Happy Friday! Grab a friend and get in your Friday sweat sesh with this partner workout! Working out with a friend can be very beneficial in upping the intensity in the workout. If you are a bit competitive it is a way to push yourself just a little bit harder. If you aren’t competitive you have the support of the other person to push you to keep going and go as hard as you can. Adding in a partner workout here and there can be a really good thing! Working out alone can get boring and can be hard to keep up the intensity when motivation is low. Let a friend motivate if you need it! To make it even better, schedule a weekly partner workout with a friend or your significant other and then head to your favorite spot for a post workout breakfast or lunch! If a good meal at the end of a workout isn’t motivation for you, than I don’t know what is. So, who is going to be your workout and brunch partner this weekend? Get to it!
Partner Circuit Workout
3 Rounds
60 seconds each station
30 second rest between stations
Station 1: Resistance band sprints
Partner A wraps the resistance band around their waist. As partner A sprints, partner B is holding the resistance band making it difficult for partner A to sprint. Switch after 1 sprint down and back (length of a gym).
Station 2: High five planks
Plank facing each other. High five each other using opposite hands. Continue to alternate your high five for the entire 60 seconds.
Station 3: Kettlebell swings
Station 4: Jump Rope
Station 5: Deadbugs
Station 6: Sandbag carry and wall sit
Partner A carries a sandbag down and back (length of a gym) while partner B does a wall sit. Switch after one down and back sandbag carry.
Station 7: High five burpees
Face each other and do a burpee simultaneously. One the jump, high five each other.