Over the Halloween season it's not uncommon to consume
excess calories. This wicked core workout will scare off those calorific
demons - all you need is motivation and a pumpkin.
As an added incentive to get you involved, we ask you to post your photos of you doing any of the 'MoreFit Halloween Circuit' exercises on our Facebook page and tag yourself in. We will choose some winners to have a free 1-2-1 personal training session as a reward.
As an added incentive to get you involved, we ask you to post your photos of you doing any of the 'MoreFit Halloween Circuit' exercises on our Facebook page and tag yourself in. We will choose some winners to have a free 1-2-1 personal training session as a reward.
'MoreFit Halloween
Circuit Training'
- 5 exercises done back-to-back
- For complete beginners make sure you take 15-30
seconds rest between exercises
Rest
-
60 seconds rest in between sets for advanced
-
90 sec for intermediate
-
120 sec rest for beginners
Sets
Control your movement in every exercise and repeat the
circuit according to your level
- Beginners: repeat 2 times
- Intermediate: repeat 3 times
- Advanced repeat: repeat 4 times
Equipment needed
- Beginners: 1 X pumpkin
- Feeling brave: 1x large pumpkin
1. Scary Sumo Squat with Pumpkin Over Head
Reach
How many: 15 reps
Instructions: Keep your back straight, legs wide,
toes turned out. Keep your chest up without rolling your back on the way down.
Use the pumpkin for resistance to push yourself!
Main muscles: Legs & Arms
2. Pumpkin Plank with Hand Switch
How many: 6 each hand
Instructions: Keep your body flat and your core
tight making sure your stomach doesn't sag down or your back arch up. Use
knees if necessary.
Main muscles: Core, Triceps, Chest & Shoulders
3. Haunted Alternating Lunge with Pumpkin
Hold
How many: 12 lunges in total
Instructions: Keep upper body straight, shoulders
back and engage your core. Step forward, lower hips to a 90 degree angle.
Main muscles: Legs, Core & Arms
4. Spooky Sit Up with Elevated Pumpkin
How many: 15 reps
Instructions: Place feet flat on the ground with
back on the floor holding the pumpkin straight in the air. Tighten core and
pull up from the floor maintaining the arm elevation.
Main muscles: Core & Arms
5. Frightful Push Up on Pumpkin
How many: 4-8 reps
Instructions: Hands firmly on the
pumpkin. Make sure you get you elbows in and chest right down. Use
knees if necessary.
This is a very difficult exercise - leave out if it's
too hard!
Main muscles: Triceps, Chest & Core
++ HAPPY HALLOWEEN ++
