Chanhassen Personal Trainer Shares 3 Pumpkin Exercises to Burn Belly Fat

Oct. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Chanhassen personal trainer, Justin Yule, BS, CPT, loves to piggyback on current events to invigorate his Chanhassen Boot Camp workouts.  “You can approach Halloween one of two ways,” Yule explains.  “The first is to go nuts with all the eats and treats.  The second is to indulge in moderation and offset any extra caloric consumption with a seasonal pumpkin workout.  I recommend the later… it's a lot more figure-friendly!”

Pumpkins can be used just like medicine balls for an unlimited number of exercise options.  Yule likes to take it one step further and use total body exercises that combine upper body, lower body, and core movements into one big-bang-for-your-buck exercise.

Yule has provided his top three total body pumpkin exercises that he shares with his Chanhassen Boot Camp clients to keep them trip around the candy holiday.  He recommends performing at least one circuit of the following three pumpkin exercises, with little to no rest between movements, for every Halloween treat you eat:

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.

Yule will be hosting the 3rd Annual Freaky Fat Loss Halloween Charity Boot Camp where participants will complete a 30-minute total body pumpkin workout.  The charity workout is designed so both novice and advanced participants can workout together and be challenged at their current fitness level while having fun.  The Freaky Fat Loss Charity Boot Camp will be held on Saturday, October 29th at 9:00 am at Fitness Revolution in Chanhassen at 530 West 79th Street, Suite 120 (next to Golden Tan).  The event is open to the public.  Tickets are $25 with all the proceeds going to A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation.  Participants must bring their own pumpkins.

For more information or to make your donation please visit http://www.chanhassenfitnessrevolution.com/halloweenbootc... or call Chanhassen Fitness Revolution at 763-280-3481.

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