The Full Court Challenge

Hey everyone! I am so excited to be back on my “BlogSpot” blog. For those of you who do not know, he past month or so I have been blogging on the private blog again due to some requests from clients who wanted the interaction application the other blog offers. We are now all back in one spot now..yahhh!!! I wanted to let all of you know how my “Macomb Community eCHANGE Fitness-A-Thon went….It went GREAT! I was thrilled to have had the opportunity to offer community fitness to the area and even more excited to have had the opportunity to fundraise for the Macomb Schools Physical Education Departments! The school was very happy with the event and we were dead tired after four hours of fitness and fun! Thank you to all who supported the event and made donations to the Children’s Miracle Network.

One of the drills I taught during the “Bootcamp Section” of the Fitness-A-Thon was what I call the “Full Court Challenge.” It is a fun drill that involves running (sprinting if you can), quick feet, planks, jumping and endurance. It is something different that will switch up your routine and I like to throw it into various running workouts to spice them up! You can also do this drill on a football field; which I sometimes do at WIU!

Here is what you do:

-On a basketball court (or grassy areas where you can place markers) start on the baseline -Sprint to the first free throw line and then run back to the baseline (start point)
-Without ever stopping sprint back to that same first free throw line, stop, and do 10 seconds of quick feet (shoulder width apart) as fast as you can
-Drop down and jump your feet out behind you to where you are in a tall plank position. Then jump feet back in by your hands and jump back up to standing (many of you know this as a “Burpe”)
-Once back to standing, do 3 tuck jumps = jumping up in the air you tuck both legs under and click your heels to your buttocks
-Now run to the next line (The Half Court Line) and repeat this whole thing. Back down to baseline, back to half court, drop down after quick feet, burpe, etc., etc. .
-Repeat this on the next free throw line and then the opposite baseline, then finish by sprinting back down across the floor to the original baseline you stared on.

 Go as hard as you can on this! And as usual, Enjoy, Get fit…and most importantly, STAY FIT!! Have a fun and fit day ;)

 -Megan