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Working Up A Sweat At Home

Join YWCA’s Director of Fitness, Starr Gargiullo, for exercises throughout the week. You can follow her virtual fitness instruction on Mondays and Fridays on the YWCA Fitness Facebook page. And you can now see instructed workouts on YWCA Central Carolinas’ YouTube Channel. On Thursdays, Starr shares a weekly High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) exercise with YWCA Fitness Members. Make sure you’re receiving her exercises and our fitness center updates by subscribing to our Constant Contact email list!

This is a HIIT routine – MAKE SURE TO WARM UP
Do each exercise 4 times per block,
followed by a 1 minute recovery after each block. 

(1st Block) 

  • 30 seconds Cross Jacks ////
  • 15 second break
  • 30 seconds Pushups ////
  • 15 second break

(2nd Block)

  • 30 seconds Ice Skaters from side to side ////
  • 15 second break
  • 30 seconds Floor Jacks ////
  • 15 second break

(3rd Block)

  • 30 seconds Mountain Climbers ////
  • 15 second break 
  • 30 second Tricep Dips ////
  • 15 second break 

(4th Block) 

  • 30 seconds Alternating Backward Lunges ////
  • 15 second break 
  • 30 Plank ////
  • 15 second break 

(5th Block) 

  • 30 seconds Jumping Jacks ////
  • 15 second break 
  • 30 seconds Burpees ////
  • 15 second break

(6th Block) 

  • 30 seconds Running Side To Side Squats ////
  • 15 second break 
  • 30 seconds Skis (Like Cross Country Skiing) ////
  • 15 second break

(7th Block) LAST but not LEAST EXERCISE Block

  • 30 seconds Jump Squat With or Without Small weight (touch floor wide stance deep squat then jump and reach for ceiling)
  • 15 second break
  • 30 seconds Inner Chest Tricep Pushups

**DON’T FORGET AB WORK**

  • 30 Pilates Rollup (upper abs) you can use a stability ball or weight 
  • 30 Flutter Kicks (lower abs)
  • 30 Right Oblique (side abs)
  • 30 Left Oblique (side abs) 

Want a workout that you can follow along with on screen? Follow us on YouTube for workouts on Mondays and Fridays!