The Playground Workout - Ep 6 Part 2 - Brides Made Fit Video

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As a fitness coach I generally have my clients 2 days per week in my studio and one day in the park. I've always seen the playground in the distance, and now see that I can add even more variety while out of the studio. Thanks for a great video!!

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The Playground Workout - Ep 6 Part 2 - Brides Made Fit

Hi! I’m Jennifer DiDonato and you’re watching the “Brides Made Fit” video blog. Well, I’m glad you came back because this is part two of our two parts series last week. We did a workout here at the playground and we are doing another one today. I’m sure that you’re nice and feeling great from your workout of abs and back last time. This time, it’s not over yet. We’re going to do arms and chest and legs as well. So, you’re going to feel great for this workout. And don’t forget, you can go to any playground or park. You can bring your kids too. It will be nice and convenient just for you and that is what we want fitness to be—Convenient and fun. So, follow me. All right. So, the first thing that we are going to do today is that we are going to do pushups, but these aren’t going to be pushups on a decline. What I am going to have you do is that you can go up to any sort of step or even a slide, like today, we are using a slide. And, I want you to bring your hands shoulder-width apart. Bring your feet straight out and this is also going to assist you too if you only have been doing kneeling pushups. This will also give you a little bit more leverage and a little bit of help and not so much weight bearing on your chest. So, you are going to come down and exhale. Down—right to your chest and about to your hands and push up. Keep the abdominals tight. I don’t want your back dipping or stick in your buttock. I want it nice and straight. I want you to try and give me three sets of 15 with these and about a minute rest in between. This is great working with your chest and your triceps and soothing and firming up your upper body for that sexy bathing suit on the beach. Okay. So, we moved it on up a little bit on top of the playground playscape here. What we are going to do now are triceps dips. This one may be a little bit advanced so I am going to show you two versions and the next one will be following this. What I want you to do is to find a set of parallel bars that are at or slightly wider than your shoulders, I want you to grab hole, place yourself up, come down, exhale. I want you to push through the palms, try to grip it so tightly. See how my fingers are kind of out because I want to make sure that I am pushing straight through my palms. And, we want to make sure that you are keeping your elbows back. And truss up, everything is straight. Straight down, straight up. Try to give me at least three sets of 8 because this might be a little bit difficult for you. But, we are going to go on down to the playscape and I will show you another version of the triceps dips. And, for those of you who need a little bit more of strength before you graduate to those depths, you can do this of any box or any step here on your playground playscape, so you are going to almost like sit on your hands a little bit, have your hands about hip-width apart, kind of sitting on them. I want you to bring your butt out and you can straighten your legs to give it a little bit more of pounds that you are going to be lifting because that’s going t be your body or you’re going to bring your legs in a little bit more to help you. Once again, I want your shoulders back and elbows back. Exhale, on the up, on the version, push through the palm, the same thing. Now like I said, if I put my feet out further, this gives more weight for me to push up and it gets me a little bit more advanced. If you need be, you can put your leg (muffled) and your feet cost a few. This is a great workout. So, try it. If those are a little bit easier for you, try three sets of 10s versus 8 on those and you will get nice healthy triceps. Okay ladies, it’s time to work the buns. The only thunder I want to be here in the summer is from the skies and not from the thighs. So, we are going to be doing squats. You are just going to use a towel or any band or resistance band and you can put it around a pole. I want you to be on your feet, about hip to shoulder width apart, more likely shoulder width apart. And, when you squat down, I want you to have your chest up the whole time. You’re just going sit like you’re sitting on a chair, bring it back up. Make sure that your knees are parallel to each other facing forward, toes facing forward the whole time. If they start to wander, I want you to correct them. Down and up. So, chest up and butt out. All of your assets, you just want them out. This is the perfect exercise. Squats are perfect because they are working all the muscles in your legs and stabilizing them as well. And, your muscles are a big part of your body, so if you’re not working those muscles, you’re burning less calories. And, it’s not going to get big, don’t worry about that. Okay. I want you to give me sets of 20, and also remember to push through your heels. That is when you are going to target that butt. Okay. Three sets of 20. Give it a couple days a week and you will get pretty thighs. Okay. One more exercise for a killer leg workout. This is going to be split lunge jumps, back and forth. So, I want you to use an elevated surface which is going to be this side. And, I want you to start with one foot in front obviously. Make sure that it is making a 90 degree angle. Here’s is what is not a 90 degree angle, this. Okay. I want it to be nice, parallel to the ground, parallel to a wall if there were a wall here in the playground. So, you’re going to hop off with this leg and switch in the air. Push straight up. Targeting the hamstrings, the gluts and the quads. Now, you use that momentum to have you back up and control. And, don’t let the back heel go down. Push through that heel. I want you to give me—let’s say about three sets of 10 on each leg. For beginners, three sets of 6 on each leg. That will get your heart rate going with your breathing so it’s good cardio workout as well. And so, that’s it. All right. Hot bodies, that concludes our playground workout through Bride Made Fit. Now, make sure that you do both these routines at least twice a week to see great results. But if you want to maximize those results, be sure to call me at Brides Made Fit and we can get a personal trainer to you and really get you going. You can reach us at 888-MADEFITS or also email me at info@bridesmadefit.com. It doesn’t end there. You can also check out our video blogs which I post every week and I am also posting blogs everyday as well. So, if you want an update on that, know when we post a new one, sign up for our email list and we’ll email them right to you as soon as we get a new one. So once again, thank you so much for joining me and I hope that you have a fun time in your playground look hot on your bathing suit. I’m going to play now. I earned it!

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Hi! I’m Jennifer DiDonato and you’re watching the “Brides Made Fit” video blog. Well, I’m glad you came back because this is part two of our two parts series last week. We did a workout here at the playground and we are doing another one today. I’m sure that you’re nice and feeling great from your workout of abs and back last time. This time, it’s not over yet. We’re going to do arms and chest and legs as well. So, you’re going to feel great for this workout. And don’t forget, you can go to any playground or park. You can bring your kids too. It will be nice and convenient just for you and that is what we want fitness to be—Convenient and fun.

So, follow me.

All right. So, the first thing that we are going to do today is that we are going to do pushups, but these aren’t going to be pushups on a decline. What I am going to have you do is that you can go up to any sort of step or even a slide, like today, we are using a slide. And, I want you to bring your hands shoulder-width apart. Bring your feet straight out and this is also going to assist you too if you only have been doing kneeling pushups. This will also give you a little bit more leverage and a little bit of help and not so much weight bearing on your chest. So, you are going to come down and exhale. Down—right to your chest and about to your hands and push up. Keep the abdominals tight. I don’t want your back dipping or stick in your buttock. I want it nice and straight. I want you to try and give me three sets of 15 with these and about a minute rest in between. This is great working with your chest and your triceps and soothing and firming up your upper body for that sexy bathing suit on the beach.

Okay. So, we moved it on up a little bit on top of the playground playscape here. What we are going to do now are triceps dips. This one may be a little bit advanced so I am going to show you two versions and the next one will be following this. What I want you to do is to find a set of parallel bars that are at or slightly wider than your shoulders, I want you to grab hole, place yourself up, come down, exhale. I want you to push through the palms, try to grip it so tightly. See how my fingers are kind of out because I want to make sure that I am pushing straight through my palms. And, we want to make sure that you are keeping your elbows back. And truss up, everything is straight. Straight down, straight up.

Try to give me at least three sets of 8 because this might be a little bit difficult for you. But, we are going to go on down to the playscape and I will show you another version of the triceps dips.

And, for those of you who need a little bit more of strength before you graduate to those depths, you can do this of any box or any step here on your playground playscape, so you are going to almost like sit on your hands a little bit, have your hands about hip-width apart, kind of sitting on them. I want you to bring your butt out and you can straighten your legs to give it a little bit more of pounds that you are going to be lifting because that’s going t be your body or you’re going to bring your legs in a little bit more to help you. Once again, I want your shoulders back and elbows back. Exhale, on the up, on the version, push through the palm, the same thing.

Now like I said, if I put my feet out further, this gives more weight for me to push up and it gets me a little bit more advanced. If you need be, you can put your leg (muffled) and your feet cost a few. This is a great workout. So, try it. If those are a little bit easier for you, try three sets of 10s versus 8 on those and you will get nice healthy triceps.

Okay ladies, it’s time to work the buns. The only thunder I want to be here in the summer is from the skies and not from the thighs. So, we are going to be doing squats. You are just going to use a towel or any band or resistance band and you can put it around a pole. I want you to be on your feet, about hip to shoulder width apart, more likely shoulder width apart. And, when you squat down, I want you to have your chest up the whole time. You’re just going sit like you’re sitting on a chair, bring it back up. Make sure that your knees are parallel to each other facing forward, toes facing forward the whole time. If they start to wander, I want you to correct them. Down and up. So, chest up and butt out. All of your assets, you just want them out.

This is the perfect exercise. Squats are perfect because they are working all the muscles in your legs and stabilizing them as well. And, your muscles are a big part of your body, so if you’re not working those muscles, you’re burning less calories. And, it’s not going to get big, don’t worry about that. Okay. I want you to give me sets of 20, and also remember to push through your heels. That is when you are going to target that butt. Okay. Three sets of 20. Give it a couple days a week and you will get pretty thighs.

Okay. One more exercise for a killer leg workout. This is going to be split lunge jumps, back and forth. So, I want you to use an elevated surface which is going to be this side. And, I want you to start with one foot in front obviously. Make sure that it is making a 90 degree angle. Here’s is what is not a 90 degree angle, this. Okay. I want it to be nice, parallel to the ground, parallel to a wall if there were a wall here in the playground. So, you’re going to hop off with this leg and switch in the air. Push straight up. Targeting the hamstrings, the gluts and the quads. Now, you use that momentum to have you back up and control. And, don’t let the back heel go down. Push through that heel. I want you to give me—let’s say about three sets of 10 on each leg. For beginners, three sets of 6 on each leg. That will get your heart rate going with your breathing so it’s good cardio workout as well. And so, that’s it.

All right. Hot bodies, that concludes our playground workout through Bride Made Fit. Now, make sure that you do both these routines at least twice a week to see great results. But if you want to maximize those results, be sure to call me at Brides Made Fit and we can get a personal trainer to you and really get you going. You can reach us at 888-MADEFITS or also email me at info@bridesmadefit.com.

It doesn’t end there. You can also check out our video blogs which I post every week and I am also posting blogs everyday as well. So, if you want an update on that, know when we post a new one, sign up for our email list and we’ll email them right to you as soon as we get a new one.

So once again, thank you so much for joining me and I hope that you have a fun time in your playground look hot on your bathing suit. I’m going to play now. I earned it!

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