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A BackOnPointe super-original! If you don’t have any workout equipment at home, you can still use what you have! Here’s a workout that uses a throw pillow in a few creative ways. Repeat this workout three times through for a full workout!

A BackOnPointe super-original!

If you don’t have any workout equipment at home, you can still use what you have! Here’s a workout that uses a throw pillow in a few creative ways.

Repeat this workout three times through for a full workout!

backonpointe: Are you brand new to fitness? Want to work out but don’t know where to start? Intimidated by the burly men at the gym or Jillian Michaels’ abs? Well, here’s an easy workout for you! Try doing this workout three to five times a week, and take as many breaks for water or to catch your breath as you need. As it gets easy for you, move up to another one of my workouts. Don’t know what an exercise is? Click the name below to see a video of it! Jumping Jacks Squats Toe Touches Star Jumps Crunches Russian Twists Burpees Wall Push-Ups Calf Raises High Knees Lunges Fire Hydrants Bird-Dogs Glute Kickbacks I’m bringing this back again since I’ve had a lot of messages lately looking for advice on how to get started if you’re new to working out.

backonpointe:

Are you brand new to fitness? Want to work out but don’t know where to start? Intimidated by the burly men at the gym or Jillian Michaels’ abs? Well, here’s an easy workout for you! Try doing this workout three to five times a week, and take as many breaks for water or to catch your breath as you need. As it gets easy for you, move up to another one of my workouts.

Don’t know what an exercise is? Click the name below to see a video of it!

I’m bringing this back again since I’ve had a lot of messages lately looking for advice on how to get started if you’re new to working out.

(via hard-3r)

Here’s a great leg workout using dumbbells!

Here’s a great leg workout using dumbbells!

This workout may not require any weights, but make sure you have water handy! (A little gift to my readers who stick around through thick and thin. ilu guys.)

This workout may not require any weights, but make sure you have water handy!

(A little gift to my readers who stick around through thick and thin. ilu guys.)

Sorry for this, readers, but February’s a lighter month. Just the basic calendar, though you’re free to use an older calendar if you like the set-up, or use this to make your own. The directions are simple: find the current date on the calendar, see what workout(s) it asks for, and pick one from each section listed for that date. For example, if today it says “Arms” and “General,” I’d find an arm workout and a general workout to do today. If you’d like to write about your experiences during the month or see how others are doing, please use the tag “BoP: February”. By all using this tag, we can see what others are doing during the month and send others encouragement along the way. Let’s all support each other on our journeys! (If you’re not on Tumblr but still use these calendars, feel free to update us on the Back On Pointe Facebook Page!) During the month, remember that you should take as many rest days as you need, modify any workouts that you cannot do, stay hydrated, get more low-intensity cardio, and eat well. Have fun! p.s. Any of the calendars can be modified. If you are training for a half-marathon, feel free to count that as your cardio on cardio days. If you’re sore in the arms from helping a friend move, substitute a butt workout instead. It’s all about you! Arms Lean Arms Workout v.1 Lean Arms Workout v.2 Tone Those Triceps! Weight-Free Arms Arms Workout All About Arms Dumbbells, Smart Arms Beginner Arms Load Your Guns Legs Inner Thigh Toner Tame Those Thighs Kill Those Legs! Your Best Butt Thigh Toner Dancer’s Legs Workout Legs Workout 5 Minute Butt Blaster Legs For Days Shapely Squats Beach Babe Booty Get Those Glutes Love Your Legs Abs All-Over Abs 1-2-3 Ab Workout Quick Challenge I Seek Obliques Abs Challenge Intense Abs Waist Trimmer Ballet Abs Flat Abs Workout Lower Ab Attack Easy Abs Core Work for Beginners General Jump-Free Workout Student Workouts Wake Up Warm Up Full Body Meltdown Absolute Beginner Workout Fat Blaster Quiet Workout Coffee Break Workout All-Over Workout Whole Body Workout Morning Angel Workout No Space? No Problem! Basic Dumbbell Workout Full Body Workout One-Song Workouts 50 Up, 50 Down Morning Workouts Leveled Workouts Count Up, Count Down Strength and Cardio Water Bottle Workout Workout Challenge for the Absolute Beginner Extreme Bodyweight Workout Throw Pillow Workout Challenges Weather Workout Quick Workout Digital Clock Workout Challenge Challenge Challenge Challenge Challenge Cardio Leveled Cardio One-Room Cardio All-Cardio Challenge Cardio Circuit Killer Kardio Beginner Cardio Kick-It Cardio! Basic Cardio High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) One Room HIIT 20-Minute HIIT Interval for Beginners Interval Running

Sorry for this, readers, but February’s a lighter month. Just the basic calendar, though you’re free to use an older calendar if you like the set-up, or use this to make your own.

The directions are simple: find the current date on the calendar, see what workout(s) it asks for, and pick one from each section listed for that date. For example, if today it says “Arms” and “General,” I’d find an arm workout and a general workout to do today.

If you’d like to write about your experiences during the month or see how others are doing, please use the tag “BoP: February”. By all using this tag, we can see what others are doing during the month and send others encouragement along the way. Let’s all support each other on our journeys! (If you’re not on Tumblr but still use these calendars, feel free to update us on the Back On Pointe Facebook Page!)

During the month, remember that you should take as many rest days as you need, modify any workouts that you cannot do, stay hydrated, get more low-intensity cardio, and eat well.

Have fun!

p.s. Any of the calendars can be modified. If you are training for a half-marathon, feel free to count that as your cardio on cardio days. If you’re sore in the arms from helping a friend move, substitute a butt workout instead. It’s all about you!

Arms

Legs

Abs

General

Challenges

Cardio

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

If you’re living in an apartment or on the top floor of a house, it can be hard to work out at home without disturbing others. Here’s a workout that has no jumps in it, so you won’t be bothering others!

If you’re living in an apartment or on the top floor of a house, it can be hard to work out at home without disturbing others. Here’s a workout that has no jumps in it, so you won’t be bothering others!

Work your entire core (abs, pelvis, and back) with this beginner workout.

Work your entire core (abs, pelvis, and back) with this beginner workout.

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