It’s the end of January. The “resolution” gym crowd is thinning out. At the gym I work at our membership forms have stopped flying out of the folder.
{Image from Women’s Health Magazine}
So if you are still sticking to your 2014 plan to get fit and shed those pounds that have haunted you…well done.
If you are new to the workout game {or even if you aren’t}, you might be getting bored with your routine by now. This month I’ve had a few days every week that I’ve taught four classes at the gym in one day. It’s a bit above average for me. All the time at the gym, all the classes have caused a couple people to ask me: Where do you come up with this stuff?
This is the truth. I write out every workout I teach. Then, at the end of class I throw it away. I do it simply because I like doing something new and different each time. So, where do I get so many ideas? Today I’ll show you my go-to sources for fitness inspiration. **Be warned…these are links to fitness sites. There will be images of tones up girls in sports bras on these pages. These pages advertise their workouts by showing results. I advocate conservative dressing…and working out while covered up.**
Some of my very favorite workouts come from The Daily HIIT. {High Intensity Interval Training.} These moves are way hard. They inspire my hard core classes. I usually do a workout, or just browse around for moves that I’d like to pair together.
For pilates inspiration I love Blogilates. She’s got good posts about clean eating, recipes, and workouts that will kick your booty. Most of her workouts are categorized by body focus and they are short {12-15 minutes each}. Usually all you need is a mat and a bit of space.
My last go-to source {I’m not giving you all my sources, just the ones I frequent most} is Women’s Health Magazine. The magazine is okay, but I’m a bigger fan of the web version of the source. That way I don’t have to week through ads, clothing advice and articles. I can go straight to the workouts. They have a great variety of moves to try out with basic equipment that you’ll have at your local gym.
I can go months without looking anywhere other than these three sites to bust out of a fitness rut. Hopefully they’ll help you too. The hardest part about fitness is always starting. So if you haven’t started: Go for it. And if you have: Keep it up!
Amy
