Our Activewear in Action
There are a ton of ways to stay active in the winter, but none of them are easy. Personally, I used to love running outside in the morning, but the snow and ice made it too dangerous for me and my husband to maintain that habit. Instead, my workouts became confined to our basement and moved onto the floor. It is a daily struggle to get out of bed every morning to get your sweat in, but I always feel better once I do. Plus, having the cute RH ‘Varsity Collection’ active set makes the workouts feel much easier!
Below I’ve demonstrated 3 easy exercises for when you absolutely don’t want to do anything at all. The workouts use a tight resistance band and some weights, but you don’t need to use them if you don’t have them with you.
Waist Pinching Hip Raises
Place one arm on the floor directly under your shoulder as shown above and stretch your legs out away from you. Split your feet to help maintain your balance. Apply the weight if you have one on your hip and raise your hips to the ceiling using your core. You should feel the tension on the side of your body closest to the ground. Continue these raises 25 times and then switch sides.
Resisted Ceiling Kicks
Start in the tabletop position and pull the band just above your knees. Kick one bended leg behind you while keeping a 90-degree angle in the knee. You should feel the resistance of the bands taking place as soon as you are halfway up. Try your best to keep your leg steady as you kick toward the ceiling. You will benefit the most if you can feel the tightness of the band and still push through it! Do this 20 times and immediately follow with 20 mini pulses at the top of the kicked position.
Expanded Lying Hip Raises
Start on your back with your feet placed firmly on the ground about hip with distance apart. Place the bands above your knees and the weight across your hips. Raise your hips to the ceiling and then squeeze in this position for three seconds. While your hips are still up pull your knees apart about 6 inches and slowly bring them back into normal position. Drop your hips back down slightly and repeat the exercise again 30 times. You’ll feel this burning in your glute very quickly!
Reminder: your hips don’t need to come back to the floor after every rep. You can let them drop a bit, but really the focus is on thrusting up toward the ceiling in a controlled manner.
The activewear pieces are a part of the Varsity Collection that will drop on Recreationalhabits.com on March 3rd at 10AM.
