Taking The Stairs

Lately, I've been trying to take the stairs more often as well. I live on the 5th floor in my dorm. Usually, I take the elevator up to my room. My friends would always tell me to take the stairs with them and I just give them the look of death. But now, I'm just trying to make healthier choices and the stairs is just another plan. Walking up five flights of stairs does suck though. My legs burn but its the good kind of sore. If you guys don't have enough time for a workout at the gym, walking up and down a few flights of stairs can do the trick.

Burpees Are Your Friend

It's me again! So as I've been trying to increase the intensity of my workouts, I decided to make burpees. Let me tell ya: I F***ing HATE THEM!!!!! It hurts like hell, my body is sore all the time. Even walking hurts my spirit. But again let me tell ya: It works wonders!!!! The reason why it works so well is because it's a full-body workout. They help to burn fat and tone lean muscle. It's a combination of interval training and strength training. It's a real bitch to do about 10 or so in a row, but I get through it each time I workout. One time, I did 50 burpees in about 10 minutes. It was a huge accomplishment. Despite feeling like mush for a few days, it was worth it. Here's how you do them:

Begin in a shoulder wide stance

Quickly move in to a squat and crouching position with your hands on the floor

Kick your feet back in to a push up position and perform a push up

Bring your legs in together at the same time back in to the crouching position

Explode up and jump as high as you can

Land in the same shoulder wide stance

This completes one repetition

And here's a picture to see the form:

So keep up with the burpees and they WILL be your friend that you love to hate!