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Fitness, Workouts · June 10, 2018

Weekly Workouts: Bodyweight Only!

Hey loves!! I’m back from my trip to Italy and ready to get back to the swing of things with the blog 🙂 Thanks for your patience while I was away…I generally like to try to write and pre-plan posts for when I’m gone, but I have been so swamped with things lately I just didn’t have time.  That being said, I have a pretty big announcement coming this week that I’m excited to share with you!! Stay tuned!  I’m also going to be writing full travel recap posts of our time in Italy, as well as our complete itinerary, so those are also upcoming.

While in Italy, I didn’t workout one single time.  We were gone for 12 days and I did not do one single “workout”.  As I mentioned before I left, our trip was once in a lifetime and I didn’t want to waste any time because I felt like I needed to workout.  Generally speaking I think working out on vacation is a great thing, but in this case for me, I just didn’t feel like it was a good use of my time and anytime you feel like you *have* to do something, I don’t think that’s necessarily the healthiest outlook.  If you’re consistently working out and eating right, you should never feel like your world is going to come apart if you don’t workout for a few days.  Or 12 😉

That being said…we did walk everyday.  A lot.  Like I think one day in Rome I had over 26,000 steps.  Most every day we broke 20k, and our last weekend we did a 4 mile hike on Path of the Gods that overlooks Positano and the Amalfi Coast.  So while I didn’t “workout”…I was still active.  And had plenty of energy from all the carbs we were eating.  Y’all, my diet straight up consisted of croissants & nutella for breakfast, pizza and/or pasta for lunch and/or dinner, and gelato & wine scattered throughout the day at random times.  If that’s not balance I don’t know what is 😉

But more on my Italy trip later.

Let’s get into the workouts for the week ahead!! They’re all bodyweight so no equipment required this week!

Weekly Workout Schedule

MONDAY: Legs & Cardio Circuit: Complete circuit 3-5x through!

  • 15 squats
  • 20 alternating back lunges
  • 30 jumping jacks
  • 15 squat jumps
  • 20 split lunge jumps
  • 30 high knees
  • 15 plie squats
  • 10 burpees
  • 20 glute hip bridges

TUESDAY: 30-45 minutes cardio of your choice!

WEDNESDAY:  Abs, Arms, & Cardio Circuit: Complete circuit 3-5x through!

  • 40 mountain climbers
  • 10 pushups
  • 40 bicycle crunches
  • 20 crunches
  • 1 minute plank on forearms
  • 20 alternating hip drop plank (plank on forearms)
  • 20 plank jacks
  • 20 triceps dips
  • 1 minute jump rope

THURSDAY: 30-45 minutes cardio of your choice!

FRIDAY:  Full Body Circuit: Complete circuit 3-5x through!

  • 15 squats
  • 15 jump squats
  • 20 mountain climbers + 10 pushups
  • 20 toe touch abs
  • 20 up/down planks
  • 15 back lunges with front kick (per side)
  • 1 minute skaters
  • 30 seconds side plank (per side)

SATURDAY: 45-60 minutes cardio of your choice!

SUNDAY: Rest day or active rest day, just take a nice gentle walk!

xo,

Bess

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🌊🌊🌊 🌊🌊🌊
💙🇺🇸❤️ 💙🇺🇸❤️
A weekend with lots of family & celebrating my cou A weekend with lots of family & celebrating my cousin @lizastephanz wedding🤍🥂
some spring from my camera roll 📸🌸 some spring from my camera roll 📸🌸
Dance recital weekend!💛💛💛 so proud of my little hi Dance recital weekend!💛💛💛 so proud of my little hip hop SpongeBob and ballerina girl!
#ad Light layers x blue hues adding a Spring refre #ad Light layers x blue hues adding a Spring refresh upgrade to our bedroom! Bedding is the perfect way to easily elevate your space with extra cozy vibes ☁️🩵 comment BED and I’ll send you the links!

#wayfaircreator #wayday #bedsure @wayfair @bedsurehome
One step closer to a cottage garden in the yard?🌸✔ One step closer to a cottage garden in the yard?🌸✔️These new edging stones are my latest #lowesfinds - & along with the pea gravel - they are transforming what was once a sad & forgotten space of the yard + really adding to the look of the raised beds we built last year. Comment STONES and I will send you the link to the ones I got!

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