1-Minute Challenges: Test Yourself & Track Your Progress

I'm preparing a special boot camp for Labor Day Weekend!  It will consist of a series of 1-minute challenges. Not only will this be super fun :) but we'll be able to see our progress by recording our reps and then repeating the challenges in 1 month - good stuff!

If you can't make it to boot camp, you can still do some of the challenges on your own. Get a friend or family member to join you - a little competition always makes you push yourself a little harder.

Get a timer, pen & paper to record what you do, and get to it!:

1. Push Ups
2. Burpees
3. Pull Ups
4. Jump Squats
5. Side Plank w/ Hip Up & Downs: Get into a side plank, with your feet stacked, elbow under your shoulder, hip up so your body is in a straight line. Now, bring your hip down to touch the floor & then back up again. Repeat as many times as you can in 1 minute then flip over & do it on the other side
6. Single-Leg Sit Squats: Sit down on a chair and lift your left foot off the ground. Stand up using just your right leg. Keep your abs tight to keep from falling over! Keep the left leg raised and sit back down, using just your right leg. Repeat for ! minute & then do it with your left leg.

If you have access to equipment, you can do some more:

1. TRX Rows
2. Heavy Rope Slams
3. Medicine Ball Overhead Slams
4. Thrusters (Squat to DB Overhead Press): Get a pair of dumbbells that are lighter than you would normally overhead press. Holding the dumbbells, raise your arms so they form a goalpost with your head in the center—elbows in line with your shoulders, bent 90 degrees, so your hands are in line with your head; palms face forward. Squat down. As you rise up, press the dumbbells overhead. Lower them back down as you lower back down into a squat. 
5. Heavy Jump Rope or Regular Jump Rope

Got any other good ideas for a 1-minute challenge? Let me know!

Always use proper form - don't compromise form to get in extra reps. Rest after each exercise. Write down how many reps you do of each, and note any modifications (ie, don't jump at the end of the burpees; hold onto something while doing the sit squats) you make. Do this again in a month and notice your improvements!

Let me know how it goes :)