by Mollie Millington | Jul 24, 2022 | exercise, quickie
Remember to go for QUALITY over quantity. If you are unclear what the exercise is I am describing, please look for a video or arrange for an in-person tutorial with me. Please consult your doctor before engaging on any fitness regime. Don’t forget to breathe! Please email me if you want tips on how to make the quickies easier or more challenging (mollie@ptmollie.com).
Warm up- 1 min- Hop-hop squat; 1 min- Skipping; 30 sec each direction- Grapevines
1 min- Push/Press ups
1 min- Hip raises
1 min- Burpees
1 min- Alternating reverse lunges
1 min- Overhead/Shoulder press
1 min- Jumping jacks/Star jumps
1 min- Arms out straight in front and quickly switch right and left hands on top. Hold a light weight to make it harder
1 min- Bring hands behind your back. Keep arms straight and keep palms facing up. Pulse thumbs together to exercise the back muscles. If you don’t feel anything, lift the arms up
1 min- Around the World lunges
1 min- Stand in a doorway, press arms out to the side against the frame, trying to widen the frame with your hands. Keep pressing for the entire minute
30 sec each side- Teapot abdominal exercise
1 min- Reverse curls
by Mollie Millington | Jul 17, 2022 | exercise, quickie
Remember to go for QUALITY over quantity. If you are unclear what the exercise is I am describing, please look for a video or arrange for an in-person tutorial with me. Please consult your doctor before engaging on any fitness regime. Don’t forget to breathe! Please email me if you want tips on how to make the quickies easier or more challenging (mollie@ptmollie.com).
Warm up- 3min- brisk walk, jog or run
1 min each leg- 1 legged squat
1 min- Jumping jacks/Star jumps
1 min- Prisoner squats
1 min- Crab tricep dips
1 min- Crab walk
30 sec each side- Side plank
1 min each side- Clams
1 min- Bicycle ab exercise
30 sec each side- Fire hydrants- on hands and knees, lift one bent knee out to the side (like a dog urinating on a fire hydrant)
by Mollie Millington | Jul 10, 2022 | exercise, quickie
Remember to go for QUALITY over quantity. If you are unclear what the exercise is I am describing, please look for a video or arrange for an in-person tutorial with me. Please consult your doctor before engaging on any fitness regime. Don’t forget to breathe! Please email me if you want tips on how to make the quickies easier or more challenging (mollie@ptmollie.com).
Warm up- 1 min- Start with feet together. Step one foot out the side and squat. Return to center. Repeat on other side; 1 min- Reverse lunges; 1 min- Barndoors (both directions)
1 min- Overhead press holding tins of soup or weights if you have them
1 min- Bicep curls
1 min- Sumo squats
1 min- Calf raises
1 min- Speed skater jumps
1 min- Jumping jacks/Star jumps
1 min- Plyometric lunges (or walking lunges if you need a low impact option)
1 min- Overhead press holding tins of soup or weights if you have them
1 min- Tricep kickbacks
1 min- Wall sit
1 min- Push/Press ups against the wall
1 min- Wall sit
by Mollie Millington | Jul 3, 2022 | exercise, quickie
Remember to go for QUALITY over quantity. If you are unclear what the exercise is I am describing, please look for a video or arrange for an in-person tutorial with me. Please consult your doctor before engaging on any fitness regime. Don’t forget to breathe! Please email me if you want tips on how to make the quickies easier or more challenging (mollie@ptmollie.com).
Warm up- 1 min- skipping rope; 1 min- hop-hop-squat; 1 min- walking squats
1 min- Up and down plank. Start on elbows and then raise yourself up to your palms. Then go back to elbows.
1 min- Leg lifts
30 sec each direction- Small arm circles
1 min- Tricep kickbacks
1 min- Reverse fly
1 min- Role back and reach
1 min- Hip raises
1 min- Boat pose
1 min- Swimmies
1 min- Bear walking
1 min each leg- On all 4’s, perform ‘fire hydrants’ by lifting one leg with knee at 90 degrees.
by Mollie Millington | Jun 26, 2022 | exercise, quickie
Remember to go for QUALITY over quantity. If you are unclear what the exercise is I am describing, please look for a video or arrange for an in-person tutorial with me. Please consult your doctor before engaging on any fitness regime. Don’t forget to breathe! Please email me if you want tips on how to make the quickies easier or more challenging (mollie@ptmollie.com).
Warm up- 3 min brisk walk, jog or run until you have started ‘glowing’ (sweating)
1 min- Plank
1 min- Reverse curl
1 min- Push/Press ups
1 min- Prisoner squats with 180-degree jump
1 min- Tricep dips on a sturdy chair or low step
1 min- Run in place with high knees
1 min- Wall sit
1 min- Plank
1 min- Crunches
1 min- Push/Press ups
1 min- Low squats (go for quality over quantity)
by Mollie Millington | Jun 19, 2022 | exercise, quickie
Remember to go for QUALITY over quantity. If you are unclear what the exercise is I am describing, please look for a video or arrange for an in-person tutorial with me. Please consult your doctor before engaging on any fitness regime. Don’t forget to breathe! Please email me if you want tips on how to make the quickies easier or more challenging (mollie@ptmollie.com).
Warm up- 1 min forward lunges; 1 min push/press ups; 1 min bicycle abs
1 min- Reverse lunges
1 min- Star jumps
1 min- Upright row with tins of soup or light weights
1 min- Lateral raises with tins of soup or light weights
1 min- Low squat with pulses
1 min- Low squat with pulses on your toes to target inner thigh. Breathe through it!
1 min- Bicep curls with tins of soup or light weights
1 min- Hands on sides of head. Bring opposite elbow to raised opposite knee. Keep alternating until the minute is up. Aim quality until you are comfortable with the exercise, then increase speed. Knees up!
1 min- Press up position on toes. Bring opposite knee to opposite elbow. Alternate
1 min- Plank
1 min- Toe touches
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