Spring Legs Workout + Reebok ONE Cushion giveaway
Hi guys! How’s the day treating ya? Is it the weekend yet?! I’m so happy to hear you liked the banana bread recipe. Our batch is gone, and a new one will definitely be made this weekend.
Today, I thought I’d share a new leg workout in addition to an awesome giveaway from my friends at Reebok.
This workout combines muscular endurance (high reps to fatigue the muscles), strength, power and core stabilization. Basically, it’s the whole package if you’re looking for a sweaty and intense leg workout 😉 If you need to modify, please be sure to honor your body. Always check with a doc before making any fitness changes.
The workout:
The moves:
Warm up, 5-7 minutes moderate cardio
4 sets of the following:
-Lateral lunges (20 total). Make sure to keep your chest lifted and abs engaged. Power through your heel to return to your standing (start) position.
-Low plie squat jumps (10). Keep your hips low and chest lifted the entire time. Endeavor to get your thighs parallel to the floor. (Beginners can walk out and in from a plie squat position)
-Cutsy lunge to oblique squeeze (20 total). For the oblique squeeze, you’ll lift your back leg off the floor, and bend it up towards your elbow.
-Side to side hops (20 total). Try to kick your booty in between hops and engage your obliques to create your momentum from side to side. (Beginners: hold a plank either in full position or on your knees and alternate bringing one knee in towards to elbow on that same side.
-Plank leg lift (10 each side). Use your glutes to lift your heel up towards the ceiling (or sky!) 10 times before gently lowering down to repeat on the other side.
Then:
-Squat countdown (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 10!). Go as low as you can and make sure to squeeze everything on the way up. If you want a challenge, try squat jumps instead, or hold weights.
-Hold your squat position (30 seconds)
-Cool down and stretch
The rest of this post is sponsored by my friends at Reebok, who kindly offered a pair of my current favorite running/everything sneakers to a lucky reader.
I was originally running in the pair of sneakers that our Tucson running store recommended to me. After my knee injury, they didn’t feel as good as they once did, and I found that the stiffness of the shoe aggravated my hip and knee. It was raining one morning and I had a training run in the books. Since I didn’t want my official “running sneakers” to get gross in the rain, I decided to wear my ONE Cushions (which I originally used for teaching and circuit type workouts) with my Superfeet inserts and just wash them afterwards.
I was shocked to find that they felt SO much better than my usual running shoes. They were light, flexible, and with the inserts, it neutralized my pronation. (They’re usually not recommend as a support shoe if you pronate or supinate, but I’ve found that with my inserts, they feel fantastic. I’d check with a running store first to get your stride anaylzed!) Ever since then, I’ve been a hardcore ONE Cushion fan.
A few months ago, I purchased a new pair of ONE Cushions, and Reebok surprised me with a bright shiny new pair this past week.
Another benefit of these shoes is the fact that they’re extremely reflective; it’s almost like they glow in the dark! I was running Sabino Canyon one evening and it seemed like EVERYONE stopped to compliment me on the color or great reflection of the shoes.
Reebok offered a pair of ONE Cushions to a lucky reader, and I’d like to match it by purchasing another pair (so there will be two winners) because I love them so much. Even if you have your specific running shoe that you’re married to (like I once did!) they also make fantastic crosstraining sneakers.
Here’s how to enter:
I’ll pick two lucky winners this Saturday night and announce in Sunday morning’s post (5/4).
Ready, set, go!
xo
Gina
This post is sponsored by Reebok. As always, all opinions are my own <3 I’m happy to share the ONE Cushion love!
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Cycling is my spring/summer workout of choice! If only the weather would start cooperating…
Hiking/biking and volleyball, our league just started Weds night and those shoes will be perfect for it!
Honestly, my favorite spring workouts have been just taking walks with my boyfriend! Since the weather has been so nice we’ve been walking to places we’d normally take the car. Like last week instead of driving the mere 1.5 miles to the farmer’s market, we walked! Although, we live in San Francisco and those hills really make it seem like a lot more than 1.5 miles!!
I walk about a mile to work everyday and those would be awesome to relax in before (and after) my work torture shoes! They are so cute that on days when I start working on my way in the door I wouldn’t look dumpy in my regular walking shoes (just silly because I’ve got them on with work clothes!)
hoping for a pair of these for my first Color Run in June (since I don’t have any running shoes!)
Running is my spring workout of choice. I love being able to shed layers & that my stupid early runs are starting to be light instead of pitch dark.
I love love the bright colors of those shoes! I am in dire need of some new running shoes, but am putting off the hassle of finding a pair I like–may have to check these out! 🙂
CrossFit is my workout of choice pretty much all year. I am excited to start incorporating more outside exercises now that the weather is better. Yay for running intervals and sled pulls 🙂
Super cute shoes! Can never have too many.
I love the running shoes.. love the color… 🙂
Running! I find I usually take a break from running during the winter months but when the nice spring weather rolls around I just want to be outside!
I’m anxious to get outside and start running more with warmer weather! I also enjoying playing tennis in the spring.
I loveeeee the colors that these come in!
I am really loving the fun color of these shoes!
Now that the snow is gone, mountain biking and bootcamp are my workouts of choice
Bar Method and running on the beach are my absolute go-tos!
As I have had a DVT in the leg in the past what I love to do is walk. I try to walk most days and when I can not I do a bit of a stepper .
My favorite spring workout is getting up at 6am to run because its too hot at any other time of day in Arizona! Those shoes would be great for cross training at the gym!
Good ole running, there’s nothing like breaking a sweat!
My spring workout is tennis! The hubs and I play doubles with another couple and it’s always really fun (and competitive! haha)
My spring workout is hiking. I love all the great hiking we have in SoCal!
I’d love to win a pair of the Reebok ONE cushions! 🙂
My spring workout is running and biking…hoping things warm up and dry up so the biking can happen…
Anything outside – I love doing track workouts when the weather gets warmer.
Cute workout shoes never hurt. . .
I really need new shoes. I think I do need more support but I like my shoes to be as weightless as possible. Tough life!
Gina – I LOVE the shoes – they are so cute. Your website is so motivating to me – thanks so much for writing for us every day. I also made the banana bread last night from your post, and it was delicious.
Love these shoes! Favorite spring workout would be running outside! Hooray for winter being over!
Love those shoes in purple!
I love running and going out dancing. Can’t wait for swimming weather!
So cute! The bright color is perfect for running around town!
These sounds great and I love the colors. Would really like to try them out.
I just started playing soccer again, so that’s been a fun workout mixed in with my regular routine!
RUNNING! I’ve been trapped inside all winter. GET.ME.OUTSIDE!
my spring workout of choice is either running or walking… i love being outdoors when it’s nice & sunny. 🙂
Running/Biking/Swimming! I’m training for a couple triathlons and I’m so happy to be able to get outside to run and bike.
Running or swimming!
Those sneaks are super cute! I’m gonna try this work out tonight
Biking! I missed it so much over the winter!
Usually it is running since the weather is so nice but I’ve been battling injury so lately it’s aqua jogging and core work
I love running in the Spring!
I would love these shoes for running and for walking to/from work!
My favorite spring workout is running outside and swimming!
Running in the nearby foothills is my spring workout of choice.
Love the color of these shoes! They would be great for my cross training days 🙂
hiking! all the wildflowers are out now and it’s not hot yet so it’s great!!
I would love a pair, they look so comfy!!!
Running and hiking are my favorite spring workouts. I love anything that I can do outside especially after a longgg winter.
I love getting back outside and going for runs in the spring. I want to work up to doing a triathlon so I’ll need to fit in some biking and swimming too. Have you ever done a tri, Gina?
I love how reflective and bright these shoes are. We live in the country but there’s quite a bit of traffic on one of the roads that I walk/run on so these would be a great addition to my bright clothing and flashlight to make sure people can see me when it starts to get dark.