Summer is here. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the weather is nice. With constant outside activities, I would like to share a workout regimen inspired by one of my favorite anime characters: none other than Dragon Ball Z’s Piccolo.  For this exercise, we will be venturing to your local playground (or outdoor fitness area if you have one available). This will be a full body workout that will challenge your endurance and is callestenics based. 

Here’s the workout give yourself adequate rest between sets:

Warm up : dynamic stretching for 10 minutes

Cardio: jumping rope (weighted or unweighted) for up to 30 minutes

Strength training: For the following, you will need a weighted vest as well as ankle weights.

Legs: lunges (forward or reverse) 4 sets 10-15 reps per leg

Core: leg raises (using the monkey bars or hanging bars) 4 sets 15-25 reps

Back/biceps: (using monkey bas or hanging bars) chin ups 4 sets 8 to 15 reps.  Alternatively, you can switch for pull-ups

Triceps/chest/shoulders: (using parallel bars) dips 4 sets 8 to 15 reps. Alternatively, you can also use the steps on a playscape or bench for decline push-ups for the ame number of sets up to 20 reps

Finisher: burpees AMRAP within 60 seconds

And there you have it! It was a good summer workout with a good challenge. While you might not be able to fire off ki blasts lile Piccolo, you will certainly get stronger with this workout. Until the next time, dear readers. Excelsior