It rained during the time I was going to go for a lunch run, so instead of just sitting out I dug up an old core workout. Haven’t done one in months, so I only completed one round of each.
📊 Quick stats
- Duration: 18:18
- Avg HR: 113 bpm (peaks ~141)
- Active calories: 47
- Effort: moderate, no real struggle
💪 The workout
One round, ~30–45 sec rest between exercises:
- Warmup: marches, squats, lunges, arm circles
- Plank — 30–45 sec
- Dead bugs — 10/side
- Glute bridges — 15
- Bird dogs — 10/side
- Side plank — 20–30 sec/side
- Mountain climbers (slow) — 20–30 total
- Reverse lunges — 10/leg
🤔 How it went
Not gonna lie, weird that a “core” workout had reverse lunges in it — the warmup already had squats AND lunges, so my legs were feeling it way before my core was. Apparently single-leg stuff counts as core because it makes your torso work to not wobble. Got through it without too much struggle though. Core probably won’t say hi until tomorrow.
👀 One thing I noticed
My side planks were kinda shaky. Apparently that’s a good sign — means the smaller core muscles tap out before the bigger ones, which is the whole point. So I know where to keep working.
🏃 For running
Hopefully this helps my running somehow. Bird dogs and side planks supposedly keep your hips from wobbling when you run, and reverse lunges are basically practicing what running already is — one foot at a time. We’ll see.
✨ Win of the day
At least I didn’t sit it out. I had to do something.
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