Nutrition and exercise are vital to better health and wellness. Still, getting back into the gym with a rare disease is tough.
Staying fit and working out can be so challenging post rare disease diagnosis. There are so many things to get your mind wrapped around and physically you are most likely drained from stress and learning how to manage symptoms. Still, nutrition and exercise are vital to better health and wellness. One day at a time is how to do it.
New PW Contributor Liz (living with Cushing’s Disease) loves leg day!
Liz tends to love Plyometrics, also known as jump training excercises which has muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time. The goal here is to increase power and speed strength. Plyos can be a really fun alternative to everyday strength-training workout. Regular plyometric work will your muscle power, strength, balance, and agility.
Liz says that plyometrics are a good alternative to cardio. It is a way to incorporate cardio and speeding up your heart rate into your weight training. Essentially it helps aid in cutting body fat.
Girl has got #goals! She sent over her absolute favorite workout routine for leg day and we wanted to share it with you. Liz recommends of course taking it slow if you are on the rare disease mend, but feeling the burn is part of the process!
Liz’s Favorite Leg Routine
- Stair Master – 10 mins
- Foam Roll IT band
- Glute Activation:
- Hip Thrusters/Blute Bridges 3 sets of 15
- Superset 15 squat jumps
- Plyometric
- Barbell sumo dead lifts 3 sets of 8 reps
- Plyometric
- Barbell Traditional dead lifts 3 sets of 8 reps
- Plyometric
- Barbell sumo squats 3 sets of 8 reps
- Plyometric
- Leg press machine 3 sets until failure
Remember, staying focused and pushing yourself to become the best self you can be is the goal. But don’t forget that the sexiest part of your body is your smile, so stay positive and get back into the gym!
Get inspired to get super healthy with Liz on Facebook (be sure to like her Pro Page) and Instagram!
