A progression of plank.
Slide your body back and forward while keeping the core braced.
I would consider this an advanced core exercise.
If at anytime you feel your back you’ve lost engagement of the core.
Stop the exercise.
Listen to your body.
Plug this exercise into my Home Workout BluePrint.
Arms are shoulder height, pressing two plates together and fingers spread. Watch that you're not using your fingers to hold the plates together. Take a breath in on the exhale squeeze the plates together and pulse up slightly.
You can also use two yoga blocks or books in place of the plates.
The burpee is a full body strength training exercise that works the arms, chest, quads, glutes, hamstrings and abs while getting the heart pumping. In this video I show three levels. You can plug this exercise into my Home Workout Blue Print in the Conditioning Section.
Cobra helps to strengthen the spine, stretch the chest, lungs, shoulders, and abdomen, firm the buttocks, stimulate abdominal organs and helps relieve stress and fatigue.
Lie prone on the floor. Stretch your legs back, tops of the feet on the floor. Spread your hands on the floor under your shoulders. Hug the elbows back into your body. Press the tops of the feet and thighs into the floor. On an inhalation, begin to straighten the arms to lift the chest off the floor, draw the shoulder blades in and down the spine. Hold the pose for 1-5 breaths. Release back to the floor with an exhalation. Plug this into my Home Workout Blue Print back section for best results.
Three different heart pumping exercises to plug into your Home Workout Blue Print Program.
Squats are a great multi-joint movement. They work wonders for your strength and flexibility. As you engage the glutes, hamstrings, quads, back and core. In this video I show 4 variations that you can plug into my Home Workout Blue Print.
This video will show you how to build up to a standard push up. Each variation works to build strength in the upper body. Stay at the level until you can complete 10 repetitions in a row with ease. Work the push up into your training at least once a week.
Cat and Cow Pose Helps strengthen and stretch back and neck muscles while massaging organs in the belly. A daily dose of three to five breathes moving back and forth from cat to cow will do the body good.