The global health crisis brought the world to a standstill, but don’t let that stop you from being physically active!

Just recently, Spartan hosted a Virtual Race which encouraged everyone to race with the world. This virtual race consists of a run and obstacles. If you can’t run outside, you can complete a cardio equivalent like jump rope, treadmill, stair climb, bear crawl, and more. And since you can’t really take on the typical obstacles you’ll see at the actual race, you just have to do specific exercises instead.

The #SpartanProjectUnbreakable might be over, but you can always relive the excitement (and the burn) whenever you feel like it.

I did the Virtual Sprint (5k) with 2,000 step-ups, plus 20 obstacles.

The 20 Obstacles: 

• 10 push-ups
• 10 burpees
• 10 mountain climbers (per side)
• 10 jumping jacks
• 10 air squats
• 10 forward lunges (per side)
• 10 hand-release push-ups
• 10 tuck jumps
• 10 plank up-downs
• 10 plank shoulder taps (per side)
• 10 knee slap mountain climbers (per side)
• 10 backward lunges (per side)
• 10 glute bridge raises
• 10 dips
• 10 decline push-ups
• 10 single-leg squats (per side)
• 10 double leg calf raises
• 10-second plank
• 10-second 6-inch leg hold
• 10-second iso-squat

Please don’t judge my push-ups. I can’t do a proper one because of an elbow injury. :P

The obstacles may seem hard, but take your time. You can also group the obstacles and just do a portion of it every now and then. If you want to do push-ups to air squats, then do 200 step-ups (or any other running alternative) before moving on to the next group, that’s totally fine.

I found the running alternative more challenging than the obstacles, but I don’t know if it has something to do with me not really being a fan of cardio. Haha.

ALSO READ: 10 Things You Need to Know Before You Say NO to Joining a Spartan Race

And hey, just choose a good running alternative if you can’t run outside. It’s for your own safety.

• Treadmill/Air or Fan Bike. Distance requirements are the same as running or walking outside/inside.
• Bike/Stationary Bike/Peloton/Spin Bike. Run distance multiplied by 4. For example, a 5K run would be a 20K ride.
• Rowing Machine / Kayak. Run distance multiplied by 1.2. For example, a 5K run would be 6K (6000 m) of rowing.
• Ski Erg. Run distance multiplied by 1.2. For example, a 5K run would be 6K (6000 m) on a ski erg machine.
• Jump Rope. Distance is repetition-based. For Sprint, 2000 jumps. For Super, 4000 jumps. For Beast, 8000 jumps.
• Stair Climb/Step Machine/Step Ups. Distance is repetition based. For Sprint, 2000 steps. For Super, 4000 steps. For Beast, 8000 steps.
• Swim. For Sprint, 1 mile (1600 m) swim. For Super, 1.5 mile (2400 m) swim. For Beast, 3.2 mile (5200 m) swim.
• Bear Crawl. Run distance divided by 3. For example, a 5K run would be a 1 mile (1600 m) crawl.
• Lateral Bounds/Ice Skaters. Each distance is repetition based. For Sprint, 1000 bounds (500 per side). For Super, 2000 bounds (1000 per side). For Beast, 4000 bounds (2000 per side).

Do you want something more challenging?

You can also do a Super, Beast or Ultra virtual race/ workout if you want that extra kick. Just check out this link for the full details, including the additional obstacles.

That’s about it! Just sharing my first virtual race experience because I wanted to do an article dump to clear out my phone’s memory share how being physically active helped me stay healthy. Anyone who knows me knows I wasn’t really into fitness before (just ninja stuff HAHA). Now, I just enjoy it a lot. Getting strong is definitely the goal.

Stay safe and healthy at home ♥