Leg burner stroller workout

Would you like to know my favorite part of having a blog?  Well, I love having my favorite recipes saved all in one place.  That’s pretty cool.  But what I love the absolute most is the community.  So many of you commented on my last post about why I started a strict anti-inflammation diet and shared your stories, gave advice, and offered words of encouragement.  Thank you, thank you, thank you a million times.  You’ve given me a lot to think about and even more research to do!

Since last Fitness Friday I focused on arms, I thought it would be fitting to focus on legs today. I don’t know how it is where you are, but we are finally enjoying some spring-like weather in Ohio.  When the sun is shining and temperatures are warm, the last thing I want to do is head to a gym, so whenever I can I take my workout outside.

This Leg Burner Stroller Workout was my favorite workout of the last week. Going outside for my workout means I don’t get to use the gym child-care.  A stroller workout is the perfect solution!  Even if you don’t have a young stroller-aged child, you can do this workout.  The stroller adds another dimension to the workout because you’re pushing something while you walk/run, but you’ll still get a great workout without it.

I love that this workout mixes in cardio intervals with some leg exercises and sprinting that will definitely have you feeling the burn.  No weights required.

As you can see, it’s a 45 minute workout.  Because I was constantly changing things up, it flew by for me.  I love workouts like that!  I kept the descriptions for pace general–easy or medium.  Easy running pace should be a pace where you could comfortably carry on a conversation.  Medium running pace should be a pace where you are pushing yourself more and should fall between comfortable conversation pace and what your race pace would be (which is what I would call a hard run).  Sprinting should be almost all-out.  The sprints are only 30 seconds, so just go as fast as your legs will take you and then you can have a 30 second recovery walk, or even stop to rest during that 30 seconds if needed.  I used the stop-watch function on my phone to keep time.

If you’re looking for a medium-intensity cardio interval workout that will really work your legs, this is a great one to try!  Let me know if you test it out.

What was YOUR favorite workout of the last week?