Maggie's Farm

Readers know that the Maggie's Farm Fitness for Life regimen includes 2 days (50-70 minutes each) of things we put in the "calisthenics" basket. Basically, moving with exertion without heavy weight (except the Farmer Walks).

I like to think of these routines as supporting agility, athleticism, balance, cardio, etc. Not for muscle-building. 

We've suggested overly-ambitious calis routines in the past. Takes too much time. Here's our (me and Mrs. BD's) current routine. Even sticking to just one or two items each time, it can be hard to put it all into 60 minutes. Mrs. suggested starting from the bottom the next time.

 Calisthenic days:

Warm-up

3 min elliptical
band walks
leg stretches
1 min jumping jacks or jump rope
high-leg walk
floor bicycle 1 min

Circuit 1

Body-weight walking lunges, forwards and backwards
TRX push and pulls
Side box step-ups

Circuit 2

Kettle bell swings
Plank 1-2 min
Farmer Walk, heaviest kettlebell

Circuit 3

Box squats or box jumps
Heavy ball floor slams
1 min row sprint

Final circuit

Mountain-climbers
wall ball slams
5 min hill walk treadmill or stair machine