MoveWell

Making Exercise Convenient

We know it’s hard to make time for exercise, so we’ve designed MoveWell to be something you can do at home—or wherever you are—with no special equipment and no cost involved. The workouts are great for all fitness levels, with “Make It Easier” and “Make It Harder” variations for each movement. This month’s workout is only seven movements, so see if you can up your game by doing an extra round.

Check out all the MoveWell workouts from this year on this playlist, or make your own by putting together a playlist from our MoveWell Movements list.

Stay connected with your fellow Movers! Find a workout buddy, or just encourage each other to stay committed to your workout goals in our Facebook group.

Workout of the Month—September

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Reminder: All adults should aim for a minimum of 150 minutes of exercise per week, which averages about 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week. We recommend performing this workout routine 2-3 days a week (on non-consecutive days) and choosing other activities like jogging, biking, swimming, yoga or group fitness classes on the other 2-3 days of the week.

Objective

This month’s workout features a series movements that can be performed using only a mat, a towel, a stopwatch or timer, a chair and your body. You can make each movement more challenging or easier, depending on your current fitness level. When the whole workout is performed, it provides a balanced dose of training for cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle endurance, balance and core stability.

Instructions

Begin with a 4-5 minute total-body warm-up. Use the sample below or something similar, or go for a short walk and do a few stretches. Then perform the exercises in this workout in order, with intervals of 40 seconds work to 20 seconds rest. If you are new to exercise, complete the workout two times, taking 1-2 minutes of rest between the first round and the second round. If you’re feeling up to it, repeat the workout a third or fourth time. Finish with about 5 minutes of wrap-up and stretches using the sample wrap-up below or something similar.

Disclaimer

You should consult your physician or other healthcare professional before beginning any exercise program. It’s important to understand that participating in an exercise program can lead to physical injuries. If you participate in MoveWell, you agree that you are doing so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in Movewell, and assume all risk of injury to yourself. If you engage in the MoveWell program, you agree to release and discharge Upstate Affiliate Organization d/b/a Greenville Health System and its affiliate organizations from any and all claims or causes of action related to or arising from your participation in the MoveWell program.

View a print-friendly version of the September workout here.

You can find previous months’ workouts and movements on our GHS YouTube page. You can even make your own workout by creating a custom playlist of movements.

List of Exercises

Fly jacks

Make it Easier: 1/2 jack with the legs
Make it Harder: Move bigger/faster

Walking burpee

Make it Easier: 1/2 burpee
Make it Harder: Full burpee

Lateral lunge with reach

Make it Easier: Omit the reach
Make it Harder: Add a hop

Broad jump

Make it Easier: Shuffle forward instead
Make it Harder: Add a burpee

Plank walkouts

Make it Easier: 1/2 kneeling plank
Make it Harder: Plank jack

Prone 1/2 snow angel

Make it Easier: Cross-body back extension
Make it Harder: Prone snow angel

Hollow body flutter kicks

Make it Easier: Bend the knees
Make it Harder: Lower the legs

Click here to open a playlist containing video demos of each movement in this month’s workout, including how to make them easier and harder depending on your fitness level.

Sample Warm-up

Objective: This sample warm-up consists of 10 movement patterns organized to prepare the entire body for moderate to vigorous exercise. Movements should feel progressively larger and more challenging. The heart rate and core temperature should be slightly elevated at the completion of the sequence.

Instructions: Perform the movements in sequence, spending 30-60 seconds on each movement and transitioning immediately into the next exercise.

Total time: 5-10 minutes

Marching knee hug
Cross-body back step with overhead reach
Side shuffle + low reach
Low-intensity butt kicks
Alternating body hugs
Frankenstein cross-body kicks
Jump rope (invisible)
Side squat with towel chest press
Reverse lunge with towel overhead extension
Walking burpee

Sample Wrap-up

Objective: This sample wrap-up consists of movements and postures organized to help recover from a total-body exercise routine. The heart rate, breathing rate and core temperature should return to resting at the completion of the sequence.

Instructions: Perform the movements in sequence, spending 10-30 seconds on each posture and transitioning immediately into the next.

Total Time: 5 minutes (minimum)

Standing cat/cow stretch
Standing quadriceps stretch—right
Seated or standing figure-4 stretch—right
Standing forward fold
Standing quadriceps stretch—left
Seated or standing figure-4 stretch—left
Standing adductor stretch
Standing hip flexor stretch—right
Standing calf stretch—right
Standing hip flexor stretch—left
Standing calf stretch—left
Standing rear delt/lat stretch
Standing pec minor + major stretch
Standing trap stretch

Video Demo Library

Click here to open a YouTube playlist of all MoveWell movements used in workouts so far, then create your own workout by making them into a customized playlist!

Sample Custom Workouts
15-minute Core Workout (:45 work, :15 rest, 3x)
20-minute Upper-body Workout (:40 work, :20 rest, 4x)
30-minute Cardio/Legs Workout (:45 work, :15 rest, 2x with 1:00 b/w rounds)

Core

Total Body

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