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Plank – From push up position, come down onto forearms and hold body up in a straight line only supported by your feet and forearms. Pull in tummy to best work abs. Hold this position for required time.
Ab Pulses with Medicine ball – Sitting on mat with legs and knees slightly bent, hold a medicine ball in hands outstretched held up high toward ceiling, lean back, keeping ball raised to ceiling and then sit up raising ball higher and pulse at halfway to almost sitting up position
Heel to Heel Touch – Lying with back on mat and legs bent and feet on ground shoulder width apart, crunch up and to right side reaching out right arm to touch the side of right foot, go back to start position and repeat movements on left side. Continue alternating sides each rep. Each foot touch is one rep. || Read more
3 Point Plank Jumps – From high plank position, jump legs in towards body and then jump them out to the side. Jump legs back in and then jump legs out to the opposite side and back in and then straight back to plank starting position. This is one rep.
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Around the World Squats with Sandbag – Start with legs shoulder width apart and sandbag held behind at upper back. Squat and then swing one arm overhead bringing sandbag around to front and then the other arm over to bring it back into starting position, so that the sandbag has just gone 360 degrees around your head. This is one rep. Change directions for each rep, going back and forth from clockwise to counter clockwise. || Read more
Sandbag Double Pull Burpee – Place sandbag on ground just in front of you to the side, then put your hands on floor in front of you and jump or step your legs back so you are in push up position, sandbag should be at chest level on ground to one side of you. Lift hand on opposite side of sandbag and pull sandbag across floor underneath you to the other side of you, then do a push up. Next ake your other hand (opposite of the side that the sandbag is on) and pull the sandbag back over to its starting position and do another push up. Then finish burpee by jumping legs in and jumping up. This is one rep. || Read more
Burpee – Standing with feet hip width apart, squat down and place hands on ground in front of you, jump legs back into plank position, do a push up, jump legs back in and jump up in the air. || Read more
