Pickleball Workouts on Your Total Gym

#1 – Happy Feet with Active Recovery Intervals

Hey Total Gym team! It’s Master Trainer JayDee back to spread some love for my Total Gym PickleBall Peeps. Hey, if you haven’t joined the pickleball craze, you will still love this dynamic, heart-pumpin’, serious leg workout.

I’m delighted to say that this is my first installment of a series of blogs/vlogs to show you how you can use your awesome Total Gym to drastically improve your pickleball game. As I tell all my clients, the most important piece of equipment in pickleball – or any sport for that matter – is your body! So invest wisely 🙂

Confession time: I am totally addicted to this crazy sport! I’ve been a fiercely competitive athlete my whole life. But between ice hockey, football, golf, tennis, years of running every day, beach volleyball, and then a career of teaching high-impact fitness classes – I wore my hips out. Although the discipline of Pilates rebalanced my jacked-up body, I eventually had to trade in my original hip joint models for some shiny new ceramic upgrades.

I sheepishly asked my surgeon what my restrictions would be. To my surprise, he said I could do whatever I wanted! But, he told me if I continued to pound my joints with high-impact exercise, I would just wear them out prematurely as I did with my God-given hips. Thus, I disappointedly shunned all high-impact exercise, and I sadly decided to part ways with my love of tennis. Boy, did I miss it! Especially the competition aspect.

Then, in 2016, while teaching meditation at Rancho La Puerta Spa in Mexico, it was PickleBall week. The visiting pro said it was the fastest-growing sport in the U.S.! I thought that to be a bit far-fetched, but I was quickly hooked! Yes, there is still impact, but not nearly as much as the pounding in a typical tennis match.

Today, 10 years later, I play as much as I possibly can, and I just got certified to be a PPR Teaching Coach! Now I’m delighted to combine my passion for fitness and my love of this wonderful sport to help people play their best, reduce their incidence of injury, and improve their physical health.

OK, enough babbling JayDee – let’s get right to improving our game! It’s time to check out the Happy Feet Workout video above.

A couple of tips to get the most out of this workout:

• Get your caffeine on! This is an high-energy workout so bring your A-game
• Put on your favorite motivating music and have some FUN!
• Treat yourself and buy the Total Gym Extra Large Squat Stand. If you like a great leg workout, especially plyometric jumps which are so fun and awesome for your body, it’s a must have Total Gym accessory.
• Use an interval timer app on your phone. I love the Tabata Pro app and most are free.

The average point time during a match around 10 to 15 seconds. The average recovery time between points while you’re switching serving sides, retrieving the ball, etc. is about 15 to 20 seconds. Thus, I recommend you set your “workout” interval for 15 seconds and your recovery interval for 20 seconds to train your real game endurance.

Work your buns off during the 15 second “Happy Feet” interval. Keep moving during the 20 second Active Recovery Time (A.R.T.) as your heart rate will be pumpin’. I gave you 6 ideas of what to do during your A.R.T. but be creative and mix it up!

If you haven’t tried pickelball yet, do it! It’s a blast, great exercise, and the social aspect is wonderful. My wife and I used to be happy home bodies. Thanks to pickleball, in just the past 3 years we now have over 60 new friends and our social life is robust! So go find a court and try it. I know you’ll thank me down the road.

Thanks TG Team!

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A Valentine’s Partner Workout on Total Gym

A Valentine’s Workout Date: Strength, Core & Partner Power

The partner workout that beats dinner reservations.
Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS, PES

Roses Are Red. Violets Are Blue.
Strong is attractive and sweat is too.

Skip the prix-fixe menu and predictable roses this year.
This Valentine’s Day, choose a date that builds real chemistry, the kind you feel in your muscles and your mindset. We’re talking a Workout Date that’s calorie-free, sweat-approved, and confidence-boosting. Plus, it’s far more memorable than reservations you’ll forget by Friday.

This Total Gym partner workout blends strength training, core work, and interactive partner moves designed to challenge the body while creating connection through movement. You’ll work up a sweat together while training at your own strength levels. It’s a fun, effective way to support each other, laugh a little, and get stronger together.

Nothing bonds like shared effort and a little post-workout glow.

Partner Workouts Work

Training with a partner isn’t about matching strength. It’s about shared rhythm. Here are a few key benefits you can expect when you move strong together:

• Increase motivation. You show up differently when someone’s counting on you.
• Improve focus and effort through built-in accountability.
• Add variety and play without sacrificing intensity.
• Create connection that carries beyond the workout itself.

Using the Total Gym for a partner workout becomes a dynamic training experience you share and build together. Each partner can adjust the incline to match their individual strength level, allowing both people to be challenged appropriately at the same time. This keeps the workout effective, balanced, and accessible for all fitness levels.

The Partner Workout Date

This workout date isn’t about candles or clichés. It’s about energy, intention, and showing up for your body and for each other.

This Total Gym partner workout includes everything you’ll love:
• Full-body strength to build power and confidence
• Core work that challenges stability, control, and coordination
• Partner-assisted movements that encourage trust, timing, and teamwork
• Just enough play to keep it fun and just enough intensity to feel accomplished

It’s a workout date guaranteed to make you sweat. Get ready to train, move, and finish stronger together.

FORMAT

5-Minute Timed Circuits
Reps: 10–15 per exercise
Sets: As many quality rounds as possible within the time

DIRECTIONS

• Set a timer for 5-minutes per circuit.
• Circuit: One partner works upper body on the Total Gym while the other works lower body on the floor, creating a superset-style challenge.
• Switch: When the 5-minute round is complete, take a short break, reset the timer, then switch positions and repeat the second part.
• Core Finisher: Once both partners complete each part of the superset circuit, finish strong together with a set of core moves using either:
3-minute timed set, or
A set number of controlled reps (suggested: 15 reps)

• Adapt the exercises to challenge your own strength by adjusting the incline level or body positioning (ex: seated, kneeling, high kneeling, feet down, knees up).
• Refer to the video for a demonstration of how these exercises are performed.

This workout can be a one-and-done date, or repeated for multiple rounds if you’re feeling strong, energized, and want to keep sweating together!

Follow Along
Want to train together? Follow this full partner workout on my YouTube channel, @groovysweat.

POWER PARTNER MOVES

Upper Body: Total Gym (TG)
1. High Pull Row
2. Bicep Curl
3. Chest Press or Flies
4. Tricep Extension
5. Pullover Crunch

Lower Body: Floor
(Optional: add hand weights or extra resistance.)
1. Squats / Squat Pulses
2. Stationary Lunges (Right / Left)
3. Plie Squats
4. Straight Leg Deadlift (option: single leg)
5. Bridge Lifts

Core Finisher: Together
1. Hollow Body Crunch (TG & Floor)
2. Partner Torso Rotation (Right / Left) (Note: partner at the top of Glideboard grabs the back cable)

Make It a Full Workout Date

The workout is just the beginning. Why not make this date extra special by pairing your training session with one (or a few) of these simple, feel-good ideas:

1. Cook Something Light & Delicious
Colorful, nourishing, and unfussy. Bonus points for sharing prep duties.

2. Share a Sweet (Not Overdone) Treat
A square of dark chocolate. Fresh berries. Something indulgent, but intentional.

3. Take an Adventure Walk
Explore a new route in your neighborhood or city. No phones. Just movement and conversation.

4. Take the Strength With You
Let the workout set the tone for whatever comes next.

5. DIY Post-Workout Recovery Spa
Foam rolling, stretching, calming music, maybe a little essential oil moment and massage. Recovery counts.

Strong Looks Good on You Both

This Valentine’s Day, celebrate connection through movement and let strength become the love language. This workout date will leave you both stronger long after the sweat dries.
Choose a date built on effort, energy, and showing up together. Train hard, laugh a little, and leave stronger in your body and your connection.
Love Always,

Maria
@groovysweat

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Maintaining Your Fitness in Your Golden Years: 10 Things to Remember

Maintaining Your Fitness in Your Golden Years: 10 Things to Remember

Your health and fitness matter – no matter how old you are.

In fact, staying fit and healthy as you move into your senior years may have an even more significant importance. Maintaining your fitness as you age might seem tough or even unnecessary, but it’s definitely worth the effort.

Getting older means a lot will change in your life.

You will want to place a stronger focus on taking care of yourself by investing in a medical alert service…

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Can You Prepare The Famous Kratom Kombucha Combo At Home?

Can You Prepare The Famous Kratom Kombucha Combo At Home?

More and more individuals are coming to natural plants to treat common ailments. People have gradually become aware of the genuine dangers of the various over-the-counter medications accessible nowadays.

Are you interested in alternative medicine, such as herbs?

We understand your curiosity, so we’ll be spilling the beans on two of the most popular herbs, Mitragyna (Kratom) and Kombucha, which have treated and benefited many people.

Kratom is so popular that you can get it at your local smoke and …

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Total Gym Greatest Hits: 2025

Looking back at 2025, one thing is clear: it was a standout year for Total Gym. The brand introduced new equipment, and its online content continued to grow. Educational resources, creative programming, monthly challenges, and time-efficient routines were added throughout the year. Each one was energizing, effective, and accessible to all.

Some sessions stood out for their fun factor, while others earned their place by delivering real results. A few became fan favorites simply because they kept training fresh, engaging, and exciting. Together, these workouts proved that smart training does not have to feel repetitive to be effective.

Throughout the year, Total Gym continued to showcase the versatility of at-home fitness with workouts that were dynamic, results-driven, and designed for real-life movement.

Let’s rewind and celebrate the routines that made the biggest impact. Here are the Greatest Hits of 2025 with the workouts you loved, shared, and returned to again and again.

Total Gym Basics

Program Series

Kickstart Your Fitness – 3-Part Series

Sweat Into Summer Shape – 3-Part Series

Total Gym Summer Camp – 5 Days

Total Gym Pilates: Strength Meets Flow – 5-Part Series

Monthly Challenges

Quick Workouts

Sports Specific Workouts

Nutrition & Wellness

Themed Workouts

2025 brought a range of Total Gym workouts that were creative, effective, and results-driven. This recap highlights my own blogs from the year, but many other contributors also shared valuable insights on health, wellness, and at-home training. Together, these blogs make up a robust library of resources to support your fitness and well-being.

I’m grateful to be part of this incredible Total Gym community and excited to bring you even more workouts, tips, and inspiration in the year ahead. As we step into 2026, revisit what inspired you, explore what you missed, and continue building strength, flexibility, and confidence with purpose.

Here’s to a strong, healthy, and joyful year ahead.

Maria

@GROOVYSWEAT  

Let’s Connect on Social Media

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