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Happy Monday collegiettes™!
Aside from the healthy food choices and meals, SELF magazine’s Jump Start Diet includes fitness as well. But don’t fret, loves—with only five cardio sessions per week (hello workout-free weekends), you will be well on your way toward healthy, happy weight loss.
The various workout routine options include: the elliptical and stair stepper, the treadmill, the indoor bike and jump rope, or the 30-minute cardio-sizzler. Choose three (or four) of the previously mentioned workout routines, repeat your favorite(s) for the remaining days, and hit up the gym or your student recreational center for just 45 minutes a day.
Jillian Michaels recommends pre-cardio stretches before each workout, which I highly suggest as well! Unfortunately, I decided to opt out of that today and boy-oh-boy am I regretting that now! If my thighs had emotions, they would certainly be furious with me…
I made a(n incredibly awkward) video giving you a little taste of what lies ahead for me at the gym this week! Check it out:
My Weekly Workout Routine Plan:
Monday: The Elliptical
| Minutes | Incline | Resistance |
| 5 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | 15 | 7 |
Repeat and continue for 20 minutes
Tuesday: Walking & Jogging on the Treadmill
| Minutes | Incline | Speed |
| 5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 5.2 |
Continue to increase incline and speed, followed by a decrease–to give those glutes a slight break from all that burn–for another 30 minutes.
Wednesday: Indoor Bike
| Minutes | Resistance | Speed |
| 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | 10 | 7 |
Repeat and continue for 20 minutes
Thursday: Walking & Jogging on the Treadmill
Friday: The Elliptical
Saturday and Sunday: What workout?
If you’d like to join me in my healthy, happy weight loss (and please do), go register for the Jump Start Dieton SELF.com and be sure to use the SELFlogs to keep track of your daily workout and meals, which is an awesome way to keep track of your calorie intake and how much you’re burning off!
Do you have any suggests for my weekly workout routines and/or pre-workout stretches? Let me know by either e-mailing me at allylopez@hercampus.com or sending me a Tweet (@allylopez).
Love,
Ally
To follow Ally’s journey on the Jump Start Diet, check out her out on Twitter (@allylopez), and while you’re at it, follow the latest news from SELF (@SELFmagazine) and Her Campus (@HerCampus)!