Lythe Leopard - Workout #1
Important: Watch the intro video and read all the info on the Lythe Leopard homepage before attempting this workout for the first time.
Welcome to this lovely new series of workouts. They're a different from anything I've done before!
The Lythe Leopard series is the perfect starting point for beginners and even if you've been doing my workouts for years I think it's going to be great to have a go-to series for anytime you want a less intense session to help you stretch out and recover, or as non-daunting first steps back to fitness after taking a break for any reason.
I'm really excited to hear what you think of them!
In today's workout you have the option of using light weights (or hold 2 small bottles of water, or tins of beans, etc.) if you'd like to add resistance, but if you're a beginner try it with no weights the first time and then add weights when you come back and repeat the session.
Because this is the first workout, I spend a couple of minutes talking about some aspects of technique at the start of the video. I don't want you to skip that the first time you come to this workout, even for non-beginners it's worth getting a reminder, but there's no need to watch it every time when you come back to this session.
In future you can use the timer bar on the video to skip the intro by scrolling through to around 3:40 where I begin the workout.
Today's Workout
Squat – front leg lift– weighted side reach x 10 R & L
Backward lunge & curl - side leg lift with pointed toe weight on thigh x 10 R & L
Full-body brace stance arm circles FB x 20
20 Waist twist 20 x 2
Standing wide fold to twist x 8
Frog leg pec criss-cross x 50
Seated wide fold
Frog leg pec criss-cross x 50
Wide seated tri-press x 50
Wide leg seated side reach x 6
Seated wide forward fold
...all done? I'd dead excited to hear how it felt for you and I need your feedback so I can progress the workouts in this series at the right pace and keep them enjoyable for you - so please come tell me in the Facebook group!