Workout of the day

Got 30 minutes? Let’s burn through 5 rounds with a classic mix of shoulder presses, burpees, and toes-to-bar. This workout will test your strength, endurance, and core in a balanced way. Let’s get it done!

The workout of the day consists of:

For Time:

  • 15 Dumbbell Shoulder Press (35 lb / 25 lb or 16 kg / 11 kg)
  • 12 Burpees
  • 6 Toes-to-Bar Complete 5 rounds

Scaling

  • Dumbbell Shoulder Press: Use lighter dumbbells or perform seated with no weights for beginners.
  • Burpees: Step down and up instead of jumping for easier scaling.
  • Toes-to-Bar: Scale to knee raises or lying leg raises for beginners.

No equipment

  • Shoulder Press: Use filled water bottles or canned goods as weights.
  • Burpees: Just as prescribed; no equipment needed.
  • Toes-to-Bar: Substitute with V-ups or tuck crunches if you don’t have a bar.

Warmup

  • 400m light jog or 2 minutes of jump rope
  • Arm circles (10 reps each direction)
  • Leg swings (10 reps each leg)
  • 10 PVC pass-throughs
  • 10 Scap pushups

Cooldown

  • Child’s Pose (2 minutes)
  • Pigeon Pose (1 minute each side)
  • Forward Fold (2 minutes)
  • Shoulder Stretch against wall (1 minute each side)