Nothing feels better than a solid workout. To get the endorphins flowing Heather, Sophie, and I like to do what we call: Circ-outs! The following is an example of what one of these workouts looks like. I also have to add that these workouts are done on the roof of our apartments, in the afternoon, just in time for us to finish with the red African sunset, and the most perfect view of Mount Meru. Mount Meru is an active volcano, destine to blow at any minute (it was scheduled to erupt a few years ago).
Begin with 25 mins of kick-around soccer
Cardio Circuit (3x):
Flog jumps for 40 ft
1 min jumprope
1 min step-ups
Abs Circuit (2x):
50 90-degree ab crunches
25 lemon squeezes
60 second plank on elbows
Leg/Glut Circuit
(2x):
15e leg – butt lift (bridge)
15e leg – fire hydrants
10e leg – single leg donkey kicks
15e leg – lateral leg raises (on the ground)
End with stair runs up and down 8 flights (4x)
The woman and child from A1 on the first floor usually come up to do their laundry and use my jump rope during our Circ-outs. They even mimicked our single leg donkey kicks once we finished to show us their skills!
Exercise between cultures is extremely different. Exercise for them is incorporated into their daily life. For us, exercise is added because our routines consist of much more sedentary time and much less active time. As an exercise science major these cultural difference are very interesting to me.
Mt Kilimanjaro in the background?
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