If you’re anything like me, and working out gives you a sense of peacefulness and calmness, then here are some of my personal favorite workout essentials: quarantine edition.

Since hardly any of us have been going to the gym (ours recently opened but no way am I going), working out at home has been the next best thing. But, I’ll be honest with you…working out at home is hard to start doing because it’s not as motivating as a class at the gym would be. But because my sanity has needed it, I have been making it a priority to work out every single day for at least 30 minutes.

You will notice that I don’t use weights. I love and prefer to use my own body weight and if I need to workout with weights, it’s not more than 5 lbs. My workouts don’t require weights so that is why you won’t find that listed below.

My Workout Routine

A few things I do… for starters, my boys and I go for walks every single day. It gets our bodies moving and into the fresh air. Nothing beats outdoor air and natural sunlight to help brighten the day. But once the boys are eating their lunch or they are upstairs for their quiet time, I carve out the me-time workout. Here’s what I do:

  • Melissa Wood Health Pilates and Yoga Flow. Obsessed with her and her classes.
  • Peloton: We have a peloton bike and on occasion, I’ll do a bike ride, but mainly, I use it for yoga workouts. They have beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes, and I absolutely love the instructors. I highly recommend the Peloton because they have an array of classes you can take besides cycle and yoga if you’re looking to switch things up.
  • Sarah Shiplett Yoga. My dear friend teaches yoga at the gym I belong to and her classes are FIRE!. She’s an amazing instructor and I would take her classes every chance I got when I would go to the gym. For now, she is teaching some incredible online classes through youtube, until she feels comfortable going back to teach classes at the gym. I have a 50% off discount code if you’re interested in trying her yoga classes. She’s amazing. Shop Here and Use code: Natalie50 at checkout.
  • Bike Riding: Once a week, usually on a Saturday/Sunday morning timeframe, we go on a family bike ride and it’s so much fun to do. Great cardio and gets the little ones sleepy.

Workout Essentials

So now that we covered what I do for working out, here are some basic workout essentials I recommend.

  1. Yoga Mat, Yoga Carrier
  2. Water Bottle,
  3. Peloton Bike
  4. Biker Shorts, Biker Shorts, Biker Shorts, Biker Shorts, Biker Shorts
  5. Yoga Pants, Yoga Pants, Crop Top, Crop Top, Workout Top, Crop Top, Sports Bra, My High-Waisted Takara Leopard Leggings Shown above (get 15% off entire website using code: NATALIECARA)
  6. Ankle Weights
  7. Foam Roller
  8. Yoga Block
  9. Hair Tie
  10. Carbon38 Workout Clothing. Use code: NATALIECARA for 15% off

After Workout Snacks

Protein Smoothie: Ingredients are: 1 cup almond milk, a scoop of almond butter, 1 cup frozen cauliflower, 1 banana, a scoop of Truvani chocolate protein powder. Add all the ingredients in a blender and enjoy!

Oatmeal Almond Butter Energy Bites

Oatmeal and Almond Butter Bites in Cream Bowl

XO,

Natalie