Master Your Micro

Fallen out of step with your Micro? No biggie. Any day is a good day to hop back on it! A couple tips for kick-starting your Micro workouts:

☝🏼: Start small. Do a short class to ease back in. 10-20 minutes is great! You can always add on more time if you are feeling extra motivated.

✌🏼: Clean and refresh your space! Clear out the clutter around your Micro, and/or redecorate the room it’s in. Creating a good vibe surrounding your Micro will help you stay focused in class.

🤟🏼: Try a new class or trainer! Sometimes we need to shake things up. Try out a class theme/format that you would normally skip over or opt to take class from someone new! Mixing things up keeps it fresh!

Don’t get discouraged if you take a break from your Micro. Like is showing us in this photo, you can totally get back together 🫶🏼💋

🎼 On the 12th day of Fitmas, my trainer gave to me… 12 Bungee Kicks!

In my humble opinion, we saved the best for last. You know I love the bungee! This is the classic bungee kick, but I’m a fan of: hamstring curls, straight leg lifts, and fire hydrants with the bungee too. The burn is just so good!

Bungee Tip: the core is the unsung hero of bungee. Lock in your abs so there is zero movement in your core. This will keep all that bungee magic in your glutes 💥

Pro Tip: Sing a Christmas song while you bungee and it’ll be over sooner 😅

From the Master Your Micro crew, Happy Holidays! ❤️

🎼On the 11th day of Fitmas my trainer gave to me… Eleven Runners Running

Pro tip- changing the placement of your carriage foot will change how heavy the carriage feels.
Changing the placement of your working leg from platform to ground will also change how heavy the carriage feels!

Fun fact- this is the only running I do.

On the 10th Day of Fitmas, my trainer gave to me…10 Plank to Pikes!

P2P Tip: Utilize your Microformer for different variations. Picture 2 shows hands on the ground to add a little more intensity to the move. Picture 3 utilizes the front high handlebars to take some pressure off of your core. Make the Micro work best for YOU!

Pro Tip: Wear some fun & sparkly grippy socks! Then, take a look back at them with a smile as you life up into your pike.

On the 9th day of Fitmas my trainer gave to me…Nine Inner Thighs!⁣
⁣
The Microformer (and Megaformer) is unparalleled when it comes to inner thigh work. So many different ways to work them! Pictured: Kneeling Inner Thighs, Standing Inner Thighs and Inner Thigh Squats⁣
⁣
Pro Tip: When performing Standing or Kneeling Inner Thighs, imagine “zipping” everything up the center of your body starting with inner thighs up through the crown of your head as you are pulling your legs together.

🎼 On the 8th day of Fitmas, my trainer gave to me… 8 Bicep Curls 💪🏼

There are a lot of ways to do biceps curls on the Micro, but this one is my fave! It’s a single arm curl using the bungee paired with Skating. It’s a 🔥combo!

Pro Tip: Choke up on the bungee if you need more resistance or add in a hand weight!

Bundle up because on the 6th day of Fitmas my Trainer gave to me…6 Skaters Skating!

Skating Tip: In this leg move, your primary leg being worked is the one on the front platform. If you feel more power in your pushing leg on the carriage, move it 1 inch closer to the back platform.

Pro Tip: We’ve been digging the festive additions to our workout spaces during this series. For the new year, choose some fun accessory or decoration to add to your home workout space to bring you even more joy as you workout!

🎼 On the fifth day of Fitmas my trainer gave to me… 5 Sexy Backs!⁣
⁣
Sexy Back is all about strengthening the triceps and strength is always sexy!⁣
⁣
Pro Tip: Set yourself up by rowing your elbows back and plugging your shoulders in. Then you can extend and bend the arms.⁣
⁣
Bonus Tip: If you noticed, has her hands facing backward in the 1st pic and forward on the 2nd. Both are correct, you’ll just feel it differently!⁣
⁣
Super Bonus Tip: Sing Justin Timberlake’s “Sexy Back” while performing this move 🎶😉⁣

🎼 On the fourth day of Fitmas, my trainer gave to me… 4 Wheelbarrows!

I highly recommend watching Home Alone, the best Christmas movie of all time (!) before or after your Micro sesh 🎄

Pro Tip: Point your thumbs forward and wrap your knuckles to the floor to alleviate any strain in your wrists 👌🏼

One the third day of Fitmas my trainer gave to me… three back lunges 🥵

String lights aren’t the best support to grab when you lose your balance🤪

Pro-tip: If you are having trouble with your working leg’s knee drifting forward or back in this move? Try using the ring on the platform as feedback. Gently place the back of your working leg against it, if you feel more pressure in the back of your leg the knee has moved backwards. If there is less pressure in the back of the leg, the knee has moved forward.

🎼On the 2nd day of Fitmas my trainer gave to me…TWO Hamstring Curls!

🎄Hamstring Curl Tip: If you feel tension if your lower back during hamstring curls, lower your hips slightly and reduce your range of motion.

⭐️Pro Tip: Wear an ugly Christmas sweater for a workout this week to bring joy to you and everyone around you!

Merry Fitmas MYM friends! Starting today we will be celebrating the holiday season with 12 Days of Fitmas 🎄 by sharing the Micro moves our trainer gave to us, along with a tip for the move.⁣
⁣
On this 1st day of Fitmas my trainer gave to me…One Plank Hold⁣
⁣
Plank tip: Keep your hands or forearms shoulder width apart and actively press the platform (or carriage) away from you. This prevents sinking into your joints!