12 Days Fitness Challenge Workout 7: Step It Up!

Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between December 1st and January 1st

If you’re a Performance Fitness member these twelve workouts can be any combination of personal training sessions, group training classes, a DIY workout from the Performance Fitness Exercise Guide (don’t have a PFit Exercise Guide? email us and get one!), a WOW, or one of the 12 Days Challenge Workouts.

The important thing between now and January 1^st is to get in your workouts. Don’t have an hour to workout or can’t get to class? No worries! For this challenge, intensity trumps time.

Not a Performance Fitness member? You can still play along (although not win the prizes) by following the 12 Days Workouts OR you could become a member and be eligible for the prizes and get the full benefit of training with our cast of wacky, yet loveable fitness experts.

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Workout 7 – Step It Up

This workout challenges you to step things up in two ways. First, you’ll do a set of max rep push-ups, and then you’ll do stair or step (get it?) sprints.

Part 1 – Pick a challenging plank push-up variation (NO KNEES!). Your choices are incline (hands elevated on window sill, counter, chairs, step), floor, decline, or close grip. Do as many PERFECT plank push-ups as you can. You may rest in plank position if necessary, but once you can no longer push yourself up, the challenge is over.

Part 2 – Do 10 rounds of 30 seconds on/30 seconds of stair climb. Run up every other step and run down EVERY step for 30 seconds. Recover for 30 seconds and repeat 9 more times.

Post your push-up variation, total number of push-ups, and numbers per round of stair climbs to comments.