Weekly Blog 8

Hello everyone, and welcome to my last blog for this project! No worries, though, it will not be the last time one can receive workouts from me! More on that later. But until then…

Business Updates:

The online Jazzercise classes are going well for the most part! We have had a solid week and a half-ish of a set Jazzercise routine, and the customers loved them.

We had several complaints from customers, though, since they did not approve of our instructors still using the fitness center to host the online classes. This is not all that surprising, and it was an issue I had brought up with the owner of the center when we first began discussing the idea of online classes. Because of the complaints from customers (which is a good thing), each instructor has begun teaching from their homes. This has led to some complications and less quality for the classes, but they are still happening, and the customers are understanding of the situation. 

We will be continuing with the online classes and the class schedule we have arranged.

This Week’s Workout:

This week’s workouts can also be found on TikTok under @dancer4hiphop8, but they will also be linked to this blog as well! There will be three workouts total: upper body, glutes, and abs. All three of these workouts will be no equipment workouts. 

Upper Body:

Y Lifts, 20 reps 3 sets

• Targets shoulders

Y Lifts into a press, 20 reps 3 sets

• Targets shoulders

Tricep Pushups, 20 reps 3 sets

Tricep Dips, 15 reps 3 sets

Downward Dog Push Ups, 15 reps 3 sets

• Targets shoulders, triceps, and biceps

Punches, 20 reps 3 sets

• Targets shoulders, upper back, and biceps

Notes:

1. Y Lifts and the Y lifts into press- make sure you are lying on your stomach with your hips square to the floor. Both hips should stay pressed to the floor the whole time. Squeeze your core as you complete this. 
2. Tricep Pushups- fingertips are straight ahead of you, keep knees in line with your hips, and keep your body weight forward. Core should remain tight throughout.
3. Tricep Dips- grab whatever is elevated in your home to complete! Use a nearby bench, chair, bed frame, stairs, etc!
4. Downward Dog Push Ups- core tight!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Glutes:

Knee Lunges, 15 reps 4 sets

Step Up Lunges, 15 reps 4 sets

Glute Bridges using wall, 15 reps 4 sets

Lateral Leg Raises, 15 reps 4 sets

Clam Shells, 15 reps 4 sets

Notes:

1. Any exercise that is focused on one side, make sure you do for the other side, too.
2. Knee Lunges- core remains tight throughout, and you are keeping your foot flexed and pushing back through the heel. You should feel your hamstring working, too.
3. Lateral Leg Raises- make sure your hips are in line with the floor and your core is tight
4. Clam Shells- keep that 45 degree angle!

Abs:

Reverse Crunches, 20 reps 3 sets

• Targets the lower abs

Lower Leg Lifts, 20 reps 3 sets

• Targets the lower abs

Crunches, 20 reps 3 sets

• Targets the upper abs

Penguins, 20 reps 3 sets

• Targets the obliques

Plank, hold for 1 minute, 3 sets

• Targets everything

Concluding Thoughts:

Thank you guys for following along with me! Your feedback has been great and has allowed me to better my workouts and way of getting them out to you. It has also challenged me to come up with workouts outside of my comfort zone (such as a no equipment upper body workout!), and it has helped me to know what kind of workouts people are looking for! 

While I will no longer be posting blogs with the workouts laid out, I will be continuing to post workout videos on my TikTok page. Any person interested in still doing my workouts can find them there! Go give me a follow!