We’ve been covering fun ways to turn exercise into a game. In this blog, we introduce the Green Light Game!
The object of this game is to elevate your heart rate into the YELLOW Zone and then passively recover (stand or walk slowly) your heart rate into the GREEN Zone. The second your heart rate hits the GREEN Zone, you are back at it performing the next exercise. You can use a variety of exercises to play this game. We highlight battlerope exercises in this blog and on our Periscope broadcast.
The Green Light Game outlined below should earn you between 85 – 100 MEPs within 30 minutes.
The Green Light Game with Battleropes: See YouTube video for visual example.
Warm Up: 5 minutes in BLUE
Exercise 1: Symmetrical Wave
Perform exercise until in YELLOW Zone; hold YELLOW for 30 seconds
Recover passively until in GREEN Zone
Exercise 2: Asymmetrical Wave
Perform exercise until in YELLOW Zone; hold YELLOW for 30 seconds
Recover passively until in GREEN Zone
Exercise 3: Side Wave
Perform exercise until in YELLOW Zone; hold YELLOW for 30 seconds
Recover passively until in GREEN Zone
Exercise 4: Tug of War
Perform exercise until in YELLOW Zone; hold YELLOW for 30 seconds
Recover passively until in GREEN Zone
*Repeat 2 to 3 times depending on fitness level
Cool Down: 5 minutes in BLUE
Enjoy the Green Light Game! Involve your Social Connections via the MYZONE App - and challenge your friends to keep up with you!
As you post your Green Light Game workouts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, use the hashtags: #MYZONE, #myzonemoves, and #effortrewarded.
For more fun heart rate games, follow us during Fitness Fridays on Periscope – 8 am PST, 11 am EST.
Keep moving forward!