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Workout: Back, Bi’s, and Shoulders!

Time: 45 - 60 minutes

Equipment Needed: Dumbbells and a Stopwatch 


Warm Up: 5 - 10 minutes

Perform the following 3 - 4 exercises for 60 seconds each, resting 15 seconds between each exercise. When you have completed the first round of set 1, rest 1 - 2 minutes and then proceed to perform each exercise for 45 seconds each with 15 seconds rest between each exercise. When you have completed the second round of set 1, rest 1 - 2 minutes and then proceed to perform each exercise for 30 seconds each with 15 seconds rest between each exercise. When you have completed the entire first set, rest 2 minutes and then move to the next set and repeat for each set.

Set #1:

  • Windmills - left side

  • Bent-Over Rows 

  • Windmills - right side

  • Jump Squats

Example:

  • 60 seconds Windmills - left side

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 60 seconds Bent-Over Rows

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 60 seconds Windmills - right side

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 60 seconds Jump Squats

Rest 1 - 2 minutes

  • 45 seconds Windmills - left side

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 45 seconds Bent-Over Rows

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 45 seconds Windmills - right side

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 45 seconds Jump Squats

Rest 1 - 2 minutes

  • 30 seconds Windmills - left side

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 30 seconds Bent-Over Rows

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 30 seconds Windmills - right side

  • 15 seconds Rest

  • 30 seconds Jump Squats

Rest 2 minutes

Set #2:

  • Arnold Press

  • Lateral Side Raise

  • Frontal Raise

  • Knee Highs with Alternating Overhead Presses

Rest 2 minutes 

Set #3:

  • Squat with 4 Bicep Curls - perform the 4 bicep curls while in the squat and then return to starting position

  • Reverse Lunges with Hammer Curls - alternating legs (perform the hammer curl as you step back for the lunge

  • Jump Lunges

Rest 2 minutes

Finisher:

  • 100 Jumping Jacks

Cool Down & Stretch: 5 - 10 minutes


Workout by: Dr. Saara Haapanen

Photo Credit: Canva by interested from Getty Images

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