Game-time Workout for Super Bowl Sunday

Provided by American Council on Exercise

With the Super Bowl around the corner, make sure you’re staying on your fitness plan with this game-time workout. During the Super Bowl game, when the listed event occurs, do 10 reps of the listed exercise. This will ensure you keep moving during the biggest sporting event of the year. Who knows…you may motivate others to join the fun!

Kick-off (First and Second Half)

Rotational Push-ups 

Start in a plank position. Perform one push-up with elbows bending to 90 degrees out away from the body. As you push back up, rotate your trunk and lift one arm up, moving into side plank with hand in the air. Come back down to a push-up and repeat on the other side. Hold the trunk tight and keep the shoulders packed.

Touchdown

Squats

With the chest up and the back straight, drop the hips back and down as the knees bend over the feet. Squat down to the lowest depth at which you are able to maintain an upright trunk position. Stand up quickly and return to the starting position.

Extra Point (PAT)

Lateral Lunges

Keep the right leg straight as you step to the left and bend the left knee into a squat position. Hold a dumbbell in each hand and allow your hands to go on either side of your knee as you squat to a comfortable depth. You should feel a good stretch on the right inner thigh. Be sure to sit the hips back. Using the left leg, push back up to the starting position and repeat on the other side.

Interception

Runner’s Side Plank

Assume a side-plank position. Leave your top foot on the floor and bring your bottom leg up into a runner’s high-knee position. One rep is completed when the “running” leg goes back to the beginning plank position. Complete 10 repetitions and then switch sides.

Field Goal

Reverse Lunges

From a standing position, step backward with one foot. Drop the back knee down to just above the floor, bending the front knee to 90 degrees. Use the front leg to push off, moving yourself backward. Repeat with the opposite leg.

Halftime

Supermans

Being lying face down on the floor. Raise the upper and lower body off the floor to make an elongated U-shape. Try to get the chest and thighs to lift off the ground, keeping the head in a neutral position. Repeat for 10 reps.

Lombardi Trophy Presentation

Bear Crawls

Begin on all fours and crawl forward 10 feet (or just down the hallway) and then crawl backward the same distance. Be sure to move quickly and keep the hips low. 

AUTHOR

Jacqueline Crockford

Health and Fitness Expert

Jacque Crockford, MS, CSCS, is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Exercise Physiology Content Manager at ACE. She has been a personal trainer and performance coach for over 14 years. Jacque grew up in the fitness industry, participating in YMCA sports and teaching gymnastics and swimming from a young age. She was on Kansas State University’s women’s rowing team, and she currently competes in triathlons throughout the country. Jacque has been featured in several publications, including LA Times, New York Post, Health, USA Triathlon, SHAPE and Women’s Health.