
FP MOVEMENT
We Tried It: The Home Workout Collection
By: Jules Boyd
Your next sweat sesh is right in your living room.
Did you know our FP Movement store in Soho, New York City has a fitness studio on its ground floor? In celebration of our Home Workout series’ launch, Team FP traveled there to test it out. Equipped with our exclusive equipment and our favorite Movement ‘fits, we were introduced to our FP Movement ambassadors and instructors — Makena Diehl, Katherine Menna,Alexa Hirschberg, and Victoria Gibbs — who led us through a sculpting mat workout that you can do right at home.
READY FOR A WARM-UP?
Find a comfortable space — your living room, bedroom, or wherever you can roll out a mat (we recommend the FP Movement x Bala Exclusive 8MM Play Mat) and get moving. We started with a warm-up routine to get our blood flowing and heart rate up:
-30 seconds of jumping jacks
-30 seconds of overhead and lateral arm reaches
-30 seconds of squats
-30 seconds of lunges
-30 seconds of choreography — dance it out, move side to side, whatever feels right!
-30 seconds of jumping jacks
-30 seconds of overhead and lateral arm reaches
-30 seconds of squats
-30 seconds of lunges
-30 seconds of choreography — dance it out, move side to side, whatever feels right!
LET’S GET MOVING
Now that you’ve warmed up, let’s begin the formal workout. We recommend repeating these sequences 3 times:
-3 x 45 seconds of a stationary plank
-3 x 45 seconds of plank to pikes
-3 x 45 seconds of push-ups
-3 x 45 seconds of squats
-3 x 45 seconds of lunges
-3 x 45 seconds of outer thigh leg lifts, rotating each side
-3 x 45 seconds of a stationary plank
-3 x 45 seconds of plank to pikes
-3 x 45 seconds of push-ups
-3 x 45 seconds of squats
-3 x 45 seconds of lunges
-3 x 45 seconds of outer thigh leg lifts, rotating each side
ADD IN YOUR EQUIPMENT:
Go ahead and grab your FP Movement x Bala Exclusive Bangles 2 Lb. Weights
(either the 1 or 2 lb.) or Exclusive 3 Lb. Bars. We’re going to go into our low-weight, high-repetition routine, so start with your Bala Bangles around your wrists or Bars in your palms:
-3 x 30 seconds of overhead and lateral arm reaches
-3 x 30 seconds of lunges with bicep curls
-3 x 30 seconds of squat presses
-3 x 30 seconds of overhead and lateral arm reaches
-3 x 30 seconds of lunges with bicep curls
-3 x 30 seconds of squat presses
Take 15-20 seconds to breathe, hydrate, and focus. Move your Bala Bangles to your ankles for this next segment:
-3 x 30 seconds of outer thigh leg lifts, rotating to each side
-3 x 30 seconds of outer thigh extensions, rotating to each side, moving your ankle clockwise and then counter-clockwise
-3 x 30 seconds of bicycle crunches with legs extended, tapping each ankle as you rotate
-3 x 30 seconds of outer thigh extensions, rotating to each side, moving your ankle clockwise and then counter-clockwise
-3 x 30 seconds of bicycle crunches with legs extended, tapping each ankle as you rotate
Take 15-20 seconds to breathe, hydrate, and focus.
Remove your Bala Bangles, grab your FP Movement x Après Beauty Resistance Bands, and choose your intensity level. Then, place them about a fist’s distance above your knees:
-3 x 30 seconds of deep squats
-3 x 30 seconds of lunges
-3 x 30 seconds of hip bridges with rotating leg extensions
Take 15-20 seconds to breathe, hydrate, and focus. Move your bands to about a fist’s distance above your ankles.
-3 x 30 seconds of lateral lunges
-3 x 30 seconds of lateral kicks
-3 x 30 seconds of kneeling kickbacks
-3 x 30 seconds of deep squats
-3 x 30 seconds of lunges
-3 x 30 seconds of hip bridges with rotating leg extensions
Take 15-20 seconds to breathe, hydrate, and focus. Move your bands to about a fist’s distance above your ankles.
-3 x 30 seconds of lateral lunges
-3 x 30 seconds of lateral kicks
-3 x 30 seconds of kneeling kickbacks
COOL DOWN, STRETCH, HYDRATE
You did it! Grab some water, the Geometry Fitness Towel, or whatever you need for a formal cool down — stretch back into a child’s pose, stretch out one arm over the other or above your head, or bend your knees into a butterfly position. Then, give yourself a round of applause because you took some time for yourself today.
WE CAN’T FORGET ABOUT THE OUTFITS…
Of course, we have to hand it to our favorite FP Movement studio pieces for keeping up with us through every move. The Never Better One-Piece is perfect for that one-and-done look, while our Epic Halter Crop and Never Better Foldover Pants are a sleek, coordinated look. The First Position Set is an easy 2-in-1 for days when you want a little more mobility — but you can’t go wrong with any of these.
There you go! A full-body workout that you can do just about anywhere. Try it out, and let us know how it goes!