Winter Shape Up 2015: Week 1
Hi friends! I am SO excited about this year’s Winter Shape Up! Here is the week 1 schedule. Please feel free to modify or adjust as you see *fit* 🙂
Workouts for this week:
Workout #1 (Follow along video option)
Steady state: for this workout, you are going to complete 30 minutes of steady state cardio with a mode of your choice. Go for a run, a brisk walk, hop on the StairMaster, try a mix of your favorite cardio modes, or take a class you enjoy. If you take a class, make sure it’s not interval-based, and go for more steady state, like dance, kickboxing or Zumba.
Workout #2 (Follow along video option)
Ideas to shuffle the workouts around:
-Make sure that you are not doing strength on consecutive days. Try to do workout #1 1-3 times total. Three is just a maximum amount; if you do the workout just one time though, that’s great!
-Alternate cardio intensities. For example, I would not do workout #1 and workout #2 on consecutive days since they include intense intervals! Sandwich an easy steady state or off day in there.
-As always, check with a doctor before making any fitness changes. Honor your body and modify as needed.
For all of the weekly workouts and meal plans, be sure to check out the intro page!
Special thanks to this year’s Winter Shape Up sponsors:
Wild Blueberries / Cabot / Sabra / Sizzlefish / About Time / Fitfluential
This week’s featuring sponsor is About Time.
They have a variety of protein-packed products, sweetened with Stevia, and in a variety of delicious flavors. I’ve had their birthday cake protein powder before and thought it was delicious! Some of their other whey protein powder flavors include: cinnamon swirl, mocha mint, peanut butter (!), chocolate, strawberry and banana. They kindly offered a jump start pack for a lucky Shape Up participant, which includes a 2-lb. container of whey protein powder, and Cleanse (which has green coffee bean). The prize is valued at $85. 
To enter, leave a comment below (on this week 1 workout page) each time you complete one of the workouts above. (So Sunday, you get a freebie: it’s a rest day!) The lucky winner will be announced in the Week 2 workout schedule post.
Let’s get this Shape Up party started!!
xoxo
Gina
6 a.m. meet up with my friend to knock out workout #1 3x. Enjoyed the early morning sweat to start the day!
Done! Thanks again, Gina!
Sunday is always my rest day! I did get some fun exercise in at my nephews birthday party…jumping on inflatables! Today is a run and that ab barre video you recently posted. I
Completed Week 1 workout today at lunch – 3 times. Good one. thanks.
Just completed workout 1 – hurts so good!
Checking in day 1!
I did workout #1 yesterday and I feel sore today!
I have had to re-organize this week slightly to accommodate my fave yoga class (tonight yay!!) & family visiting over the weekend for a wedding — so, yesterday I did my steady state, today is an hour of kundalini yoga (my *rest day) and tomorrow will be today’s workout 🙂 I am totally under control haha – Happy Monday!
did workout 1 this morning – great start to the week!
I’ve already checked in on Facebook and Instagram but wanted to check in here too to say that I loved today’s workout! Can’t wait for the rest this week!
Completed workout 1!
Completed workout #1 – three times through, although I was really tempted to stop at two! Loved it!
Week 1 day 1 checking in!!
Two rounds of Workout #1 done! I skipped the third since I tweaked my shoulder weirdly a few days ago and don’t want to push it. BUT it was killer even just twice through! Well done as always 🙂
An hour pull (I mean walk) with the dog after work, followed by 1 round of Workout 1 before heading to my hour+ yoga class. Tomorrow morning I’m hoping to ‘catch up’ on the winter shape-up schedule.
workout 1, done!
woot i managed to brave the cold and walk to the rec before class today! 3 rounds of strength and 2 rounds of tabata done for WO1!
I did workout #1 3 times today and it felt great! Thanks Gina! I will attempt gingerbread amazeballs today also = )
The gingerbread amazeballs are really good. I ate my last one this morning. Time to make another batch. I hope you like them too.
Checking in for today- I actually moved my rest day to today after completing a HIIT workout and strength circuit (both from HIIT It!) yesterday!
Moved my steady state to today because of the snowy weather forecast tonight.
I’m a little late to the party, but seeing as today is still day 1 and I just got back from the gym where I did a steady state cardio circuit, I’m not even behind schedule! Excited to see this through.
Did my steady state today (Monday)–a BodyCombat class! (switching the schedule up a bit!)
Boot camp class was this morning! Ready to start the day!
Finished w/o 1 two times through. On my first time through, during my second set of squat jumps, I literally said out loud, “Oh Gina” because I could barely even jump! Funny how reading the workout on paper doesn’t seem so daunting.
Workout 1 Done! Bonus points for having a toddler on my back during the planks!
Just finished 3 rounds of workout 1! I’m typing this while laying on my floor panting! Killed me in the best way possible 🙂
Workout #1×3 done! I was sure sweaty and spent in a good way
Just finished Workout #5 since Monday is my gym day while the hubby watches our little guy. It kicked my bootay! I’m okay with it though, being 10 weeks postpartum I’m still getting back into the swing of running and haven’t done much with hills since it’s January in Wisconsin! Thanks for another Shape Up…it’s going to be great!
So excited to get started! I did a 3.5 mile run and some elliptical today and plan to do WO 1 tomorrow.
Completed Workout 1 yesterday and am going to do steady state tonight at the gym! Feeling a bit sore from yesterday… in a great way!
Workout 1 done! 🙂
Today I did a one mile swim. Planning to do workout 1 tomorrow after spin class
Just fit in three rounds workout 1 before the impeding snowmageddon starts to rage!
Impending*
Workout 1 done! Twice through doing steady state instead of tabata. Great workout!!
In LOVE with exercise! Thanks, Gina, for a great workout. The pictures and videos are so helpful. <3
workout one complete! my legs are killing right now from that tabata!
Workout 1×3 done! Thanks Gina!
Just completed workout #1 x 3! Nice and sweaty!
had to switch some around since I did strength yesterday so yoga today!
Worked through lunch so I left early, came home and sweated it out! Looking forward to this!
switching things around this week and got 30 minutes of steady state done!
Workout #1 done three times this morning… Felt great!
#1 x 3 done! And I am huffing and puffing! I really love working out with the videos – thanks for including them 🙂
Just finished workout #1 x 3 and feel so good!
My boyfriend came home at lunch and did the workout…damn we were tired after! Thanks so much- the video was great!
Loved workout #1!
LOVE workout #1!
Workout #1 x3 sure made me sweat! So excited for shape up! Thanks Gina and Anne!
Just finished my 3 rounds and as promised I am super sweaty! Excited to get these 4 weeks going.
Today was a steady state cardio day (kickboxing)!