Does anyone have a great workout to SHARE?

I don't know if you are a keen runner or not, but I set myself a challenge of running 50 miles last month (I did 53) and that made me get in the gym enarly everyday! Very motivating but only if you enjoy running ha! xx

Yes! Create anything that keeps you moving for an hour, I personally like to do circuits for 1 hour! Like this:
Space needed: anything from your own mat and next to it, to whole gym. First lets starts with small space:
warm up:
> Jump Rope x3 1 Minute on 15 seconds off
> Jumping Jacks x3 1 Minutes on 15 seconds off
Stretch for 7-12 minutes (arms, calves, thighs, back)
Exercise:
each one of these is a station, do one, then move on to the next activity. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,...)
1 > standing squats
2 > pushups
3 > jump rope
4 > planks
5 > standing lounges
6 > leg lifts / flutter kicks
7 > Jumping Jacks
Rest - 1 1/2 minute, then repeat. You get 15 seconds between each activity. notice that each one alternates from standing activity to laying down. This will help you keep moving and even during your 15 second "rest" you are still moving to get into your next position.
This is 1 set! do 6 or 7 sets and you should be sweating all over the place, make sure you use correct form and don't cheat yourself, it's better to fail with perfect form then to complete with horrible form. the object is to build muscle and cut fat. this won't happen if you HELP the fat stay there because you won't work out correctly!

Now if you have more room.. add in bigger things like, <run a lap>, <Sprints>, <suicides (line to line runs)>, lounges to line and back, bear crawls, etc.. all these require more room, but if you have it, use it! plus it gets you away from that mat for one exercise! lol. ok hope everybody enjoys this.

OH and if this is toooo easy for you, add in some dumb bells or wrist/ankle weights.. I carry 10lb dumbbells and right now I feel like I'm all out of shape again. your back, core, and legs all need to make up for that weight difference and burn more to keep stabilized. Stronger core coming up! REMEMBER, there is always a NEXT STEP! Keep on it, you'll get it!

~Justin Hoffman

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/womans_lean_sexy_bible.htm
Hubby and I just started this and it's simple to follow and a nice challenge.

NEW RULES OF LIFTING FOR WOMEN. it's a book with lifting programs for 6 months, and it's a great read. it really changes the way you look at working out. I've been doing it for about 5 weeks now and my body feels the best it's ever felt. check it out.

i've been posting on my wall a work out of the day for my friends and myself. this was yesterdays:

Run/walk/row/elliptical/whatever 3 miles.
After each mile stop and do 20 each of the following exercises:
-body-weight squats
-push-ups
-lunges (10 each leg)
-sit-ups

Check out www.makingthebest.com.

The fitness trainer that makes that sites does a ton of free short and various workout videos. He's a very nice man who is big on the healthy solutions and is very upbeat. I've not met him in person but I've chatted with him via facebook. He's a real guy. He's nice. And he's willing to answer questions about fitness, workouts, healthy eating...

Group classes are awesome if your gym offers them, I love step aerobics, and also the weight lifting classes, its more motivating when there are a bunch of people doing it with you!

Jumping rope and kettlebells!!! Love both but all of the above posts are AWESOME!!!

Here's an awesome treadmill intervall workout:

MINUTES INCLINE SPEED
0-5 0 3.5
5-7 5 4,0
7-9 7 4.3
9-11 9 4.5
11-15 0 JOG 6.0
15-16 0 SPRINT 7.0 OR MORE
16-20 5 4.0
20-23 10 2.5 SLOW LUNGES UPHILL
23-25 0 4.0
25-30 2 JOG 6.0
30-31 2 SPRINT 7.0 OR MORE
31-34 5 4.0
34-40 5 JOG 5.0
40-45 0 3.0 COOL DOWN

bump! great suggestions