Full Body Workout: Play Time 2!

Hey everyone,

Since our last play time workout was so much fun, we decided to do another one.  The only criteria going into this one was to focus more on pressing movements, since we had done a lot of pulling movements in the previous workout.

Although we recorded what we did in our exercise log, we didn't plan out the workout in advance.  Here's what we did:

Exercise 1: Double kettlebell walking lunges

Exercise 2: 2-Hand Anyhows (this is a perfect example of trying out a new exercise in a play time workout - this video just demonstrates one variation that we experimented with)

Exercise 3: Kettlebell split presses

Exercise 4 and 5 (super-setted): Double kettlebell squats with double kettlebell boxer presses

The play time workout was fun and relaxing.  We didn't want an overly serious workout and it was nice to make it up as we went through it, modifying and spending more time on certain exercises and less on others.  It was even fun trying out the 2-hand anyhows exercise (although most variations were very tricky in terms of coordination!).  By not designing the workout in advance, we didn't feel compelled to go after the bigger lifts (heavy front squats and bench press) as we weren't feeling it.  Instead, it was more customized to our capacity and interest at the time. 

As we had mentioned in the previous post, this was nice and fun, but you wouldn't want to do this all the time, as you might unconciously end up avoiding hard workouts and/or exercises by only picking the stuff you enjoy doing!  There's probably a fine balance between those two states (enjoying the workout, while also ensuring that you are progressing and building a balanced, strong body).  Whenever you're feeling a bit creative and don't want such a serious workout, try a play time workout.  A big part of keeping motivated and consistent in your fitness routine is having fun with it.  The play time workout can be a useful tool to accomplish that.  Give it a try!

- Tannys & Alex