Fitness Trainer Paul Pisani Makes Us Sweat: Workout 3

By Paul Pisani & Alexis Wolfer

This third workout from top personal trainer Paul Pisani is designed to work your entire body.  A “step up” in difficulty from the last two workouts, this exercise routine will engage your abs, exhaust your legs and challenge every other muscle in your body (even the ones you didn’t know you had). When you’re  done, you’ll feel great (and be dripping in sweat)!

Not ready for a harder workout? (Most of us aren’t either!) Just repeat Workout 2!

To access the complete workout, go to www.pegasustrainer.com and enter in “beauty” for the username and “bean” for the password.  From there, scroll down on your Client Menu to My Workouts.  Click on the date for this exclusive workout for readers of The Beauty Bean. Don’t forget to click on the exercises for videos if you need more guidance.

See how to get the most out of your warm up!

Here are three exercises to give you a taste of what is in store this week:

Prone Jack Knife
Using your Swiss ball, get in pushup position with your shins resting on the ball and your palms flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart. Pull your knees in towards your chest, allowing your hips to rise toward the ceiling and your head to tilt toward the floor. Stop when your toes are on the ball and most of your weight is on your hands. Straighten your legs to roll the ball back to start.

Elevated Split Squat
Stand in a lunge position with one foot forward and the other foot back and elevated on a bench, box or platform. With good posture throughout your back and neck, try to keep most of your weight on your front leg and lower your hips until they are slightly below the knee of your working leg. Maintain good posture throughout the movement and try to keep your upper straight up and down.

Swiss Ball Dumbbell Row
Stand with your knee slightly bent and your torso bent forward and supported by one arm on the swiss ball. Maintain good posture throughout your back and neck and hold a dumbbell in your free hand. Pull the dumbbell to the side of your torso and retract your shoulder blades towards the top of the pull. Keep your body still without using your legs or lower back to compensate. Slowly relax your shoulder blades as you lower the dumbbell and repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions.

Should you stretch?

For the rest, go to pegasustrainer.com, enter “beauty” as your username and “bean” as your password. From there, click “Client” then “My Workouts.” Click on the date to see the complete workout, pictures and even video.

Remember: While Paulie P’s revolutionary virtual personal training program is usually reserved for his personal clients (who pay $150 per month for access to his website); this month, your training is on us. After this month of exclusive access, if you love what you see, (and you will!) you can sign up to continue training with Paulie P for a truly personalized workout. Mention “The Beauty Bean” and get 20% off!