Athletic Leaders Boot Camp Shares 3 Pumpkin Exercises to Burn Belly Fat
October 7th, 2009. Local Mississauga fitness expert loves to piggyback on current events to invigorate his fitness boot camp workouts. This Halloween, they will be holding their second annual Halloween Charity Boot Camp event with all the proceeds going to the Gateway Philipines Disaster Relief Fund.
Granville says:" You can approach Halloween one of two ways. The first option is to go nuts with all of the eats and treats. The second is to sample in moderation, and burn those unwanted calories with a High Intensity Pumpkin Workout. The second is the better choice. It's way more figure friendly!"
Pumpkins can be used just like medicine balls for an intense full body workout.
Here are the top three total body pumpkin exercises that guarantee to help you build muscle and and burn fat.
1) Pumpkin Swings: Holding a pumpkin in your hands with your arms extended, stay on your heels and push your hips back while bringing the pumpkin underneath your body while keeping your eyes up and chest out. Then push your hips forward and swing the pumpkin up to chest level being sure to squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement. Repeat for 10 total reps.
2) Pumpkin Curl to Squat to Presses: Holding a pumpkin in your hands with your arms extended, curl the pumpkin to your chest as your squat down until your front thighs are parallel to the floor with your eyes up and your weight on your heels. Then simultaneously stand up and press the pumpkin overhead. Repeat for 10 total reps.
3) Pumpkin Burpees: Holding a pumpkin in your hands with your arms extended, squat down to the floor, then jump your legs out to assume a push-up position. Perform a push-up with your hands on the pumpkin and then reverse the movement to stand back up. Repeat for total 10 reps.
Athletic Leaders will be holding their second annual Halloween Charity Boot Camp workout on Friday, October 23rd at 7:00 pm at The Gateway Center For New Canadians. The registration deadline is Friday, October 16th. For more information on this event, please call 416 807 9435 or via email info@athleticleaders.com.
