Happy October!

I am so happy that I can finally say that. It feels as though this entire past month has been building up to this for forever. I am so glad it’s here because it means I’m just that much closer to holiday posts! Halloween. Thanksgiving. And then Christmas!

I am currently in the planning stages of blogmas and hopefully, if all goes well I will be able to make it all 25 days. If any of you have posts that you would like to see let me know and I will try to include it this year.

Since the holidays have been getting closer I have really been getting into doing more high-intensity workouts in a short amount of time because there are just too many things to get done in a day.

Pyramid workouts are one of those workouts that I never really get tired of and could probably do forever. Even if I want to curl up into a ball at the end and not move for days. It gets you really sweaty really quick but allows you to get in a lot of different areas of the body in a short amount of time. Which during the holiday season is extremely helpful.

There are a few different varieties of the pyramid workout that I have done in the past whether its sets, reps, etc. I decided to stick with the time for our deciding factor on this one because time can be such an issue for a lot of you when you are trying to get everything done before guests begin arriving or have to get ready to go to a party yourself.

I also prefer to do several shorter spurts of movement because if any movement drags on for too long, even if it isn’t very intense, I will drift and start slacking on the movement, which isn’t very conducive to a full and quick workout. All you need to grab is a stopwatch, or you can use your phones stopwatch function, and clear a space for you to do these moves.

THE MOVES YOU NEED TO KNOW:

STANDING LONG JUMP (A)

Standing with your feet slightly apart, bend your knees and swing your arms back before pushing off the ground and jumping as far as you can. If you have enough space, you may continue this motion in the same direction. If not, turn around and repeat the motion in the direction you came from.

IN & OUT HOPS (B)

Place your feet together and bend your knees until you are about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way into a full squatting position. Jump and land with your feet more than shoulder-width apart but remain in the squatting position. Jump and land with your legs back together and continue repeating the motion.

MOGUL (A)

Stand with your feet together and knees bent slightly. Have your hips and feet pointing to your left, keeping your torso straight ahead. Jump into the air and rotate your hips and feet so when you land your feet are now facing the opposite direction. Repeat.

SPIDER LUNGE (B)

Drop down into a plank position. Bring your left leg up and place your left foot on the outside of your left hand. Return your foot to the beginning position in the plank before repeating with the other foot. Continue alternating until the time is up.

SPEED SKATER (A)

Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Bend your left leg behind your right leg and stretch as far as you can while bending your right knee. Jump to your left slightly and while in the hair shift so that your right leg is now bent behind your left leg. Repeat this movement.

JUMP LUNGE (B)

Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and before stepping forward with your left foot. Bend both of your knees so you are in the lunge position. Push off the ground and switch your legs in the air so your right leg is now in the front. Continue this motion until the time is up.

THE WORKOUT

15 seconds A
15 seconds rest
30 seconds B
15 seconds rest
45 seconds A
15 seconds rest
45 seconds B
15 seconds rest
30 seconds A
15 seconds rest
15 seconds B
15 seconds rest before starting next set

15 seconds STANDING LONG JUMP
15 seconds rest
30 seconds IN & OUT HOPS
15 seconds rest
45 seconds STANDING LONG JUMP
15 seconds rest
45 seconds IN & OUT HOPS
15 seconds rest
30 seconds STANDING LONG JUMP
15 seconds rest
15 seconds IN & OUT HOPS
15 seconds rest before starting next set

15 seconds MOGUL
15 seconds rest
30 seconds SPIDER LUNGE
15 seconds rest
45 seconds MOGUL
15 seconds rest
45 seconds SPIDER LUNGE
15 seconds rest
30 seconds MOGUL
15 seconds rest
15 seconds SPIDER LUNGE
15 seconds rest before starting next set

15 seconds SPEED SKATER
15 seconds rest
30 seconds JUMP LUNGE
15 seconds rest
45 seconds SPEED SKATER
15 seconds rest
45 seconds JUMP LUNGE
15 seconds rest
30 seconds SPEED SKATER
15 seconds rest
15 seconds JUMP LUNGE

Walk for 5 minutes

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