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Draw a Card, Any Card - Now Get to Working Out
By Christina | February 8, 2009
Want an easy to create, fun workout that you can do in 25 minutes? You are going to need a deck of cards to start. From there, the sky is the limit because you design the workout based on the equipment you have and where you are. Indoor or out, dambbells or bands, you can tailor to suit you. Using the random element provided by turning over cards can provide everyone with a workout to remember.
A sample workout would be: Perform body weight squats (black cards) and push-ups (red cards), with the repetitions of each determined by the face value of the cards. Jacks are 11, Queens are 12, Kings are 13 and Aces are 15. If you include the Jokers in the deck this adds 20 reps to each move.
If you do this correctly, there are few routines that are as challenging as this one. Minimize the time you rest between sets. Your goal is to complete the deck in under 25 minutes.
If you really want to be creative, stick with body weight squats for the 2 black suits and split the red suits between push-ups and squat thrusts. Adding squat thrusts to the routine provides a little more cardiovascular activity.
If you do the deck with the 2 Jokers you’ll do 230 squats, 115 push-ups and 115 squat thrusts. The way to handle the Jokers is to do 10 squats and 10 push-ups for the first one turned over and 10 squats and 10 squat thrusts for the second.
As always, consult with a doctor before you start a program of exercise.
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