Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - W16/D5 Interval cardio
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:10.392Z
Duration: 30 min
Description: W16/D5 Interval cardio

Stephanie

Warmup
Core breathing
Raised slow V
Banded lift off
Sumo hold with heel lift 
Hip circles right/left
Bodyweight pulse squat and rotate
Raise and rotate
Arch and round


Workout: interval cardio x3 45 seconds work 15 rest
Raised step in
Bob and rotate
Raised step burpee
In and out drop
Sumo shuffle
Chair squat pop

Cooldown
Cross leg side stretch right/left
Mermaid right/left
Quad stretch right/left
Hamstring stretch right/left
Seated inner thigh stretch right/left

-Connect to deep core (pulling together and lifting the pelvic floor into a wrapping of the transverse abs) with each exhale
-Release and relax deep core connection (think gentle length of pelvic floor/transverse abs) with each inhale
-See core breathing tutorial in Core Function section

PN- Core breathing on back

-Core works to stabilize torso and prevent wobbling in the movement (see core hold tutorial)
-Slow, controlled and intentional
-Keep good alignment with hips, ribs and head stacked

PN-Raised slow mountain climber

-Engage deep core and use lower abs to lift knees off the ground
-Keep hips ribs and head stacked for good alignment
-Keep a light length through your torso
-See core breathing/ core hold tutorials

PN-Lift off

-Feet are wider than hips, adjust slightly to what’s most comfortable for you
-Knees and toes point the same direction
-Hips, ribs and head stacked throughout movement to keep from over arching low back or ribs flaring
-Keep weight shifted back while lifting heel
-Modify depth as needed
-Core works with breath through movement (see core breathing tutorial)

PN- Sumo hold with heel lift

-Make a circle with your hips
-Hinge back to start 
-Avoid over extending forward
-Core works gently along with breath
-Repeat other direction

PN- Hip circles right & left

-Rotation come from the hip, not the waist/torso
-Allow foot you are twisting away from to pivot
-Sit back and sink down to start the movement
-Foot should be planted on the floor with weight in the heels and balls of feet
-Adjust foot position slightly as needed
-Press up through the floor to raise up in pulse, engaging the glutes to drive you up
-Slowly lower during pulse, recruit the glutes
-Keep hips, ribs and head stacked through the movement to prevent rib flare and overarching the low back
-Core works with breath through the movement(see core breathing tutorial)

PN- Pulse squat and rotate

-Hinge at hips to bend. Can adjust depth as needed for comfort
-Lats engage before moving arms
-Core works with breath through movement (see core hold/core breathing tutorial)

PN-Raise and rotate

-Move with intention and control
-Core works gently with breath in movement(see core breathing tutorial). Exhale and engage as you round upper back, inhale and relax connection

PN- Arch and round

Warm up

-Move with control
-Only as quickly as you can keep good form and alignment
-Length through torso throughout 
-Core works with breath throughout movement. Can keep a light connection to core throughout for support (see core breathing/core hold tutorials)

PN- Raised step in

-Hips, ribs and head stacked throughout movement to keep from over arching low back or ribs flaring
-Allow foot you are twisting away from to pivot
-Only go as quickly as you can keep good form and control
-Core works with breath through movement (see core breathing/core hold tutorials)

PN- Bob and rotate

-Move with control
-Only as quickly as you can keep good form
-Core works with breath throughout movement. Exhale, connect, move on ‘hard’ part of exercise (see core breathing)

PN- Raised step burpee

-Step feet quickly together and then apart before dropping into a squat
-Core works with breath throughout movement

PN- In and out drop

-Take a sumo stance with feet wider than hips
-Knees and toes point the same direction
-Only stay as low and go as quickly as you can keep good form
-Shuffle side to side keeping knees and toes wide and pointing the same direction throughout
-Core works with breath through the movement

PN- Sumo shuffle

-Sit back and sink down to start the movement
-Foot should be planted on the floor with weight in the heels and balls of feet
-Adjust foot position slightly as needed
-Press up through the floor to standing, engaging the glutes to drive you up
-Keep hips, ribs and head stacked through the movement to prevent rib flare and overarching the low back
-Only go as quickly as you can keep good form and balance during ‘pop’ onto toes
-Core works with breath through the movement(see core breathing tutorial)

PN- Squat pop

Intervals

-Reaching over head to feel stretch along side body
-Keep length through torso
-The goal is a gentle stretch, not discomfort

PN- Crossed leg side stretch right & left

-Reach up to feel light stretch through the front body from hip flexor to chest
-Avoid over arching low back. Visualize the ribs and hips lightly connected by a string
-Use glute of front leg to press off floor
-Adjust leg position slightly for comfort
-Core works with gently breath throughout movement

PN- Mermaid right & left

-Keep light length through the stretch not sinking/dumping into it
-Take range of motion to a slight stretch, not discomfort or forced range of motion

PN-Quad stretch right & left

-Bend at hip
-Keep light length through torso
-Front foot is flat

PN- Hamstring stretch right & left

-Bend is at the hip
-Keep light length through the stretch not sinking/dumping into it
-Take range of motion to a slight stretch, not discomfort or forced range of motion

PN- Seated inner thigh stretch right & left

Cool down

W16/D5 Interval cardio

Prenatal Core Learning *IMPORTANT*

It would be great if you could add some voice instructions and maybe do something about that timer to make it easier to use.

Sandra

Thighs were burning. Loved this as my first day back into working out 😬

Korina

Finally feel like I can workout again. This pregnancy workout is both appropriate and challenging.

W13/D1 Lower body

Ashley

So nice to click play and not have to modify a workout! ❤️

W13/D2 Upper Body

W13/D3 Foundations

First time trying one of this formats while pregnant, they definitely feel more complete, but my 2yo just keeps taking the phone lol. Thanks!

Maria Jose

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Joanne Carrillo

W13/D4 Total body

Great workout! Got sweaty and felt like my hearts still pumping even after the cool down

Carlona

For me it was a bit too little of cardio so added another round and was fully satisfied. Thank you!

Linda

W13/D5 Interval Cardio

Samantha

W13/D6 Total body

it felt so good doing this. I not pregnant and yet it was challenging.


Thank you Niki :)

Huds

Loved it! It was challenging and felt a good burn!☺️👍🏻

Alex

W14/D1 Lower body

I'm a tall girl who always slumps. All this back work was great!!!

Jane

Nothing plays through. You have to y'all okay for every 30 sec. Also, I never could get the second video of the sets to play

Andrea

I prefer the work with classes rather than clicking through but otherwise enjoyed the workout

W14/D2 Upper body

Elizabeth

Emilie Godin

W14/D3 Foundations

Great workout! 14 weeks today and so thankful to be moving!

Kelsey

Add timers back in to exercise screen. It’s pretty inconvenient without them.

Allison

These workouts have kept me feeling healthy throughout my pregnancy. I love having workings geared to the trimester I’m in!!

Emma

W14/D4 Total body

16 weeks pregnant with twins and feeling strong 💪 ☺️

Courtney

Needs timer function added in. I let the app folks know as well.

I was not expecting it to be this hard ! Loved it !

W14/D5 lightly weighted intervals

Hanna

Has been a long week with work. but hubby gave the baby a bath so I could get this in and it feels so good!!!

Love the prenatal workouts! They give the right amount of strength and cardio and focus ALOT on core. Love them!

Nikki

W14/D6 Total body

Great!! It felt so good to move. Thank you.

Loveleen Dhaliwal

Jessica Nocera

I appreciate your quick response! It's nice to see you truly care! I loved it, can't wait to do more. Finally excited about working out again ☺️

Kiley Burton

W15/D1 Lower body

It was good but am a bit confused on whether it is 16 (or 12) per arm or total. I did total and the workout was quicker than you had listed. More clarity there would be helpful!

The time for the workout was way off. It was much shorter.

Mary

W15/D2 Upper body

W15/D3 Foundations

Think the wide leg hip thrusts could be wrong video, you don't appear to be moving!

It was great. Only thing I noticed is that there is no timer on the seated on hip stretch

W15/D4 Total body

W15/D5 Lightly weighted intervals

Traveling, but got it done in the driveway during nap time 💪

W15/D6 Total body

Katelyn

Loved this one! Needed a good burn today 💪🏻

Daniela

W16/D1 Lower body

Amanda

I loved it! I would like  you to say how much weight are you using, just as a reference

W16/D2 Upper body

Last two exercises are listed as 1 rep, should it be 10?

W16/D3 Foundations

Sarah

W16/D4 Total body

It was great! But when there are two sides to do for an exercise or stretch it’s hard to tell if you should split the reps/time, or do the full reps/time for each side. I do the latter to be sure, but it’s just a little confusing. Otherwise, I have loved your workouts!

Abbie

W16/D6 Total body

If the goal was to totally murder my lower body, you achieved it!! Doing each exercise 3-times in a row really created a burn. I feel strong! Great workout (that will make me sore tomorrow LOL)

This was good but why was there only one round of weights? In the old app there were at least two, if not three.

taylor

W17/D1 Lower body

This was a fun one! Only question is the last set of 12. Is that 12 total (6 each arm) or 12 each arm for a total of 24?

W17/D2 Upper body

I know this is going to come in handy when it’s time to deliver this baby! Thank you so much for sharing and helping me prepare to meet him or her!

Emily

W17/D3 Foundations

Great work out. Quick question: how are the reps for the sumo deadlift to squat? 12 of both the deadlift and squat or 6 of each?

W17/D4 Total body

Great! The right workout intensity I was looking for 🤩

Good sweat! Even without plyos the HIIT sessions in the prenatal plan get your heart going!

W17/D5 Lightly weighted intervals

This workout had a lot of upper body (which was great), but there was no upper body warm up. I ended up tweaking my upper back/neck. I would suggest going to the cooldown and doing some of those exercises to warm up the back a bit (or do some of her other back specific warm up exercises from some of the other days) to warm up a bit better than what’s offered today. Other than that, it was a great workout.

Great! Only small issue is there was a repeat exercise with weights from yesterday. It was the squat with tricep kickback. Still loving this for helping me stay fit in pregnancy!

W17/D6 Total body

W18/D1 Lower body

I wish the timers went on their own and the rounds kept track of themselves.

Alayna

W18/D2 Upper body

Marwa

It was my first time using the app. I struggled to get it to flow from one exercise to the next without me manually doing it and putting the timer on? I’m sure with time I will figure it out and it will be more efficient

Kira

W18/D3 Foundations

W18/D4 Total body

Same cardio workout we’ve done a few times this trimester. Could use some variety.

That last workout was too complicated for me 😬 I just did squatted side steps instead

W18/D5 Interval cardio

Loved it! So glad to start the prenatal program!!

W18/D6 Total body

W19/D1 Lower body

W19/D2 Upper body

W19/D3 Foundations

Great workout.  I still struggle to understand what a rep is on some of the compound moves.

W19/D4 Total body

It took me 36 minutes to do warm up, just 3 sets (not the 4 required/suggested) and cool down. It would have taken at least 45 minutes to do the workout as written. It was a good workout though!

W19/D5 Lightly weighted intervals

Took me 32 min so a bit quicker then planned. This was a nice, more relaxed workout which I needed today!

W19/D6 Total body

Great one. Do weights get less used now that we're in the second part of the second trimester?

Halfway there @ 20 weeks and so grateful for the prenatal programs to keep me fit and mobile! ♥️

W20/D1 Lower body

Quicker workout today but arms are feeling strong!

I couldn’t figure out how to just let the videos run through each exercise and then move onto the next in a follow along fashion. Instead I had to keep going back to the main page to choose the next exercise. I also had to time myself/ count my reps bc the clips were not timed correctly  nor did they stop when the set was complete

Kristina

W20/D2 Upper body

W20/D3 Foundations

W20/D4 Total body

Really good workout! Got my heart pumping. Took me about 39:30 to finish (I probably use more rest than she would recommend-I just get my heart rate to 155 before moving to the next exercise)

Great workout! Once the heart gets going is when the fun begins hehe 😁

W20/D5 Lightly weighted intervals

Great mix of exercises/moves! Great cool down too 👍🏼

Helpful for re starting exercise after first trimester nausea. Would be helpful to know how to do breathe while in specific workout but I’ll check the tutorials

Ayana

W20/D6 Total body

Great leg workout! The glute burnout wasn’t my favorite but got it done ✅

Great leg workout and love doing deadlifts in pregnancy. When the baby is kicking with hip trust, any recommendations on weight placement?

W16/D5 Interval cardio

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