Trying to do the butt-kick running with a strained calf is difficult, by the way. Jillian is smiling a lot in this one, which can either be seen as positive motivation or some kind of torture, depending on your attitude. Level 2 Cardio makes its debut into the warmup- if you can't double jumprope or butt-kick run, you'll find even the warmup difficult. Warmup is "harder than the others" for sure. Also, because of my injury and soreness, I didn't exactly push myself as hard as you should- so take the quick facts with a grain of salt.
Just don't follow my lead, and if you're injured don't do anything to aggravate the injury. So, I pushed through my calf injury, and I'm sure I'm going to feel it later and will be limping still by Sunday.
Today, I am limping, but I wanted to get this series done. I took yesterday off because I was sore- especially in my left calf. Heed that advice and do not follow my lead. So, I'm sure you all have heard if you have an injury you shouldn't push yourself because you might worsen the injury and delay recovery. Run time: Approximately 28 minutes, 22 active circuitĮquipment needed: Hand weights necessary, workout mat if hard or slippery surfaceįitness Stats: Still weak, calf strain, upper body incredibly soreĬalories burned: 210 per 25 minutes (warmup included), 180 more calories than daily life.