2016 Shape-UP: T4 Week 2

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2016 Shape-Up ♥ Term 4 ♥  Week 2

Three exercises as follows:

Each body weight exercise is done for 1 minute, the circuit is repeated 3 times.
Total exercise time is 9 minutes.

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1. Skipping

skipping

 

Have some fun with skipping with Buddy Lee’s (Olympic Champion Jump Rope) check list

  • Maintain your balance by looking straight ahead.
  • Maintain an upright posture.
  • Maintain your weight on the balls of your feet.
  • Jump only high enough to clear the rope (approx. 1 inch off the ground).
  • Land lightly on the balls of your feet.
  • Keep your elbows near your sides.
  • Maintain your elbow joints at a 45-degree angle.
  • When turning the rope, make 2-inch circles with your wrists.
  • Do not sacrifice good form for speed.

 

 

2. Single Leg Deadlift

 

single-leg-dead-lift

 

  • This exercise can be done with or without weight.
  • Stand with feet hip-width apart, right foot raised off the floor and arms extended in front of you.
  • Bending forward from your hips and keeping your back flat, raise your right leg straight behind you and your hands hangs down from your shoulder.
  • Return to start. That is one rep. Repeat 10 to 15 times on each leg.
  • Rest for the remaining seconds.

 

 

 

3. T-Push Up

 

t-push-up

 

  • Side plank can be substituted for this exercise.
  • Begin in plank position.
  • Take a breath in and then exhale to bend your elbows, lowering into a push-up.
  • Inhale to straighten your arms, and at the top of your push-up, turn your feet and raise the left arm straight up overhead, rotating your torso to stack your shoulders, and turn your heels to the right, making a T-shape with your body.
  • Exhale to place your left palm back on the ground and lower into a push-up.
  • Inhale to straighten your arms and lift your right arm up overhead, rotating your torso and turning heels to the left.
  • Exhale to place your right hand back on the ground.
  • Doing a T push-up on both sides counts as one repetition do 3 to 6 in the minute with good form and rest for the remaining minute.

 

 

Enjoy your workout!!

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Anna