By: Halle Sasser
Abby Citrowske, fitness guru, lays out yoga mat to prepare for her workout. "I like to go to the gym, but it is important to have at-home workout equipment," said Citrowske.
Citrowske continues to set up her workout space. She uses ankle and wrist weights to elevate her workouts.
Citrowske stretches to warm up her muscles. Stretching the muscle groups helps prevent injury.
Citrowske moves onto another stretch. "I try to stretch for the first ten to fifteen minutes of my workout," Citrowske states.
Citrowske completes her last stretch before moving into the workout. "I find that this specific stretch works good for me, and it is very important to find what works for your body," says Citrowske.
Citrowske starts her workout with single leg raises. This exercise targets the hamstring and glute muscles.
Citrowske adds resistance bands to her leg workout. "I use these bands to make it a little harder," says Citrowske.
Citrowske ends the first part of her workout with squats including the resistance bands. "I always start with leg exercises then move on to the other things," says Citrowske.
Citrowske moves into a one minute plank. Planks work multiple muscle groups at once.
Citrowske stretches her arms before starting her arm workouts. "Even though I stretched at the beginning, I like to quickly make sure my arms are nice and loose," states Citrowske.
Citrowske does arm circles with weights around each wrist. She does these going forward, then repeats the movement with her arms moving backwards.
Citrowske continues her weighted arm workout. "There are so many arm workouts you can do at home with wrist weights," says Citrowske.
Citrowske moves back to that mat to start her crunches. This exercise targets the abdominal muscles.
Citrowske continues her abdominal workout with russian twists. "These can be done without weight, like what I am doing, or with weights," says Citrowske.
Citrowske ends her abdominal workout with a side plank. "There are many variations of planks that target different muscles," says Citrowske.
Citrowske starts the yoga portion of her workout. "I like to cool down with yoga before moving on to cardio," Citrowske states.
Citrowske flows into another yoga pose. Yoga is good for working on balance and stretching.
Citrowske starts cardio with a jump rope. Jump roping is an exercise that elevates the heart rate.
Citrowske ends her workout with a run around her neighborhood. "Some people like to start their workouts with cardio, but I find it more beneficial to end with cardio," says Citrowske.
