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Description: Follow along with this video for a full-body flexibility training.
Goal: 1 round at start of workout for warm-up and 1 round at end of workout for cooldown. 10 second holds per move for warm-up, 30 second holds per move for cool-down if holds, otherwise 5 reps per move for warm-up and cool down
Description: Follow the video to get your wrists ready for weight bearing
Description: This move starts in a plank position. You then will complete circles at your shoulders where the movement is initiated by the shoulder muscles. Focus on holding your core tight to keep a rounded posture to support your back.
Goal: 10 reps each direction
Description: Start in a tall plank position with core engaged. Perform scapular protraction and retraction while keeping elbows straight.
Goal: 10 reps
Description: Sit on your feet and lower your hips down to your heels. Walk your hands out as far as you can. Then while keeping your booty on your heels, walk your hands to the left as far as you can. Then walk your hands to the right.
Goal: 10 second holds x 4 reps each direction.
Description: This move starts in a lunge position. Then you contract your abs to lessen the arch of the lower back and lean forward allowing your hips to open. Focus on not allowing your back to arch as you lean forward.
Goal: 15 second hold x 4 reps each leg
Description: This stretch begins while laying on the floor. Bring one knee to your chest, and then straighten that leg. Keep your back flat against the ground. You should feel a strong stretch in the back of your thigh.
Goal: 2 reps each leg x 30 second holds
Description: This stretch begins in a quadruped (on hands and knees) position. Place one leg out to the side. Walk your foot out as far as you can go. You should feel a stretch on the inside of your thigh, groin, and possibly hip joint.
Goal: 30 sec hold x 4 reps each leg.
Description: This move starts in a tall plank position with your feet close to the wall. As you walk your hands backwards towards the wall, walk your feet up the wall. Use your core to keep your lower back from arching.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps.
Description: Start sitting with legs spread wide into a split position. Place hands between legs flat onto the ground. Working to keep the hands flat on the ground, contract your core to cause your pelvis to tilt backwards causing your legs to lift off the ground. *You will need to be sure to hold a strong quad contraction and to point your toes to help the quads to maximally engage.*
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps with 10 second hold
Description: Begin with your arms out infront of you to assist with counterbalancing. Balance on one leg with your other leg held out in front of you. Slowly lower yourself via pistol squat to a raised surface of appropriate height (edge of bed, couch arm, couch seat). No falls or flops so make sure the raised surface is the right height for you.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps.
Description: Raise your rings so when you hang underneath them with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, your knee is at a 90 degree angle like the video shows. You will then cross one of your legs over the other into a figure 4. Perform 5 rows bringing your hands towards your armpits and squeezing your shoulder blades together. Then switch legs and perform 5 more rows.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps.
Description: Hanging on a pull-up bar or equivalent surface, tuck your knees to your chest then return to fully straight position.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 crunches.
Description: This move starts in a lunge position. Then you contract your abs to lessen the arch of the lower back and lean forward allowing your hips to open. Focus on not allowing your back to arch as you lean forward.
Goal: 15 second hold x 4 reps each leg
Description: Begin by separating your feet further than hip width with your arms out to the side. Squat to 90 degrees or lower and hold for 30 seconds.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps
Description: This move begins in a frog stand. Then perform a “push-up” type movement with your arms as you kick your legs backwards into a tall plank. Assure your core is intact to keep your lower back from arching.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3-5 kickbacks
Description: Begin in a pike position. Rotate your body and shoulders to come into a table top position. Focus on keeping your hips up throughout and do not let your bottom drop. Rotate back into a pike position.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps (5 each way)
Description: This move begins with sitting on your legs with your toes on a raised surface and pointed. You will contract your core and your shoulders to raise your hips up as far as you can while keeping your feet on the raised surface.
Goal: 3 Rounds, 3 reps with 20 second holds.
Description: This move begins with lifting yourself into a pull-up position by using a box or step of some kind. You will focus on control lowering yourself back into the full hang. Use the step to hop back up into a pull-up position again.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 negatives with at least 5 second lowering
Description: Begin kneeling on your knees with your hands on rings or an appropriately height surface. Perform a tricep dips as deep as you can with the least amount of weight through your feet.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps
Description: This stretch begins while laying on the floor. Bring one knee to your chest, and then straighten that leg. Keep your back flat against the ground. You should feel a strong stretch in the back of your thigh.
Goal: 1 round, 4 reps each leg x 30 second holds
Description: Begin in a plank with your feet on sliders or socks on a smooth floor. Use your core to pull your feet towards your hands into a pike as steep as you can go. You will then separate your feet into a straddled pike, then circle your legs around back into a plank.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps
Description: Begin in a hollowbody pike with one leg elevated behind you. Lower the top of your head towards the floor as deep as you can go.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 push ups. Switch elevated leg after 5 reps.
Description: Start in the horse stance squat (hips and knees at 90 degrees.) Twist 90 degrees to one side, then complete bending the knee to the floor. Goal is to keep the stance narrow to allow the back knee to land at the front heel.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps per leg.
Description: This move starts sitting on the ground, legs straight, feet pointed. Then, with no momentum, lean forward, and use your core and triceps to lift as powerfully as possible to lift your bottom. Focus on holding your core tight to keep a rounded posture to support your back and your shoulders forward.
Goal: 3 Rounds of 10 reps
Description: This move starts laying on the ground on your stomach with your arms overhead. With your palms facing down, raise your chest up off the floor into a superman, then perform a lower trap slide (like you’re doing a jumping jack). Return your arms to the overhead position, then lower your chest back to the floor.
Goal: 3 Rounds of 10 reps.
Description: This move starts by lying on your back with your legs straight. You will then lift 1 leg at a time doing circles with that leg being sure to keep the circles even and not rotating your hips away from the ground to compensate for any tightness. *Each rep includes a clockwise and a counterclockwise rotation.
Goal: 3 Rounds, 5 reps per leg per round.
Description: Sit on your feet and lower your hips down to your heels. Walk your hands out as far as you can. Then while keeping your booty on your heels, walk your hands to the left as far as you can. Then walk your hands to the right.
Goal: 10 second holds x 4 reps each direction.
Description: follow this video for your foundation kata
Goal: 2-3 reps