In light of my early rise and shine today i want to share this video with you today . I decided to wake up about an hour or two before i normally would on my Monday mornings and made a trip to the high school track right by my house. I ran a few sprints and some moderate intensity build up sprints. Needless to say by the end of my 30 minute workout i was drenched in sweat and was having a hard time catching my breath. This indicated two things…

1- My conditioning is not at a level where i want it to be BUT i pushed myself past my threshold. When i say i pushed myself past my threshold that means i should not be able to hold a conversation with my workout partner when past that point or i should be breathing quite heavily and be able to say only a couple words at a time , that is what past my “threshold” means. I urge you to do this when exercising for a decent duration for example if you workout for 45 minutes be past your “threshold” for half that time at least if you can sustain.

2- My day is now off to a great start and my metabolism is humming along at the speed of a cheetah, all due to the quick 30 minute workout from this morning.

So i hope this video and words of wisdom from yours truly can help you get out of the bed tomorrow morning and into “exercise mode”, trust me you WILL be glad you did it.

In case you were wanting to know here is the workout i performed at the track this morning.

Min 0-5)  Warm-up and movement prep consisting of dynamic and static stretches.

Min 5-10)  2 x 400 meter laps  at a light pace.

Min 10 – 25) 10 x 20meter  light sprints

4 x 40 meter build up sprints ( full speed by 20 meters)

4 x 100 meter sprints on the curve at 70-75 % full speed

1 x 400 meter sprint  100 % effort

Min 25-30)  Cool Down with static stretches. Continue walking around track as well to flush out lactic acid in muscles aiding the muscle soreness recovery process.

I hope this video gets you motivated and this workout gets you tired!!! Until next time….

Get Goin’