#FitColumbus – Flex by Kristina Slemker

Beach season is right around the corner and we here at 614NOW want to encourage healthy lifestyles for our readers. Sometimes, the only motivation you need to get to the gym is scrolling past a pic of a fitness guru. Lucky for you, Columbus is loaded with health enthusiasts and we’re launching a new feature to point you in the direction of their Instagram accounts.

Kicking things off is Instagrammer, Kristina from flexbyks. Kristina is an OSU grad and became a certified public trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine. She understands how hectic life can be and shares workouts to fit any lifestyle. Through health and fitness, Kristina finds that building outer strength and self-discipline translates into inner strength and confidence.

We’ve added some videos from her account. Click the follow button to add some fitness motivation into your Insta feed.

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Partner workout in Florida!! Wives v husbands!! 15 min amrap 5 pull ups/ muscle ups 7 cleans 10 box jumps @gingerjodie @slemslug

A post shared by Flex By Kristina Slemker (@flexbyks) on Feb 25, 2017 at 9:23am PST

This was one of those that look good on paper but turned out to be a B! 40 wall balls 40 ball slams 40 ball cleans 40 ball overhead lunges 40 ball sit ups But the kicker… 5 burpees EMOM If you rest or break at all just keep adding on the burpees, I think I ended up doing 85 💀 #sundayfunday

A post shared by Flex By Kristina Slemker (@flexbyks) on Jan 15, 2017 at 6:06am PST

When people ask me what they can add to a running routine the first thing I tell them is PUSH UPS! They can be done anywhere without any equipment! This is a compound movement, activating not only your chest but arms, shoulders, core, back and lower body. Note in the video my elbows are pointed behind me not out which is a common mistake and my chest hits the ground, not my belly! A modified version would be done on your knees! For beginners- Do as many modified push ups as you can than rest 2 min, repeat this 5 times.

A post shared by Flex By Kristina Slemker (@flexbyks) on Jun 12, 2016 at 6:49am PDT

When I don’t have a lot of time to workout I usually pick 2 or 3 compound movements and follow 21-15-9. For this one I did- Toes 2 rings Power cleans Calorie bike

A post shared by Flex By Kristina Slemker (@flexbyks) on Jun 23, 2016 at 2:44pm PDT

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