PUREfit

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Valentine's Workout

Warm up
Bench/Stair/Curb Step Ups with knee lift
(1 min on each leg switch)

Mountain climbers - Place hands on ground, like in a push up stance, and quickly transition from each leg, bringing your knee towards your chest
(1 minute)

Physio Ball Lunge - Stand sideways to a wall. lunge down with torso twist and stand as you toss/catch the ball against a wall (one minute on each leg)

Push up, Tuck and Row - Push up, bring each knee to elbow (both sides), still in a push up position row elbow back on both sides (Repeat for 1 minute) Modify: Do this from your knee's

Side Crunch - Sitting on a stability ball with one hip on ball and the other stacked on top, place staggered feet against a wall to prevent rolling. Lift chest and torso up off the ball (do this for 1 minute on each side). Challenge: hold a dumbbell in both hands

Heart Side Plank - Lay on your side, elbow on mat. Bend bottom leg, lift hip up and straighten top leg, lift and move leg to draw a heart shape with your toe.

V Sit for Valentines - Sit upright on mat, knee's bent straighten legs and lean back towards ground (so you look like a V), lift and bend knees towards chest (repeat for 1 minute) Modify: by placing hands on ground behind back and bring knees in and out from chest. Challenge: Hold a dumbbell

To make this workout more intense, do jumping jacks or step ups, for 1 minute in between each exercise and repeat this sequence 2-3 times.

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