Staying Active Over the Break

Two weeks away from BHIP might feel like years, but don't fret! There are ways to stay active to make sure you start 2020 feeling fit and ready.

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Here's some workouts you can do at home. All you need is some space and maybe a resistance tube. Each workout should take around 20 minutes. Remember, every workout should begin with a proper warmup to prepare your body for activity.

Warmup Guidelines:

• Open your shoulders and hips with arm and leg swings. These can be done vertically and horizontally for about 15-20 reps per side.
• Reestablish your trunk stability with your favorite core exercises (planks, side planks, deadbugs, hollow holds). These can be done for a few sets for 15-20 seconds at a time as part of the warmup.
• Include 10-15 reps of a few of your favorite body weight movements (squats, lunges, push-ups, hip bridges, jumping jacks, etc.)  

Don't have time to work out? Here are some things you can do every day to keep moving:

• Try to get 10,000 steps a day. Split up your time watching Netflix with the fam with a walk around the block!
• Accumulate 2-4 min of plank through the day. You can split this up with 2 sets in the morning and 2 sets in the evening. Scale to your liking. 
• Accumulate 50-100 squats through the day. Same idea- split them up through the day. You can do this with any simple bodyweight movement, like push ups. 
• Start the day with a two minute warmup- do some cat-cows, downward dog, half kneeling. Take some moves out of our standard BHIP warmup. 

Have any other suggestions? Put them in the comments!