Hi guys,

So this is the first NEW workout since we came from our vacation in Italy. I am starting a new 2 months challenge for myself that I named Shape Up for Spain or also SUS :) I named this quest for Spain because it’s always been a huge dream of mine to explore that country, and I want to look my absolute best while I am traveling there :) I also have to shed some of Italy that attached itself to my ass and thighs during our trip there. They should have warning labels on Italian food – something like: “Warning: this food will make you feel like you have died and gone to heaven, but your arse cheeks will expand in every direction.” We are planning to visit Spain in about 60 days and our goal is to explore the entire country and see if we like it enough to eventually live there. I am already in love with Italy, but what if Spain blows us away even more? You never know, so it’s probably a good idea to find out….

I don’t know if you guys have noticed but I did gain some weight and lost some strength over my holidays. I could have eaten less, but to be honest I just kinda let go and enjoyed everything that the Italian kitchen had to offer – and I do mean everything :) I can’t get back on track with my workouts without paying closer attention to my diet so I am also starting a new diet plan for myself and I will be sharing that with you as well in an upcoming post.

We started to take pictures with descriptions of each exercise again, because so many of you found that helpful :) so here is the workout breakdown:

The only equipment that you will need is your Gymboss Interval Timer. This is a bodyweight workout so you already have all you need. Space shouldn’t be an issue either, because I did a similar workout in our small hotel room in Sicily.

This workout will take you only 12 minutes so make sure that you are working really hard and try for maximum reps in each exercise. Set your timer for 2 different intervals. The first interval is 10 seconds long (your rest interval)  and the second interval is 20 seconds long (maximum effort interval). Set your timer for 24 rounds and you are good to go.

This workout is a circuit of the following 4 exercises which you will repeat 6 times.

1. High Knees

2. Mountain Climber

3. Side Plank Jump

4. Super Girl Push Up

CHECK OUT THE PICTURES WITH DESCRIPTIONS HERE