Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Optional Cardio + Core 12.28.24
Uploaded: 2025-07-08T00:56:34.586Z
Duration: 30 min
Description: Optional Cardio + Core 12.28.24

Katie

First one back after a nasty upper res infection. Easing in and ready to get back into the swing of it! Dusted the muscles off, felt good to move!

Aissa Trevino

Not every workout should be redline/hard/completley spent! 

When it comes to sustainability, longevity, and our overall health low intensity workouts and recovery workouts are a non-negotiable! 

In this busy season enjoy this simple feel good low intensity workout.

Get your blood flowing, clear your mind, feel gooooood 🫶🏻

Recommended time: 20-30 minutes 
Intensity: low
Breathing: easy, should be able to have full conversations

Types of cardio you can do: incline walking, biking, rower, eliptigo, stair stepper, regular walking 

The goal is to get blood flowing for a longer period of time. You should feel refreshed and energized. 

LISS (low intensity steady state) is so good for you and your long term health! Not every workout and every cardio session should you be redlining!

Low Intensity Steady State Cardio

Go through the listed movements and their recommended reps as many times as you can in 10 minutes.

Recommended reps: 10
Recommended weight: light to medium 

Substitutions: standard crunch 

Form:
-start laying on your back 
-lift your legs into the air so that your hips are at a 90 degree angle and your toes are pointed to the ceiling 
-holding a weight or use bodyweight
-pretend a string is attached to your chest 
-as you crunch, think about lifting your entire chest off the ground 
- do not round your shoulders to crunch
-reach the weight to touch your toes, don’t let your feet swing, keep them still
-lower your chest

Toe Touches

Recommended reps: 8-10 per side 
Recommended weight; light to medium 

Modifications: remove weight, bend your knees keep the opposite foot (that’s not being lifted ) flat on the ground with knee bent

Can also just lower and lift the leg without the upper body crunch

Substitutions: deadbugs 

Form:
-lay on your back with your feet  straight out in front of you 
-lay our arms out in front of you extending your weight forward 
-engage your core/TVA (see tutorials for more information)
-pretend a sting is attached to your chest 
-lift UP with your chest like someone is pulling the string
- lift until your shoulders are a few inches off the ground 
-from there, lift your legs 45 degrees off the ground, keep trying to have your shins meet your weight 
-slow and controlled lower and lift one leg at a time keeping your upperbody off the ground

Stationary Alternating V-Ups

Recommended reps: 8-10 per side 

Modifications: place your bottom knee down, remove hip dip 

Substitutions: side plank crunches 

Form:
-start laying on your side with your forearm  on the ground and ankles stacked on one another 
-press into your fore arm and the side of your bottom foot to help lift your hips, thighs, and torso up off the ground 
-make sure that your hand is underneath your elbow 
-have your shoulders stacked upon each other and your hips stacked upon each other 
-lower your bottom hip to briefly touch the ground and then press it back to side plank 
-from there, take your top knee and top elbow and crunch them laterally to meet in your midsection 
-briefly pause at the crunch and then release your engagement back to side plank position

Side Plank Dip + Crunch

Reps are per side 
Recommended reps: 5-8
Tip: place an object in your hips to remind you to keep them square to the ground. You don’t want your object falling off

Modifications: remove the 360 aspect and perform fire hydrants (bent knee out to the side) or kick backs (bent knee behind you )

Form:
-Get on your hands and knees. Hands underneath shoulders and knees underneath hips 
-Back flat, chin neutral and core is engaged 
-Lift one leg at a 90 degree angle and first pull it towards your chest, 
-then adduct it out to the side at a 90 degree keeping your knee bent, try and get your knee parallel with your hip
-keeping your knee parallel with your hip, circle it back so that your knee is behind you in a traditional kick position (foot to ceiling and knee to ground) 
-lower knee to the ground
-this is one direction 
-lift and repeat in the opposite direction

Kneeling CARS Bent Knee

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side 

Modifications: band is optional, perform either to the side or straight back 


Form:
-Get on your hands and knees. Hands underneath shoulders and knees underneath hips 
-Back flat, chin neutral and core is engaged 
-Lift one heel keeping your leg straight directly behind you as high as you can
-maintaining height, cross it laterally over across your body to briefly touch the ground outside the shin that’s planted on the ground 
-then lift it as high as you can before crossing it back behind you
-repeat

Straight Leg Cars

Core and Glute Circuit

Optional Cardio + Core 12.28.24

Summer Burn| Week 9 Day 2| Functional Strength & Core

It may be a de-load week but we’re still getting a sweat in!

Summer Burn| Week 9 Day 1| Power + Athleticism

Love this! Trying to incorporate more mobility.  This def made me crack and pop in the right places where I was tense and tight. 🙌🏻💖🔥

Michelle

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 5| 40 Min Mobility: Follow Along

This one is one of my all time favorites. It will make ya 
✨ glisten ✨

Jordan

Although I read carefully the instructions as you asked for, I found the videos confusing 😮‍💨

CristinaLS

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning Flow

Michelle 

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 3| Functional Strength + Core

They were not lying. I did sweated and my legs were burning in the end 🥵 🔥

Dominique

Sheina

The AMRAP + the TABATA will make you sweat. If you’re not sweating by the end of it, you didn’t give it your all. 

This one was fun!

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 2| Metabolic Conditioning

Andrea

It was intense and I catch my breath and I took it slow. I enjoyed moving around.

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 1: Power + Athleticism

I am done with week 7. I enjoyed the core.

Summer Burn| Week 7 Day 5: Core + Recovery

Angela

I was fooled and it did kicked my butt. I still did what I can.

Summer Burn: Week 7 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning/Flow

So perfect for needing a quick effective workout after a long day! 💪

Chelsea

I enjoyed learning new things and got through it.

Perfect little workout, especially when traveling.

Summer Burn| Week 7 Day 3| Functional Strength & Core

Kelsey

Stephanie

Summer Burn| Week 7 Day 2l Metabolic Conditioning

Dripping with sweat after those KB swings!

Tiana

Some stuff was new to me and I enjoyed it.

Summer Burn| Week 7 Day 1| Power Athleticm

I’m done with week 6 and I enjoyed it that helped me decompress from work and refreshing.

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 5| Pelvic Floor  + Cardio

Felt it burned in the end and definitely gained. 🔥

Always my favorite day with the cardio core

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 4| Functional Strength + Core

Really enjoy the core emphasis in this one

Just what I needed for first workout of this week. Still behind but I’m doing it at my own pace.

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 3| Power & Athleticism

Upped weight in everything! Surprised myself because I wasn’t feeling particularly strong today. I’m literally stronger than I think 🥰

Morgan

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 2| Functional Strength & Core

Lindsay

Beatrice

Modified a lot. Shoulders bugging me and I’m not sure why so mostly did body weight but still got sweaty

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 1| Power + Athleticism

Emilia

I enjoyed the stretches and mobility. Just what I needed for the start of my day.

Brooke

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 5| 40 Min Mobility: Follow Along

Spicy and efficient! Did the 3 min EMOM and had about 30-40 seconds at the end of each round except the last round when I was struggling. Got through the second circuit in about 12min if the rest periods aren’t counted and 15 with 45 sec rest after each set

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning Flow

Will 100000% be feeli by those Supermans tomorrow! 🙇🏻‍♀️

That first circuit is one of my faves. Was dripping sweat by the end. Needed that!

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 3| Functional Strength + Core

Increased weight and got an additional round in from 4 to 5! Feels good to be moving!

Shawnia

Love this one! Almost 6 sets and am sweatyyyy 🥵

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 2| Metabolic Conditioning

Reading the comments I was prepared to sweat but HOT DAMN 🥵 🔥 just what my mind and body needed 💪

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 1: Power + Athleticism

Just what I needed at the start of the day.

Felt good to stretch out the aches and pains

Summer Burn| Week 4 Day 5: Core + Recovery

Loved this! Upped weight for just about everything and felt good!

Summer Burn: Week 4 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning/Flow

Definitely started to lose grip strength in the second circuit at the 3rd set. Had to give up on the hanging tuck ups because I could literally not hold on! 🥹

Shoulder hurt with the hanging core work so I changed that to leg lifts

Summer Burn| Week 4 Day 3| Functional Strength & Core

Dying! Love these workouts. I can’t finish within the minute most of the time, but I’ll get there!

Hannah Sanchez

Summer Burn| Week 4 Day 2l Metabolic Conditioning

Amber

Cassidy

Summer Burn| Week 4 Day 1| Power Athleticm

Courtney

Always love mobility at the end of the week. 😍

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 5| Pelvic Floor  + Cardio

I have not been motivated at all these last couple weeks with illness and just tired of working night shift. I feel like I’m going backwards on my progression.  One day at a time.

Started the night before then finished after midnight. Just what I needed.

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 4| Functional Strength + Core

I loved this! The bi weekly Pilates really served me for this and it was nice to feel rather than see the work I’ve been doing!!!

This was a good deload week workout that still challenges!

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 3| Power & Athleticism

Running on low fumes today so this one didn’t hit as much since I didn’t push myself as hard but I’m glad I got some movement in either way

Really enjoy this one for the simplicity!!

Definitely upped my weights and felt great to see the progression in a few weeks!

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 2| Functional Strength & Core

Completed this Thursday but forgot to finish in app!

Might be low impact but not low on sweat 🥵 loved it!

Loved the break from all the plyo but no less of a sweaty mess than normal. 🥵 😂

Janessa Orwig

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 1| Power + Athleticism

Loved this! Had both of my sons join in; they play club soccer and wrestle and they both struggled through the mobility. Trying to teach them to be intentional with their breaths and movements! We will be returning to this!

Krista

Dina

It was good. As a former dancer, it was interesting to see how mobile I still am in some areas even while being SO tight in other areas from being postpartum. I really appreciated it. Thank you!

KaLinda

Summer Burn| Week 2 Day 5| 40 Min Mobility: Follow Along

Love all the mobility exercises that you have in place….

Arpita

Think I could have gone from 4 min to 3 which was surprising because I really thought I’d be dragging today due to soreness but I had about 1:35 at the end of each EMOM. Got through circuit b in about 14 min with round 3 being the fastest after I found the flow.

Loved the 3 or 4 min EMOM!! Sooo good! 🔥

Summer Burn| Week 2 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning Flow

Slow burn! 🔥 
Those Superman’s about had me dead and I usually love a Superman! Humbling

My legs were quivering at the end of that. 3 mile run before probably didn’t help. But man those Superman’s burn it all out

Summer Burn| Week 2 Day 3| Functional Strength + Core

Loved this one! Burpees are a love/hate. Love because they work so well, hate because they work so well 🤣

Brianna

Julia

Summer Burn| Week 2 Day 1: Power + Athleticism

I always forget how impactful and good it feels to slow down and do some mobility. Some great work in there

Summer Burn| Week 1 Day 5: Core + Recovery

chio

Steph

Summer Burn: Week 1 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning/Flow

been such a busy couple weeks but finally a solid lift in! this felt amazing!!!!

Summer Burn| Week 1 Day 3| Functional Strength & Core

Brittany

Love the EMOM! The single leg hops were WILD 🔥🥵

Summer Burn| Week 1 Day 2l Metabolic Conditioning

NEW! Summer Burn| Week 1 Day 1| Power Athleticm-5.12

Love this one! Still wishing these were a tiny bit shorter time wise but loving the strength + conditioning piece!

MADE myself do this. That mental strength training though

Wk2/Day 3 PHASE 1 |2.20.25 | Quads, Glutes & Adductors

Whew! This went both faster and harder than I expected! I usually think of arm days as being slower and lower heart rates but this had me shaking and sweating! 🥵

The finisher is such a fun challenge! 5 mins for me

Wk2/Day 3 PHASE 1 |2.21.25| Chest, Triceps & Delts

That last drop sequence about took me out! Hamstrings WILL be feeling that tomorrow. Tried to go lighter in some areas as I’m planning a long run tomorrow and don’t wanna be too sore but still kicked my butt!

It was good but I will need to add more to the warm up.

Kass

Wk2/Day 1 PHASE 1 | 2.17.25|  Glutes, Hamstrings & Adductors

Didn't get to the 7 mins amarap but did the rest

KRYSTAL

Did half the workout coming off the flu but still feeling like a badass! 💪

Wk2/Day 2 PHASE 1 | 2.18.25| Back, Biceps & Delts

🥹🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
Did this after a 2.5 mile run and whoooooo boy! Had to use more assistance with sissy squats than normal which was slightly disappointing but think that’s just due to fatigue from the run

Single leg squats killed me… but I was giving the full variation of sisy squats a go and succeeded for one round, little wins

Janine

Amanda

Wk 4 1.30.25 Quads, Glutes & Adductors   

Great workout! My shoulders and chest are shaking!

Shiloh

This series was fun! Looking forward to revisiting these exercises in the future!

Wk 4 |1.31.25| Triceps & Delts 

Fantastic workout! Didn’t mind doing legs tonight, kept my weights the same and see how my recovery feels.

Kiki

WK 4| 1.27.25| Glutes, Hamstrings & Adductors

Great workout! Enjoyed this upper body one!

got it done with a 2 mile recovery run!!🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️

Wk 4 |1.28.25| Back, Biceps & Delts  

Can’t believe I got through that. I didn’t feel like working out but hit some new PR’s to my current progress. Feels good!

Optional Cardio + Core 12.28.24

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