Fitness Quest: Learn to Love Burpees in 30 Days
Burpees are easily one of the most hated exercises among fitness aficionados because they truly put your body through a mental and physical test. But what if we told you that you could learn to love them? That’s right — not just tolerate, but love them!
When it comes down to it, we tend to dislike the movements we aren’t so great at, and burpees are a complicated move. For these 30 days, we’ll continue to build up your strength and endurance so that you can breeze through burpees and truly grow to love them.
Get the lowdown from your coach, American Ninja Warrior athlete and Oxygen cover star Angela Gargano, in the video below. Then, follow the plan to max out your burpee potential in 30 days.
| Day 1 Max Burpees 1min |
Day 2 10 Jumps 30-sec Plank 5 Plank Jump Throughs 5 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 3 10 Jumps 30-sec Plank 5 Plank Jump Throughs 5 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 4 10 Jumps 30-sec Plank 5 Plank Jump Throughs 5 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 5 10 Jumps 30-sec Plank 5 Plank Jump Throughs 5 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
| Day 6 15 Jumps 45-sec Plank 8 Plank Jump Throughs 8 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 7 15 Jumps 45-sec Plank 8 Plank Jump Throughs 8 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 8 15 Jumps 45-sec Plank 8 Plank Jump Throughs 8 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 9 15 Jumps 45-sec Plank 8 Plank Jump Throughs 8 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 10 15 Jumps 45-sec Plank 8 Plank Jump Throughs 8 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
| Day 11 20 Jumps 60-sec Plank 15 Plank Jump Throughs 15 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 12 20 Jumps 60-sec Plank 15 Plank Jump Throughs 15 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 13 20 Jumps 60-sec Plank 15 Plank Jump Throughs 15 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 14 Rest |
Day 15 Max burpees in 1 minute |
| Day 16 30 Jumps 1:15 Plank 15 Plank Jump Throughs 15 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 17 30 Jumps 1:15 Plank 15 Plank Jump Throughs 15 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 18 30 Jumps 1:15 Plank 15 Plank Jump Throughs 15 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 19 30 Jumps 1:15 Plank 15 Plank Jump Throughs 15 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 20 30 Jumps 1:15 Plank 15 Plank Jump Throughs 15 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
| Day 21 35 Jumps 1:30 Plank 20 Plank Jump Throughs 20 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 22 35 Jumps 1:30 Plank 20 Plank Jump Throughs 20 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 23 35 Jumps 1:30 Plank 20 Plank Jump Throughs 20 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 24 35 Jumps 1:30 Plank 20 Plank Jump Throughs 20 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 25 35 Jumps 1:30 Plank 20 Plank Jump Throughs 20 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
| Day 26 40 Jumps 2-min Plank 25 Plank Jump Throughs 25 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 27 40 Jumps 2-min Plank 25 Plank Jump Throughs 25 Burpees Repeat x 2 |
Day 28 Rest |
Day 29 Rest |
Day 30 Max burpees in 1 minute |
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Level up your burpees by adding a tuck jump, doubling your push-ups in between or even making them a traveling burpee.
Published at Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:47:42 -0800
