Posts Tagged ‘exercises’
Explosive Jumping Jacks – From standing position, bend knees into squat and reach down touching fingers to sides of feet. Then with an explosive jump, come up into a jumping jack, jumping legs out wide while and bringing arms out at sides and above head, then jump feet back in close together, coming down into squat and touching sides of feet again. This is one rep. Continue repeating movements doing as many reps as indicted or as many reps as you can for time. || Read more
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
Lateral Jump Side Kick, Curtsy, Kick – Jump sideways across an imaginary border and land on the outside leg, then lift inner leg and kick towards the side you just jumped from as high as you can, bring leg down and behind you crossing standing leg and bend front knee into a lunge, like a curtsy, then bring leg from behind back up to standing and kick again out to side as before. This is one rep. Repeat the same movements on the opposite side (as in a mirror) and continue alternating sides for each rep. || Read more
Tapping Push up – Start in push up position and do a push up, then with one hand tap the opposite side shoulder. Then put hand back on ground and do another push up and this time after push up use the other hand to tap its opposite side shoulder and repeat doing push ups and tapping your shoulder alternating sides for each rep. || Read more
Sandbag Squat with Side Leg Lift – From standing with feet shoulder width apart, holding sandbag behind you high on upper back, holding handles just over your shoulders, squat down and then come up and raise one leg out to the side, keeping it straight, then bring leg back down to start position. Do another squat followed with the opposite leg lift to the other side. Continue alternating the side that does the leg lift for each rep. || Read more
One leg Deadlift – Stand straight and hold sandbag at arm’s length, around thigh level, bring one leg off ground with knee slightly bent and bend torso at waist, pivoting body forward and bringing down sandbag in front to ground and lifting raised leg out straight behind you, keeping balance on one leg and then come back to start position. This is one rep || Read more
Skipping – Regular skipping is like jogging in place while jumping rope, jump once each rope turn with alternating legs. || Read more
