I hopped on and off the treadmill a handful of times and I’m pretty sure the guy running on the treadmill next to mine thought I was some kind of a nut job.
All that crazy jumping around was totally worth it because I completed an awesome 45-minute treadmill workout that absolutely flew by. Seriously, I felt like I was working out for maybe 20 minutes.
Check it out:
All of the exercises noted in bold were completed off the treadmill (duh), so there was a lot of hopping around and changing things up. The perfect recipe for a workout that keeps boredom at bay.
I got the idea for the workout from the June issue of Fitness magazine where they detailed a 40-minute treadmill workout that incorporated squat jumps, jumping jacks, crunches and pushups. I figured I could change it up a bit and do something similar and ended up loving this workout.
Breakfast
Breakfast this morning was an egg wafflewich!
I toasted two Van’s waffles and topped them with a slice of muenster cheese, two fried eggs and raspberry jelly.
Eat up, buttercup!
A cup of hot vanilla caramel coffee rounded out my morning meal.
Time to get crackin’ on a new freelance assignment. See ya after lunch!
P.S. For my fellow Bachelorette fans, I watched the first episode last night and my two favorites were Doug, the single dad who got the first impression rose (loved the way he talked about his son!), and Ryan, the sports trainer who works with kids. Don’t let me down, guys!
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I had to laugh at you clarifying that you did the other exercises off the treadmill. Obviously for a second was like, wait, what? She did those on the ‘mill…. duh is right.
oh, i know. when it comes to blogging, it’s better to be safe than sorry. 🙂
That treadmill worout looks tough but awesome! And your breakfast always looks so darn good.
I’m going to be emailing you my Still Missing review today. Can’t wait for the next book. Your book club choices are always something I wouldn’t normally read, and I love it!
awesome! can’t wait to read it!
I love waffle sandwiches, especially with a little drizzle of maple syrup and egg. 🙂
I did a (somewhat) similar workout yesterday at the gym with my trainer. While I was on the treadmill he handed me two 7.5 pound weights. I would do bicep curls, tricep extentions, tricep kickbacks and arm lifts for 30 seconds alternating between each arm workout and 30 seconds of walking. As each round passed he would increase the incline and speed. It was a great workout to get every part of my body working!! I felt like I was able to get an hour + of a workout done in 30 minutes!
Happy Wednesday! 🙂
i would love to know the exact speeds & inclines you did sara 🙂
I’m going to include it in either tomorrow or Friday’s blog post so check back in!! 🙂
You’re so lucky that you can hop on and off the treadmill like that! Even though I’m at the gym so early, once I get a treadmill I have to stick close to that thing–otherwise another early bird will steal it. Hopping on and off would be a recipe for disaster!
I’m really glad Doug got the first impression rose, too–he seemed really genuine, which I liked. My roommate and I also swooned juuuust a little bit for Alejandro, the guy from Colombia who spoke Spanish. 😉
Anything that takes more than 30 minutes on a treadmill bores me! Our new neighborhood is full of hills so I’m never bored running outside.
Oh, I was going to do the pushups ON the treadmill. Whew…
just looking out for you. i figured you’d try that. 😉
At 8 mph, of course
Woah! That looks like a crazy workout! Bet you got a mega sweat on! ;-p
that workout sounds fun – a perfect way to not “dread” the treadmill!
I almost bought that mug at anthro! cute! Also- I adapted your lower body workout from the other day and wrote about it on my blog today. Thanks for the fitspo! 🙂
That workout looks awesome! I def hate the treadmill and it looks like a fun way to mix it up 🙂
I am only a half hour into the bachelorette so far, but I love Emily and can’t wait to see more! I DVR’d it due to the 9:30 start time and am hoping to finish the rest tonight. I have heard great things about the single dad too!
Did you feel like breaking up the treadmill portions threw off your mindset for the running part? I know once I start running, stopping makes it 100x harder to get back up again.
surprisingly, no. i thought i’d feel the same way, too! i think the fact that i was only running really hard for one minute at 9.0 made it easier to suck it up and run again.
Isn’t the sports trainer the one with the weird hair? I don’t know what was going on with his ‘do, but he’d look so much better with different hair! Also, the one with the long hair who kept tucking it behind his ears could have been so much cuter with shorter hair.
Agreeeed on the single dad, except that letter his son ‘wrote’ to Emily was such an obvious ploy.
That guy with the green shirt who kept bad-mouthing helicopter guy made me laugh SO hard although he’s clearly a jerk :p
the disclaimer.
needed.
that’s sad.
don’t i know it. 🙂 i’ve heard horror stories though and would rather be safe than sorry.
That workout looks awesome! I however would probably fly off the treadmill and face plant onto the dashboard! I actually did that two weeks. I was jamming to my music when I decided to turn up the speed to 8.5mph. However I lack coordination and my iPhone and headphones were tangled with the emergency cord. The emergency cord pulled off and I face planted into the dashboard. Once a klutz always a klutz :).
Looks like a fun workout, however, there’s no space to do that by our treadmills. I could do it outside though! Sounds fun.
I also like Doug on the show! He seems really genuine and like a potential good match. I also like Charlie. He seems very sweet and humble. The one guy I really don’t like so far is the one with dark hair who wore the bright green shirt under his suit. He kept scowling about all the other guys and just seemed generally unpleasant. Overall though, I’ve been sucked in again and I just adore Emily. =)
I agree with your bachelorette picks…Ryan and Doug all the way!! 🙂
Other than those two, I’d be running if I was Emily! There seem to be a bunch of weirdos in the mix this year!
I like those hop-on, hop-off style workouts and they definitely beat boredom, but like you, I always feel like the people around me must be thinking “what the heck is wrong with her?!” Ah well, I’ll enjoy my endorphins, thank you! 🙂
I don’t know if you ever read Dana’s blog Possessionista. But she loves The Bachelor/Bachelorette too and was part of an after party segment.
http://www.possessionista.com/2012/05/watch-me-on-abc-bachelorette-after.html
They referred to Ryan as bump it because of his hair! But, I’m with you…I love him and Doug. I also liked the bobble head guy. Chris, I think?! Randy – The Grandma – also makes an appearance on one of the segments.
looks like a great treadmill workout! as for the bachelorette, ryan is also one of my favorites. doug and arie (sp?) are also up there!
I’ve never had a waffle sandwich before. I want to try it. It looks yummy. 🙂
I thought some of the guys were really interesting that were on the Bachelorette. I read a spoiler site so I already know who the final 3 are. 🙂
I worked out with my trainer this morning and opted to come home for a smoothie! It was all I could think about. Rather than stopping for coffee on the way home.
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I like Arie & Ryan! Doug is sweet, too… I was just glad that Bentley didn’t make an appearance, though I’m not putting it past the show to not throw him into the mix of things once it starts getting serious like they did with Chantel on Ben’s season. <<<< I'm such a reality TV bum lol 😉
I can’t even believe you are able to do that at a gym! I feel like people would just stare and laugh at me! What a kickbutt workout though.
I LOVE Ryan and Doug too!!! And Arie, trust me she’s going to be loving the race car driver I saw that gleam in her eye. Those are my top 3. Not impressed with anyone else, especially not the guy with the chopper 😉
how did you time that workout? My treadmill restarts if I pause for more than minute!
the treadmill reset for me every time too! it doesn’t actually have to stay on for this workout since you’re just completing 4 min. on and 2 min. off.
I love your breakfast ideas! 🙂
Happy Hump Day!
Hey Julie I just have a question, with your coffee do you add white sugar or use something like stevia? I’m trying to cut down on sugar especially when drinking coffee but it’s really hard to cut out the taste when using something besides real sugar. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks!
i actually just use a bit of vanilla almond milk. i LOVE the flavor of the added vanilla. 🙂
This looks like a great workout! I loved Doug too … but I can’t remember Ryan! I like Arie … and Jef (with one F – which is weird). Ohhh I’m so glad The Bachelorette is back in our lives 🙂
Awesome workout. I’ve been doing my usual workout at the gym lately and feel like I really need to mix things up a bit. I really want to try this soon. Thanks!
What a great looking workout!! There are some days that I can totally get in to a straight 40+ min on the treadmill, and some days it seriously feels as though each second drags on forever – so this is a great way to beat boredom! However, maybe it’s just me, but I always feel so awkward doing circuits that involve a treadmill where I’m jumping on and off. One time I was doing one and this girl totally jacked my treadmill in the middle!
Ehhh, I thought the guy who brought the letter from his son was totally using his son to get brownie points since he knows she’s also a single parent. Seems kinda sleazy to me.
I’m glad you like the same 2 guys I did on the Bachelorette, when Ryan came on, I was like jeez, that’s him. Haha
Ugh, this seems so fun! I wish I could do this at my gym, but its like 18,000 square feet and the cardio is on one side and the box jumper thing is on the other and there is no room behind or beside equipment to do this 🙁 maybe ill try to adapt it!
A wafflewich looks delicious! Have you ever tried Kashi’s waffles?
That breakfast sandwich looks delicious!!!! Yum!
definitely looks like a good one!
I think I need to try this egg-muenster cheese- raspberry jelly combo!
Sounds like a great work out! How long did it take you to be able to work your way up to a 9 speed on the treadmill? I started running/working out regularly about 4 months ago, and I feel like I max out at 6. Any faster and I think I’ll fly off the back! Any tips on how to improve running longevity/lung capacity? I seriously can’t get through a mile jog without taking walking breaks. Pretty sad for a 20-something who’s in good health.
OMG those were my two favorites too! My boyfriend liked Ryan (the trainer too). I knew he was going to since he himself is a trainer. This season looks good, but it seems like one of the guys ends up being a “Courtney” according to the previews for the upcoming season!
You mean you can’t do kettlebell swings on the treadmill?? Psh. Rookie! 😉 😉
Ryan and Doug were my favorites to! I hope her and Ryan get more time together next time!
This workout sounds tough! I’ll definitely be trying this after I finish my marathon in a couple weeks! 🙂
Great workout post Julie! Any circuit I perform is one I found here. I agree with you on Ryan! I just couldn’t believe she kept the skateboarding dude!
What jelly brand do you use? I really wanna get some jelly but idk what brand I should get.
I think I found what I’m going to watch tonight while hubby is busy doimg something else!!! Bachelorette. Yep.
This is really so random and has NOTHING to do with this post but the other morning on the news there was a story about someone who found a black bear in orlando and they ended up relocating it to ocala! I just thought it was kinda of funny given your talk of bears on the blog!
I have to thank you for opening my eyes to Vans waffles! I always see you post about them, but I’ve never seen them before (which I attributed to living on the other side of the country) but then I saw them in the organic freezer section, tried them and LOVED them!
so funny. i’m training for a marathon w/TNT and for our interval workouts we’re supposed to do various exercises (situps, mountain climbers, etc) in between sprints.
the team meets at a track for these, but the weekly email outlining the workout always says “this can be done on a treadmill”
i always think of how silly i would feel going on and off the treadmill like 8 times! but maybe now you’ve given me the courage to try it 😉