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Workout: Upper Body Blaster (& Core Stability)

Time: 60 minutes

Equipment Needed: Dumbbells, Stopwatch, and 2 Cones or Markers

Warm Up: 5 - 10 minutes (make sure you warm up your upper body and joint mobility really well)

Circuit #1:

Complete 3 sets of the following exercises.

  • 30 seconds Pull-Overs

  • 30 seconds 1-Arm Flys - right

  • 30 seconds 1-Arm Flys - left

  • 30 seconds Jumping Jacks (but touch the ankles at the bottom

  • 30 seconds Rest

Rest 1 - 2 minutes

Circuit #2:

Complete 3 sets of the following exercises.

  • 30 seconds KB Sit-Ups - left

  • 30 seconds Superman Hold

  • 30 seconds KB Sit-Ups - right

  • 30 seconds V-Jumps

  • 30 seconds Rest

Agility Training:

Set up cones / markers around 50 feet apart. Start each exercise at one cone and finish at the other. Recover and rest as needed. Complete 2 sets.

  • Grapevine (face left) to Cone and Jog Back

  • Grapevine (face right) to Cone and Jog Back

  • Shuffle (face left) to Cone and Jog Back

  • Shuffle (face right) to Cone and Jog Back

  • 1-Legged Bounding (face left) to Cone and Jog Back

  • 2-Legged Bounding (face right) to Cone and Jog Back

  • Bear Crawl to Cone and Jog Back

  • Backwards Jog Down and Jog Back

  • Sprint Down AND Sprint Back

¼ mile Recovery Jog

Core Circuit:

Complete 2 sets of the following exercises. Allow 30 - 60 seconds rest between sets.

  • 30 seconds Hip Bridges

  • 30 seconds Quadruped - alternating

  • 30 seconds Windmills - left

  • 30 seconds Windmills - right

Cool Down & Stretch: 5 - 10 minutes


Workout by: Dr. Saara Haapanen

Photo Credit: Canva by Sergey Nazarov

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