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Rolling Pin Abs exercise with Medicine ball – Start lying on ground with legs bent and come up so that torso is at a 30 to 45 degree angle and hold medicine ball close to the knee of one leg. This is your start position. Roll medicine ball out towards the outer part of knee while crunching body up and then reverse movements coming back to start position. Continue rolling medicine ball out while crunching up and releasing, tighten abs during movements.  || Read more

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Crossed Leg Burpees exercise – Standing with feet hip width apart, squat down and place hands on ground in front of you, jump legs back into plank position, cross right leg over left at ankle and do a push up, then uncross leg and cross left leg over right ankle and do another push up. Then jump legs in and then jump up in the air. || Read more

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Side to Side Ugi Squat and Press – Start standing straight and holding Ugi in front close to body, take a step to the right and then squat down so that thighs are parallel with floor and touch Ugi to the ground between feet, come up and simultaneously step back in to the center (start position) and lift up high overhead. This is one rep. For the next rep step out to the left side and repeat the movements to the left and continue in this manner alternating sides for each rep.  || Read more

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Ugi Twist Tuck Burpees – Start with Ugi just in front of you. Squat down and place hands on Ugi, jump feet back, do a push up, still with hands supported on Ugi, bring one knee up and twist body bringing the hip on same side as that knee close to or touching the ball, return to plank and repeat on other side, continue alternating sides for 6 reps. Bring legs back to plank position and then jump legs in, and then lift Ugi up high overhead and back to ground. This is one rep  || Read more

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Ugi Plank Walk Down – Start in high plank (push up) position with feet up on Ugi, then go down to elbow plank position one arm at a time and then come back up to start high plank position one arm at a time. Continue changing plank positions going from high plank to elbow plank and back while keeping feet balanced on Ugi.  || Read more

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Double Push Ups with Jump In – From push up position do 2 push ups and then jump both legs in together towards chest and then back out to start position. This is one rep. Continue doing 2 push ups followed by jumping legs in and back for as many reps as you can in the allotted time.  || Read more

Ugi Russian Twist

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2012
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Ugi Russian Twist – Start in seated position with knees slightly bent and feet off floor, hold Ugi at right hip, twist body and bring Ugi to left hip, and continue alternating sides for each rep keeping legs elevated a few inches off ground through movements.  || Read more