When my family was in town last week, I learned many things. Including a fun jumping-jack workout! It takes 10-15 minutes to complete and works the whole body. It’s a great way to jump start the day with a quick morning workout, or to do when you don’t have much time to spare.
When I was in Chicago over the weekend, my days were packed with activities, and I didn’t have much gym time. This workout was easy to do, and you don’t need any fancy equipment to do it.
Now you have no excuse to not workout! Muahahahaaa!
My aunt taught me this workout. You complete fifty jumping jacks and fifty exercises. For each round after that, the reps decrease by five. At the end, cool down with your favorite stretches. The first time I did this, I was sore the next day! Jumping jacks work a muscle that I really don’t use that often.
NOTES:
- Crunches: Do not strain your neck. May be completed with legs in the air or on ground.
- Squats: Do not squat with knees over toes. Squat in 90* angle. If you cannot do this the first time, try using a chair as a guide.
- Bicycle Crunch: On the ground with legs in 90* angle in air with head up and arms behind head. Bring opposite elbow to opposite knee. 35 each leg.
- Curtsy squats: bring one leg behind and squat like a curtsy. 30 each leg.
- Pushups: Feel free to start from your knees.
- Knee Pulls: Start with arms up and bring one leg up while pulling arms down. 20 each leg.
- Mountain Climbers: start in plank and bring knees to chest. Should be completed quickly.
- Burpees: Start in Plank and jump knees towards hands. Jump up. Go back to plank. (This is one rep).
- Feel free to change the workouts up a bit! Do kick box-punches instead of jumping jacks, pull ups instead of burpees, etc.
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