Day 31 : 4-3-2-1 Workout – Habit Nest
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    Day 31 : 4-3-2-1 Workout


    Workout 31 from Habit Nest


    GLUTE ACTIVATION WARMUP (30s Each)

    1a. Double Walk Out

    1. WrapWrap the resistance bands around your calves or ankles.
    2. Get into a squat position with your knees slightly bent and your feet shoulder-width apart.
    3. Staying low in squat position, take a step to the right while maintaining the low squat position.
    4. Step back to the original position, starting with your left leg.
    5. Repeat
    *The double side step is the same movement, except you take two steps to the side and then return.

    1b. Box Draw

    1. Wrap the resistance band around your calves or ankles.
    2. Get into a squat position with your knees bent and your feet shoulder-width apart.
    3. Staying low in squat position, take a step forward, then to the right, then behind you, and then diagonally behind you all with the same leg.
    4. Keep your core tight and your glute muscles squeezed as you complete the exercise.
    5. Repeat.

    1c. Box Draw

    1. Wrap the resistance band around your calves or ankles.
    2. Get into a squat position with your knees bent and your feet shoulder-width apart.
    3. Staying low in squat position, take a step forward, then to the right, then behind you, and then diagonally behind you all with the same leg.
    4. Keep your core tight and your glute muscles squeezed as you complete the exercise.
    5. Repeat.

    1d. Running Man

    1. Wrap the resistance band around your calves or ankles.
    2. Get into an athletic position with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent and your hips dropped.
    3. Move your right foot backwards while staying slightly bent, and bring it back to the original position.
    4. Repeat this quickly, but feel the glute contraction every time you complete the movement.
    1c. Lateral Leg Raise

    CIRCUIT 1 (60s Each)

    1a. Burpee

    1. Stand straight up.
    2. Bring both hands towards the floor, and once they’re on the floor, extend both legs so they’re straight behind you.
    3. Jump or step your feet back to your hands.
    4. Using your arms for momentum, jump up as high as you can while reaching your hands towards the ceiling.
    5. Repeat until the set is complete!

    Note: For an additional challenge, land from your jump in step 4 straight into the crouched position in step 2, making the entire exercise a series of fluid movements.

    1b. Plie Squat w/ Shoulder Windmill

    1. Get into a deep Plie squat position with your hips dropped behind you, your knees slightly bent and feet shoulder-width apart. Feet should be pointed out towards the corners of the room.
    2. Hold dumbbells in each hand with your palms facing away from your body.
    3. As you squat down in this position, raise your arms up in a windmill motion, making a full-circle before your hands meet over your head.
    4. Staying in this deep squat, lower your arms back down in the same windmill motion, and repeat the windmill motion until the set is complete.

    1c. Ski Mogul

    1. Get into plank position with your feet together, jump both feet towards your right hand,
    2. Ten quickly jump your feet back to center position, and then jump your feet towards your left hand before jumping back to center position.
    3. Keep repeating the alternating jumps until the set is complete.

    1d. V-Up

    1. Lie straight on your back with your legs together and your arms together straight above your head.
    2. In one motion, raise your legs off the floor while keeping them straight. Also raise your torso and hands to meet your legs in the middle of your body.
    3. Repeat!

    CIRCUIT 2 (50s Each)

    2a. 4 Donkey Kicks to High Knees

    1. Start in a downward dog position with your arms and feet shoulder-width apart.
    2. Kick your feet and calves upwards towards your tailbone while bracing your core and shifting your weight to your arms.
    3. Repeat this three more times.
    4. Stand straight up with your feet shoulder-width apart.
    5. Run in place 4 times while raising your knees as high as possible as you alternate legs.
    6. Repeat until the set is complete!

    2b. Pendulum Jack

    1. Hinge forward from your waist and place your hands on the floor in front of you.
    2. Extend your right leg straight out to the side. Your left, supporting leg can be slightly bent.
    3. From this position, quickly transfer your body-weight to the other leg.
    4. Repeat the movement back and forth while keeping your hands on the ground until the set is complete.

    2c. Lateral Lunge to Curtsy Lunge

    1. Stand with your feet together, step out on one side into a lateral lunge, keeping your other foot straight. Drop your butt as low as you can as if you’re sitting in a chair, making sure your knees don’t go past your toes in front of you.
    2. From here, step back to center, and with the same leg do a curtsy lunge take a big step back crossing it behind the stabilizer foot. Make sure to get your knee as close to the floor as possible!
    3. Repeat for the duration of the set, and then switch sides.

    CIRCUIT 3 (40s Each)

    3a. Plie Squat w/ Shoulder Windmill

    1. Get into a deep Plie squat position with your hips dropped behind you, your knees slightly bent and feet shoulder-width apart. Feet should be pointed out towards the corners of the room.
    2. Hold dumbbells in each hand with your palms facing away from your body.
    3. As you squat down in this position, raise your arms up in a windmill motion, making a full-circle before your hands meet over your head.
    4. Staying in this deep squat, lower your arms back down in the same windmill motion, and repeat the windmill motion until the set is complete.
    3a. Lateral Lunge to Reverse Lunge

    3b. Jump Squat

    1. In a squat position with feet shoulder-width apart and your weight in your heels, jump of the floor.
    2. Jump, and land directly back in the squat position.
    3. Repeat the movement until the set is complete.

    CIRCUIT 4 (30s Each)

    4a. In and Out Jack

    1. Stand straight up with your feet shoulder-width apart and holding dumbbells.
    2. Jump into a wide squat position and touch the floor (or close to the floor) with one arm extended towards the floor.
    3. Jump your feet back together in a straight, standing position.
    4. Jump immediately back into a wide squat position and touch the floor with opposite hand.
    5. Keep alternating arms back and forth.
    *Try to keep your chest lifted while you do this.

    COOL DOWN (60s Each)

    1a. Runner’s Stretch

    1. Lunge forward with one leg at a 90 degree angle while your other foot remains straight behind you with the bottom of your foot facing the ceiling.
    2. Gently press through your hips. Lift your opposite arm up towards the ceiling.
    3. If you’re flexible enough, try lifting your foot and grabbing your toes.

    1a. Butterfly Stretch

    1. Sitting in an upright position with your back straight, and your chest lifted.
    2. Put the soles of your feet together, and push down on your knees gently to get a deep stretch in your groin and inner thighs.

    1c. Lat Stretch

    1. Inch your fingers up the wall until you feel a stretch on the side of your body in your lats.

    1d. Pigeon Stretch

    1. Sit with your right knee bent in front of you, and your left leg extended behind you. Pull your right heel in towards your left hip.
    2. Lean forward until you feel a deep stretch in your glutes and hips.
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