Circuit Training - Next New Thing...

Since the week before Christmas, most days have been cold, damp, and rainy.  Not conducive to my long walks outside.  I have tried working with the elliptical and sit up bench, but I just don't enjoy it for days on end.  I broke down near the end of December and, like thousands of other people, I went to get a membership at our local gym.  After asking the prices, I just could not do it.  Mentally, I can't make myself pay fees to exercise when I have an elliptical and sit up bench at home.  I started investigating other "winter" options.  When I first started using Pinterest, I made a "Move my Ass" board.  Blunt, yes, but that has always been my philosophy.  I don't think it matters specifically what type of workout you do, just get up and move.  That, along with a reasonable diet, and you will be fine. I sat and looked back through all the pins on that board and it clicked.  Circuit training!  Some people refer to it as interval training.  Not a new concept, but something I've never done for any length of time.  It meets my requirements including movement, the ability to be done inside, and no need for expensive equipment.  Over the past week, even when out of town, I was able to complete a thirty-minute circuit each day.  Even on days that I have been able to get out and walk a couple of miles, I've still done at least a twenty-minute circuit.  Since I already had an old set of three pound hand weights, I added those to the circuits.  I love that there are MANY different moves that can be incorporated in your daily circuit.  It is wonderful to do something a little different each day.  To give me no excuse, I printed out several different thirty minute circuits.  Each day, I choose a different one. I pulled together moves from several different ones to make some of my own.  Some of the best I've seen are from http://backonpointe.tumblr.com/tagged/workout-challenge, written by a young woman who is a college student and dancer.  She had different workouts for different areas of the body.  Here is one of her ab circuits:

                             

So far, so good.  Boredom has not set in thanks to the variety.  If you would like to "Move Your Ass" along with me, please look at my board on Pinterest for some ideas: http://pinterest.com/terrip919/move-my-ass/.