Have you joined the #BosuStrong Challenge yet? This Bosu Ball Cardio Interval Workout is a great way to get involved. Get your heart rate up, challenge your balance and have a blast!
BOSU BALL CARDIO INTERVAL WORKOUT
Happy Feeling Fit Friday, Friends! Gotta love alliteration! Today, I’m bring you the first workout in the Bosu Ball #BosuStrong Challenge. If you remember, we have a Modality of the Month, here on the blog. This month (9/14 – 10/9) it’s the Bosu Ball!
I created a workout for today earlier this week. Then I found an old Bosu workout I published on the blog, and I knew I had to tweak it a bit and share it again. The theme of the challenge this week is ‘Let’s Pump Up The Cardio‘ and this bosu ball cardio interval workout delivers!
[bctt tweet=”Get ready to #SweatPink and feel #BosuStrong with this Cardio Interval Workout via @burpees4bfast http://ow.ly/Slt2K @bosufitness @fitapproach” via=”no”]
EQUIPMENT
SETUP
Complete all 10 reps of each exercise in the main circuit. After completing all moves one time, pick one of the cardio exercises to perform for 1 full minute. Repeat main circuit again. This time choose a different cardio moves. You will complete the circuit + cardio interval at least 3 times. Ideally, you will do one of the cardio moves each round. Rest when needed.
NOTES
- You do not need a Bosu to participate in this challenge. If you do not have one, you can do just bodyweight, or just an aerobic step/sidewalk. Get creative!
- BOSU wants to remind all participants that standing on a BOSU with the dome facing down is not proper form. Performing push-ups, mt. climbers, spidermans, etc. with dome side down is OKAY.
…
- SPIDERMANS: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side down. Either grasp both sides of the Bosu or place hands in the middle. Come into plank position. Bring left knee to touch the left elbow. Then right knee to touch the right elbow, all while maintaining proper plank form. Repeat for Rx reps.
- SQUATS: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side up. Stand on ball with feet about hip width apart. Bracing core tightly, perform squats, sticking butt back, driving through heels, keeping chest lifted.
- SIDE LUNGES: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side up, and stand to the right. Perform a side lunge by placing left foot on the Bosu, grounding through heel, and sticking butt back, keeping chest lifted. Push off heel and return to start. Complete Rx reps on each side.
- BICYCLE CRUNCHES: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side up. Lay with back on Bosu and lift arms & legs. Perform a bicycle crunch by bring left elbow to right knee, then right elbow to left knee. Repeat for Rx reps on each side.
- PUSH-UPS: Option #1: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side up. Place hands on ball, come into plank position and perform push-ups. Option #2: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side down. Either grasp both sides of the Bosu or place hands in the middle. Come into plank position and perform push-ups.
- PLANK: Option #1: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side up. Place hands OR elbows on ball and come into plank – keeping everything tight, drawing elbows/hands to feet, glutes/quads engaged. Option #2: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side down. Either grasp both sides of the Bosu or place hands/elbows in the middle and come into plank position.
- BOSU SHUFFLE OVERS: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side up, stand to the right. Quickly jump left foot on ball, then right foot, while placing left foot on the ground on the other side of the ball, followed by the right. Shuffle back over to the right side of the ball.
- BOSU BURPEES: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side up, standing behind. Perform a burpee. As you jump up from the burpee, jump up onto the Bosu. Jump back down and perform another burpee. See another variation, here (I recommend adding a push-up at the bottom!)
- DOUBLE JUMP SQUAT THRUST: Place Bosu on the ground, dome side up, standing behind, in squat position. Place hands on ball and jump feet back, then back to start. Come back into squat position and immediately jump up on the Bosu, landing in squat position. Perform a squat jump on the Bosu. Jump back down to the ground and repeat sequence again, for Rx reps.
…
[bctt tweet=”I’m feeling #BosuStrong with this Cardio Interval Workout via @burpees4bfast @Fitapproach @bosufitness #sweatpink #ad” via=”no”]
Linking up with Jill today! Hope you enjoy the bosu ball cardio interval workout! Perfect for the gym or outside!
In EXCITING NEWS, NICOLE from Fitful Focus won a free shirt from I’ma Make That!! Remember, if you didn’t win, you still get 10% in the shop until Saturday (9/19).
Be sure to join the #BosuStrong Challenge, if you haven’t already, for a chance to win your own Bosu!
Favorite Bosu Ball move?
What did you do this weekend?
XOXO,
Jen
CONNECT:
- Instagram: burpeesforbreakfast
- Twitter: burpees4bfast
- Pinterest: burpees4bfast
- Bloglovin: Burpees for Breakfast
- Facebook: Burpees for Breakfast
Nice workout but BURPEES though? For real? 🙂
I know, I know. But sometimes you just gotta add them to a workout!
So is it weird that I’m terrified to jump on the BOSU! lol I just imagine it breaking on me. I know it won’t but it keeps me from using it like this. LoL maybe that combined with the fact that the one at the gym is never quite inflated correctly! I love this workout though, abs and shoulders on fire by the end with those pushups and planks on the BOSU – that’s hard work lady. If I can find a BOSU I trust I’m going to do these double jumps and tag you on social!
Hah! I love this Sam! I think you just need a properly inflated Bosu :). If you find one and try a jump, definitely tag me social!!!
I love me some good BOSU workouts! My husband bought me one like two years ago, and besides my weights its def one of my most used pieces of fitness equipment!
Awesome, Kat. Such a great piece of equipment!
I’m loving this challenge. Awesome workout and I love the B4b tights. Very cool.
I’m loving it too, Jill! And that is actually just my logo for the blog, it’s not actually on the leggings…although I do kind of like it there!
Awesome workout sequence! I also love how you did it with the little circle photos, too cool! XOXOX
Oh, thanks Jamie!!
Great workout! The most challenging workout for me were the bicycle crunches because you really needed to focus on your balance and move slower than you normally would. I loved the set up and the time went by fast! Thanks, Jen!
The bicycle crunches are tough, for sure, Ruth! Glad you enjoyed it!