Here is a great video called Six Tips For Six Pack Abs that has great exercises with a smaller range of motion.

Exercise Routines

The first group consists of body weight exercises, i.e. no equipment, only your body and gravity. This helps us simplify our lives by not owning or needing a lot of exercise equipment. The second group uses only a medium weight band. A band is lightweight, portable and inexpensive. I added these routines to expand our options. If you prefer to build your own routine, click here to go to the section listing individual exercises. Body Weight Only Routines
Level 1 - Easy
Light Workout

Level 5 - Intermediate
Cardio WarmUp/Workout

Level 10 - Difficult
Military Abs Workout

Routines Using A Medium Weight Band
I'm working on finding some great routines to go here.

Military Abs Workout

Here is an excerpt from a pretty intense workout that I found online called Military Workouts That Will Give You Six Pack Abs. I am still working my way up to this one but I thought you might enjoy seeing it.

Warm Up
2-3 minutes: light jogging, jumping jacks or jump rope

Routine
Move through these exercises in a circuit fashion, one move right after the other with only 10 seconds rest between each (repeat the circuit 3-5 times for a killer total body workout):

1. BW (body weight) squats - 12 reps

2. power pushups (clapping) - 10 reps

3. walking lunges (go forward 6 steps and and then back 6 steps)

4. floor mountain climbers for 30 seconds (these will knock the wind out of you)

5. lunge jumps - 6 reps to each side

6. lying leg thrusts (abs) on floor - 12 reps

7. squat jumps - 8 reps

8. side plank hold 30 seconds one side, then 30 sec. opposite side

Rest 2 min. after each circuit; repeat circuit 3-5x



Cardio WarmUp/Workout

Here is a great warm up or, for those of us just starting out, a workout in itself.

Routine:
- 15 seconds exercise then 15 seconds rest
- 60 seconds rest
- repeat 15 second intervals of exercise and rest 2 more times

Exercises:
1. push ups
2. mountain climbers
3. thrusts
4. high knees
5. squats
6. jump squats

Here is the video where I found this routine. I don't know anything about this guy or his website but I think this is a good workout routine and I think he does a good job demonstrating the exercises.

Light Workout

Here is a light workout routine.

Routine:
Body Weight Prisoner Squat 15-25 reps
Squat Thrusts with Pushup 10 reps
Plank with Shoulder Rotation 20 reps
One Leg Up Crunch 15 reps each side

Here is the video. I don't know anything about these people or the website but I thought this was a good workout routine. These exercises seem easy to do but they can really give you a good workout.