Carrie Underwood is no stranger to working out, and now she’s sharing her fitness secret: it’s all in the cards! The country star keeps exercise fun with a card game she’s made up herself, saying it’s more fun when “you’ve designed the workout yourself.”
She shared her workout game with Self, explaining:
“I have a game I love for when I’m working out on my own, without a trainer. I take a deck of cards and assign each suit a body area—say, diamonds for arms, hearts for legs, spades for core and clubs for cardio. I split the deck in half and write down exercises for each suit, a different one for each half.”
“So, if I flip over the six of hearts, I’ll do six squats. If the next card is ace of diamonds, that’s 14 push-ups. Sometimes I’ll make spades boxing and beat the crap out of the bag for however many punches the number on the card says.”
“Having different exercises for each half of the deck keeps me from getting bored. I make sure there’s a joker in each half—that’s a mile run on the treadmill. Then I go through the whole deck. With a 15-minute warm-up on the elliptical, it takes about an hour and a half total, but it’s fun because you’ve designed the workout yourself.”
Try playing yourself – this workout game burns major calories!! Or, make up your own game for a fun way to stay motivated and get in shape for the summer!
Photo Credit: Self Magazine
