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 High Knee Drill 1. Stand at foot of agility ladder or just stand in place. 2. Drive knee up towards chest and place that foot in first square or back on the ground. Drive other knee up and land in next square and so on down the ladder in a moderate to fast jog with minimal ground contact time. |
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 Wall Pushups 1. Start by placing your hands on the wall at shoulder level with your feet approximately 2 feet away from the wall. 2. Bend your elbows so that your chest gets closer to the wall. 3. Once your elbows are bent to about 90 degrees then press back out to the starting position. 4. Repeat according to the required repetitions. |
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 Bodyweight Reverse Lunge 1. Start by standing with your feet shoulder width apart. 2. Step back with one foot and bend your knees into a lunged position. Your back knee should come close to touching the ground and your front leg should be bent to about 90 degrees at the knee. 3. Maintain your upright posture throughout the movement. 4. Return to the starting position and repeat. Once repetitions are completed then repeat with the other leg. |
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 Opposite Arm Oposite Leg Raise 1. Start by placing yourself on your hands and knees. 2. Slowly raise your opposite arm and opposite leg and extend them out away from the body. 3. Return to the starting position and repeat with the other side. 4. Repeat for the required repetitions. 5. Always keep this movement slow and controlled. |
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 Bodyweight Squats 1. Start by placing feet shoulder width apart and holding your arms out in front of you. 2. Proceed to squat down like you are going to sit in a chair. Your upper body will lean forward slightly and your hips will shift backwards while going down. 3. Remember to keep your knees from going out in front of your toes while squatting. 4. Repeat according to your required repetitions. If you want to make the exercise more challenging hold your arms at your sides or behind your head. |
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 Dumbbell Curl (two arms) 1) Stand with feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent or sit in upright position. 2) Start position: Grasp DB’s with underhand grip (palms facing forward) and allow arms to hang down at sides. Elbows should be close to sides. 3) Flex at the elbows and curl DB’s up to approximately shoulder level. Keep elbows close to sides throughout movement. This exercise may be done one arm at a time. 4) Return to start position. 5) Remember to keep back and head straight in a neutral position throughout movement. Shoulders should be stabilized by squeezing shoulder blades together slightly - only the elbow joint should be moving. |
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 Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension 1) Sit in upright position on a flat bench. Grasp DB’s rest it on corresponding thighs. 2) Start position: Lie onto back and bring the DB to your chest. Press DB up so that it is directly over upper chest. 3) Lower DB towards forehead by bending elbows to 90°. Elbows should remain pointing forward. 4) Return to start position. Remember to keep back and head straight in a neutral position - hyperextension or flexion may cause injury. Keep shoulder stabilized throughout movement. |
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 Single Leg DB Calf Raise 1) Start position: Stand with feet hip width apart or stand on the edge of a step on the ball of one foot with your heel hanging over edge. Toes should be pointing forward. Hold a dumbell in the hand on the same side. 2) Contract calf by pushing off ball of foot to raise heel up in air (standing on toes) 3) Lower heel and repeat. 4) Remember to keep knee slightly bent throughout movement to prevent any knee strain. You may have to hold on to a fixed stationary object for stability. 5. Repeat with the other leg after completing the prescribed repetitions. |
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 DB shoulder press (palms in) 1. Starting position: Dumbells are at shoulder level with your palms facing your head. 2. Press the dumbells over your head keeping your palms facing each other. 3. Return to the starting position and repeat. Remember to not arch your lower back as your press the dumbells over your head. |
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 Ankle Wiggles 1) Start position: Lie back onto floor or bench with knees bent and hands at your side. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest. 2) Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominal and raise shoulders off floor or bench. Reach for you ankle with one hand and repeat with the other side. 3) Return to start position. 4) Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Hyperextension or flexion of either may cause injury. |
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 Crunch 1. Start position: Lie back onto floor or bench with knees bent and hands behind head. Keep elbows back and out of sight. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest. 2. Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominal and raise shoulders off floor or bench. 3. Return to start position. Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Hyperextension or flexion of either may cause injury. |
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 Long Lever Crunches 1. Lie on your back with your arms over your head and knees bent with feet flat on the floor. 2. Curl your shoulders up and towards your knees keeping your arms overhead. 3. Return to the starting position and repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions. |
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 Letter T Stretch 1. Lie on back with right knee drawn toward chest. 2. Slowly bring bent leg across body until a stretch is felt in the lower back and hip area. 3. Hold for 20-30 seconds. Repeat as prescribed. 4. Remember to keep shoulders squared and flat on ground at all times. Bottom leg should remain straight. |
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 Side Lying Quad Stretch 1. Lie on your sdie on floor or bench 2. Pull heel toward buttocks until stretch is felt in front of thigh. 3. Hold for 20-30 seconds. Repeat as prescribed. 4. Remember to keep the low back straight - avoid hyperextending back during stretch by keeping abdominals tight. |
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 Chest Stand in an upright position and reach back with your arms extended and clasp your hands together. Raise your hands towards the ceiling keeping your arms straight until you feel a stretch in your chest. |
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Beginners Full Body Circuit Looking for a quick simple workout that you can do three times a week? Perform each exercise in the circuit for 45 seconds or 15 reps each, whatever sounds easier. After completing all the exercises without rest in between take a quick water break then repeat one or two more times. This is an effective fat burning muscle building workout that will get you back on track and on your way to a leaner body.
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