Sydney Cummings

Workouts with Sydney Cummings
Available on YouTube
5/5 Stars

Stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and still want a good workout? Can’t get to the gym when classes are available? Bored to tears with your usual routine, and looking to mix it up? Look no further – Sydney is the answer.

My local gym offers a “bootcamp” class on Sunday mornings, just before my usual UJam class, and it’s a great way to end the week. So, in an effort to mimic what I usually do at the gym during the COVID shutdown, I went online in search of “bootcamp” style workouts and I randomly found Sydney. I liked the first video I did so much that she has become a regular part of my Sunday morning routine for 3 months now! I like her so much that I might just continue to do her routines instead of going to the gym when they reopen.

Sydney’s workouts are all circuit-style and can be found in 30/40/50 or 60 minute blocks. I started with a 30-minute bootcamp, and have focused on the 50-minute workouts since that first one. I love them because they are fun, never boring, get your body working, and (most importantly) they offer a variety of exercises.

I’ve focused on “boot camp” style workouts, with the exception of this morning when I randomly chose to do a “sculpt and sweat” workout, which was a really great full-body workout for sure! (Here is the link to the routine I did this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=845XSOpuYYg. My Apple Watch says I burned 200 calories in 48 minutes. I can compare that to a traditional BodyPump workout where I generally burn 140ish calories in 50 or so minutes.)

Sydney always works in circuits or sets. So, using hand weights, body weight, or some sort of cardio move, you work for say 45 seconds, rest for 20 seconds, then do another exercise for 45 seconds, rest for 20 seconds, etc. Usually she has you work on 2 different moves (sometimes it’s 3) with 2-3 rounds, and then on to the next. Every workout I’ve done so far has been a fabulous HIIT routine. (This morning’s workout shows an average heart rate of 85, with a low of 52 and a high of 104. Not too shabby for a sculpting routine.)

The best thing about Sydney’s workouts is that they offer such a variety of exercises. I’ve done 10+ different routines, and I can honestly say that I’ve only done one move more than once. (Unfortunately, 2 videos had burpees which I hate, but I’m sure I’ll survive.) I’m amazed that she can be creative enough to creative 50 minute routines with no repeating exercises!

The routines are easy to do at home with minimal equipment needed. They are fun and interesting and Sydney has really good energy. And, since they are posted on YouTube, they’re free to use! It’s worth the price of watching some ads.

Give one a try and let me know if you like them as much as I do. Have other similar recommendations? Please let me know!