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

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

Grab your weights and work your arms! I suggest two pairs of dumbbells: one set that is 3-8 pounds and one set that is 10-20 pounds, but use whatever challenges you without forcing you to quit early.

Grab your weights and work your arms! I suggest two pairs of dumbbells: one set that is 3-8 pounds and one set that is 10-20 pounds, but use whatever challenges you without forcing you to quit early.

New year, new calendar! Welcome to January 2013!

This month, Back On Pointe brings you three workout calendars: the basic version asks for one or two workouts a day, the student version asks for more while you’re on break or on the weekends, and the beginner calendar follows a 4 days on/1 day off plan. (If you’d like to make any plan a bit more challenging, add in HIIT for cardio on days of your choosing.)

Whatever plan you choose, and feel free to change whenever you’d like, 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: January”. 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)

Feel sluggish when you get out of bed in the morning? Try this short warm up to energize you for your day! Bonus points if you put on some upbeat music as well!

Feel sluggish when you get out of bed in the morning? Try this short warm up to energize you for your day! Bonus points if you put on some upbeat music as well!

You’ve got class? Well, I’ve got workouts you can squeeze in between them!

You’ve got class? Well, I’ve got workouts you can squeeze in between them!

Here’s another glute-focused workout to make your booty the best it can be!

Here’s another glute-focused workout to make your booty the best it can be!

backonpointe:

Here we are at the last month of the year! Like November, you have four calendars to choose from: the basiccalendar like you’ve seen every month, a student calendar that asks you to work more on the weekends when you don’t have class, a beginner calendar that follows a 4 days on/1 day off program, and an extreme calendar that adds in HIIT for a more intense workout.

Whatever plan you choose, and feel free to change whenever you’d like, 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: December”. 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)

Don’t forget to check out the Back On Pointe Facebook Page for daily stretching videos to accompany the calendars!

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