Friday Fitness: Tap Into Your Inner 'TRY' Athlete

Grab your goggles, swim cap, bike and athletic shoes. Get ready to participate, alongside Hilton Head Health in Hilton Head’s Annual Beach Bum Triathlon. This upcoming Saturday, July 14^th, marks yet another wet, sticky, sandy, heart pumping, athletic and invigorating challenge! Thus, as we prepare ourselves and H3 Guests who will be awesomely partaking in the event, this Fitness Friday I want to take a moment for some “TRYful” motivation! Let us hold an open space to inspire our inner “TRY”athlete with the workout/s below.

If you have access to a swimming pool, a bicycle and path to run/walk, get out there and “TRY” this workout: (you can also opt to do one, two or all three of the legs, as many triathlons have team/relay options)…

Swim 500m in the pool. This is 5 laps (10 lengths) in a 50m pool.

Cycle 6 miles.

Then, complete the “TRY” series by running/walking a 5K (3.1) miles.

For those of you who do not have access. Follow this at home “TRY” bootcamp workout:

H3 Triathlon Bootcamp:
Round 1:	50 Swims (Start in prone position- opposite arm and leg lifts simultaneously)
	50 Bikes (bicycle crunches)
	50 m Dash/Sprint/Walk/Jog x 5 (5 times) This 50m can be done in a hallway in your home
Round 2:	40 Swims
	40 Bikes
	40 m Dash/Sprint x 4 (4 times)
Round 3:	30 Swims
	30 Bikes
	30 m Dash/Sprint x 3 (3 times)
Round 2:	20 Swims
	20 Bikes
	20 m Dash/Sprint x 2 (2 times)
Round 1:	10 Swims
	10 Bikes
	10 m Dash/Sprint x 1 (1 time)

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Friday Fitness: No Excuses Workout

Ever feel like there’s not time to get in a hard workout? Feel like you just don’t have the equipment or time available? For 2012, I challenge you to take a good hard look at not only your exercise routine, but what actually you can accomplish in a day versus what you can’t. Whether it’s exercise or whether it’s life, we tend to not always be honest with ourselves. The fact is that only an honest perspective leads to sustainable change.

With that said, Friday Fitness is back in full swing and we’re starting you off with a good one! This workout you can do anywhere and anytime because it only requires your body and a fifteen minute window. Watch the video and post the total number of rounds you complete in fifteen minutes. Ready – Set – Go … No Excuses!!


15 Minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) of:

• :60 Running/Jogging/Walking (pick your pace)


• 15 Squats


• 15 Pushups (Knees okay)


• :30 Plank hold (accumulated time okay)

Fitness Friday: At Home Bootcamp & Triathalon Routine

Grab your goggles, swim cap, bike and athletic shoes. Get ready to participate in Hilton Head’s Annual Beach Bum Triathlon (#2).  This Saturday, August 6^th marks yet another wet, sticky, sandy, heart pumping, athletic challenge and guess who will be there?… YOU WILL TOO- or at least in your efforts and spirit!

Alongside H3 staff and adventuresome guests who will be partaking in this event, Fitness Friday will inspire a “TRI” challenge of your own to complete at home. Although many of you do not have a beach, this FF “bootcamp-esque” workout will mimic a “TRI” accomplishment upon completion. Read below for details.

 

H3 “Beachless”  Bum Triathlon Bootcamp:

 

Round 1:     50 Swims (see image below)

                   50 Bikes (see image below)

                   50 m Dash/Sprint x 5 (5 times)

 

Round 2:     40 Swims

                   40 Bikes

                   40 m Dash/Sprint x 4 (4 times)

 

Round 3:     30 Swims

                   30 Bikes

                   30 m Dash/Sprint x 3 (3 times)

 

Round 2:     20 Swims

                   20 Bikes

                   20 m Dash/Sprint x 2 (2 times)

 

Round 1:     10 Swims

                   10 Bikes

                   10 m Dash/Sprint x 1 (1 time)

 

Click here to view PDF of alternates for swimming and cycling.

@HHHealth_H3 introduces 'Fit In Your Fitness' on Twitter

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If you already follow us on Twitter then you know about the daily Metabo Meal and Thermal Walk reminders, but now we are excited to start a new series of Tweets. We’re calling it “Fit In Your Fitness”! Every day we will tweet a different way to Fit In Your Fitness throughout the day that may include doing calf raises at the gas pump or squats while waiting for something to heat up in the microwave. So make sure you’re following H3 on Twitter (HHHealth_H3) to receive Fit In Your Fitness ideas that will be starting next week!

Other reasons to follow us on Twitter:

• Receive fitness and nutrition tips


• Read and watch interesting videos on health and wellness


• Easily click to read the daily post on H3Daily


• Find other health and fitness gurus by reading out Re-Tweets and checking out people we follow


• Enjoy inspirational and motivational quotes


• Be the first to hear about special savings and new calendar events at H3


• Stay in-the-know with what’s going on at H3 Guests and Staff as they compete in races and achieve various milestones


• Connect with other H3 Guests and people interested in living a healthy lifestyle