Although I make every effort to include different types of exercises, I stick with a pattern.
My normal workout begins with a warm up. I work my head from side to side and warm up my neck then switch to rotating my shoulders. I circle my arms in big rotations in a clockwise direction and also reverse. After moving my hips around, I stand with feet apart and press my hands flat to the floor. I carefully but thoroughly stretch my hamstrings. I circle each of my feet both directions to loosen up my ankles. Once everything has been properly stretched, I run in place for several minutes to make sure my heart gets pumping a little faster. From there, I move onto a higher level of intensity cardio. I vary between jumping rope, mountain climbers, high knees and burpees. I focus primarily on cardio because I want to burn as many calories as I can. I always feel good about getting drenched in sweat and out of breath. I usually complete about thirty to 40 minutes of cardio, switching between working on endurance and using quick bursts interspersed with rest periods. I like to add in a series of lunges and squats to work the muscles in my legs. I lift weights nearly every day to focus on the arms and shoulders. Because I am not trying to build bulky muscles, I use only low weight and do high repetition. Toward the end of the session, I spread out my yoga mat and do all sorts of abdominal crunches. I then finish up with a more thorough stretching routine. With my muscles all loose and warm, I maintain a left as and right split each for a minute. I sit in a straddle position and press my nose to the floor.