Total Gym’s Heart Month Challenge: The Hot Stuff Circuit
🔥 Total Body in 20 Minutes
Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS, PES
Ready to turn up the heat on your workouts? This February, challenge yourself with The Hot Stuff Circuit, a fast, fiery, and effective Total Gym routine designed to strengthen, sculpt, and energize your body in just 20 minutes. Whether you’re short on time or looking for a fun way to stay inspired, this circuit will have your heart pumping and muscles burning… in all the right ways!
Why Take on The Hot Stuff Circuit?
🔥 Maximize Your Time: Full-body movements ensure every muscle gets activated for the best results in the shortest time.
🔥 Strength & Endurance Focus: Elevate your heart rate while building muscular strength, endurance, and core control.
🔥 Fast, Effective, and Intense: Just 20 minutes to challenge your muscles and push past your limits.
🔥 Make It Your Own: Adjust speed, resistance, or rounds to challenge yourself at any level.
The Challenge: How It Works
- Set your timer for 20 minutes.
- Warm-up your muscles prior to the Hot Stuff Circuit.
- Complete each exercise for 25 REPS, followed by a 15-second rest
- Repeat the circuit 2-3 times (with a 1-minute break between rounds).
- Conclude the workout with your own set of recovery stretches.
- Modify as needed and adjust your Total Gym incline to match your fitness level.
- Commit to doing this workout 3-4 times a week for the rest of the month!
Set Up
- Incline: Medium suggested (adjust as needed)
- Accessories: Pull-up Bars
- Timer / Timer APP to clock each exercise
The Hot Stuff Circuit Workout
1.🔥Squat to Plank Push-up: Fire up your heart rate while strengthening your legs, upper body, and core.
2.🔥Pull-Ups: Build upper body and core strength with this dynamic move.
*LOWER LEVEL*
3.🔥 Lateral Lunge (right leg): Strengthen your inner and outer thighs while focusing on balance and coordination.
4.🔥 Reverse Lunge + Repeaters (right leg): Activate your legs for strength and balance.
5.🔥 Plank Taps (modified) / Jacks (advanced): Boost power and endurance with this explosive total body move.
6.🔥 Lateral Lunge (left leg)
7.🔥 Reverse Lunge (left leg)
8.🔥 Incline Core Twists: A rotational move to strengthen your abs and obliques.
REPEAT
Track Your Progress & Stay Motivated
- Set a goal: Whether it’s completing all 3 rounds without stopping or improving form, challenge yourself!
- Share your sweat: Tag @groovysweat & @totalgymdirect on social to stay accountable and inspire others.
- Stay consistent: Make this workout a regular part of your routine this month and feel the difference.
Are You Up for the Challenge?
Get on your Total Gym and let’s heat things up! Your body (and heart!) will thank you for it. 🔥💪
Train Hard!
Maria
@GROOVYSWEAT
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