I’ve got a doozy for you today! In response to the requests I’ve gotten for longer videos, I present to you this deck of cards workout. It took me 45 minutes to complete and I was feeling it the next couple days. It’s long and tough, but you can opt to do just half the deck instead of the full thing, which would give you a 20-25 minute workout. Save the second half for the following day or later in the week!
Tough Deck of Cards Workout
A deck-of-cards workout is structured kinda like a game. Each suit corresponds to a different exercise and the number on the card tells you how many reps to do.
Face cards = 10 reps
Aces = 11 reps
Joker = 20 Burpees
If you’re going at a faster pace than me, you can do extra reps until I’m done or just take advantage of longer rest time between exercises. If you’re moving at a slower pace than me, you can pause the video or just get in as many reps as you can and stop when I stop.
As with all workouts, make sure to warm up beforehand. I have a warm up on my channel or you can do your own. Listen to your body and modify as needed, stopping altogether if something doesn’t feel right. A proper cool-down is important, too! Take some time to stretch after this workout.
Deck of Cards Exercise Breakdown
CLUBS = Russian Twist to Overhead Press | Twist left, press, twist right, press = 1 rep.
DIAMONDS = Scissor Jump Lunges | Do the designated rep number on each leg. So if you draw a 9 of diamonds, that’s 9 reps on the right and 9 reps on the left.
SPADES = Plank Jump to Low Squat Hop |This is a combo move: start in a plank and jump your feet in halfway, back out to plank, then up to the outsides of your hands landing in a squat and do a little hop, staying low. That combo = 1 rep.
HEARTS = Breakdancer Push Ups | Alternate side to side with the breakdancer kick-throughs. 1 push up + 1 kick-through = 1 rep. Because we’re alternating, try to lead with alternating sides each time this exercise comes up so we stay roughly even between right and left.
If you like this workout, I have some other deck of cards workouts organized chronologically. They don’t have a follow-along video like this one, but all include detailed pictorials so you can do them at home or the gym.
xo Nicole
A taco recipe on a day other than Tuesday. Yup. That’s right. I’m a rebel—a bad-to-the-bone outlaw with my middle fingers up, really sticking it to the man one artistically sprinkled chunk of tomato at a time. And now that we’ve established that, let’s talk about these vegan black bean tacos with mango salsa and avocado crema.
Hello, long lost friends! I’m PUMPED to be back to blogging. I’ve completed 99% of my aromatherapy course (more on that to come!) and am done teaching until after Labor Day, so I’ll be putting all my energy into Pumps. You can now check in daily for new content (except for Saturdays) and to make sure you don’t miss a thing, you can 
