Heatwave! Skaters
Skaters are awesome cardio, thigh and booty work! Go fast, deep and make it count! Advanced peeps can make it more challenging by leaping farther and balancing on one foot.
A. Sink down into an athletic position (slightly squatted, chest open, eyes forward). Leap to the right, bringing your left leg behind and across your body. Right arm swings behind and left arm comes in front (like a speed skater).
B. Quickly, leap to the other side, landing on your left foot and bringing the right leg back and across your body. Continue alternating sides.
Beginners: tap down the back foot to help you stabilize and slow it down.
Oblique Twist Lunges
(P.S: I LOVE this move! Make it more difficult by holding a weight, medicine ball or plate in front of your chest or behind your head).
A. Stand tall with hands prisoner style behind the head. Keep chest open and shoulders back.
B. Step forward and lunge with the right leg. Sink deep into the lunge and place your weight in the heel of the lunging foot.
C. Starting from the shoulder, twist your opposite elbow towards your lunging knee (left elbow to right knee). Focus on crunching your obliques and NOT pulling your elbow towards the knee: the movement is small. Do not pull your head down: keep it relaxed.
D. Return to standing and repeat on the other side. Beginners: reduce range of motion by making the lunge smaller and take out the twist if need be.
This is from The Heatwave workout. See the circuit here in case you missed it!
