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The Cantaloupe Workout
By Cindy | June 14, 2009
Here’s a fruity workout for the long summer days ahead.
Cantaloupes are on sale! I love late spring/early summer fruits. The lovely sweet flavor of a juicy cantaloupe will be a perfect reward for your post workout snack. Test your fruity strength abilities.
Warm Up:
1. 30 Side to Side Twists with arms parallel to the floor while holding the cantaloupe at chest level.
2. 25 Squats with Cantaloupe extended in front of you.
3. 10 more Squats while lifting the cantaloupe above your head. Forearms come inline with your ears as you stand up and arms drop down toward the floor.
How are you doing: Are you ready for the Main Course???
1. Balanced Cantaloupe. Keep arms outstretched and balance the cantaloupe in one hand. Guide the cantaloupe to one side of your body, keeping your arms parallel to floor. Slowly lift your opposite leg as high as you can at your side while maintaining balance. Hold 2 seconds, return foot to floor. Bring cantaloupe forward and to the opposite side of your body, lifting opposite leg. Repeat 12 times.
2. Cardio Cantaloupe. Place cantaloupe on the ground. Jump over cantaloupe side to side for 30 seconds. If you can’t jump, don’t worry. High step by lifting your knee as high as possible toward your chest and side stepping.
3. Cantaloupe Overhead Lifts. Pick up cantaloupe, lift it overhead and drop cantaloupe behind your head. Keep elbows facing forward and arms in line with your ears. Force the Cantaloupe up toward the sky. With controlled speed, pump that cantaloupe toward the sky. Keep going for 30 seconds.
4. Cantaloupe Circles in Reverse Lunge. Stand up tall. Step back into reverse lunge. With straight back, lean slightly forward to circle the cantaloupe around your leading leg. Complete 10 circles and return to standing position. Repeat 12 times.
5. 30 Cantaloupe Jacks. Start with your feet together and the cantaloupe at your chest. Push the cantaloupe toward the sky as you jump out with your feet. Return the cantaloupe to chest when feet come together.
6. Cantaloupe Alphabet. Position yourself in a half squat. Tuck in your abs. Breathe. With the Cantaloupe outstretched trace the upper case alphabet. Keep your arms extended and make the letters large and exaggerated. This is a great one for the children!
7. Cantaloupe Crunch. Lie down and place the cantaloupe on your stomach. Watch it drop as you slowly lift your shoulders in a basic crunch. Concentrate on having the cantaloupe sink down. 20 more. You’re almost done.
8. Long Legged Cantaloupe Toe Touches. Hold the Cantaloupe in your hands. Straighten your legs. Take it overhead and lift your whole body up toward your toes. Slowly roll back to the floor vertebre by vertebre.
Congratualtions. One Cantaloupe Circuit Complete. Are you ambitious enough to go for the entire circuit again? Are the little ones begging to snatch your cantaloupe away and join in on the fun?
Pass off the cantaloupe and tell them it’s theirs until you catch the cantaloupe. Give them ten seconds and chase Play this game for as long as your little one wants (or as reality hits, when you’re just too tired to chase the little bundles of energy).
Alright! Are you heading out to the store pick up your next cheap workout piece of equipment: THE CANTALOUPE?
Have you worked out for at least 30 minutes? What a refreshing, exciting time at home. It’s time to clean up, cut the cantaloupe and enjoy your nutritious treat.
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