Posts Tagged ‘exercises’
Knee Hug – Sit on mat and lean back, stretch arms out to side and lift legs up from mat, still kept low and stretched out, then bring in legs bending knees and at the same time bring arms around and hug around legs, just barely touching them and then lean back out of it bringing arms back out to sides and legs straight and kept raised above mat. Each knee hug is one rep. Try to keep legs up off the floor as much as possible throughout movements. || Read more
Knee to Elbow Crunch – Lay back on mat with knees bent and hands behind head, bring torso up towards knees and twist body to one side bringing one elbow to opposite knee, release and go back to start position, then repeat movements on other side bringing the opposite elbow to its opposite side knee. Continue alternating sides for each rep. || Read more
Push Through Crunches – Lying on mat bend knees and legs up, feet on ground, bring hands close together in front of you and crunch up pushing hands through space between legs, continue pulsing and crunching abs, pushing hands together between through legs. || Read more
10 High Knees to Drop Down – Do 10 high knees and then drop, body flat on ground with arms outstretched and hands touching ground. This is one rep. Get up and continue doing as many reps as you can in the interval period.
High Knees – From standing, bring legs up with knees bent one at a time as high as you can. You can put hands out parallel to ground and try to hit hands with knees as you bring them up, alternating legs and doing this as quickly as you can. This exercise is like running on the spot, except that you are keeping back straight and driving knees up high with every rep. || Read more
Walking Push ups to Tuck Jump – From push up position, take a step to one side with one hand and foot on the same side and do a push up, walk hands and legs a step over again and do another push up, jump in and up to standing and do a tuck jump by jumping up in the air as high as you can, bringing knees up to your chest and touch tucked knees with hands at highest point of jump. || Read more
2 Sided Grasshopper Kick Push Ups – Start in plank position and then kick one leg out to opposite side underneath body and as foot comes out reach down with hand on the side closest to it (opposite hand to foot that is kicking) and touch toe as it kicks, bring foot and hand back to plank position and then do the same movements in mirror fashion on the other side, kicking out your other foot to the other side, reach down with the hand closest to it and touch toe as it kicks, bring leg and hand back to plank position and then do a push up. This is one rep. || Read more
Alternating Hand Slide Out – Start in high plank (push up) position and place hands on sliding pads, take turns sliding one hand forward as far as you can and back, and then the other. Continue holding plank and alternating pushing hands on sliders out and back. || Read more
