Soaring eagle
Works: abs, butt, legs
Stand with feet hip-width apart, arms down.
Squat, leaning torso forward and extending arms behind you, palms facing ceiling.
Explode up, reaching arms and legs wide.
Land with knees soft, feet hip-width apart, and squat low again.
Repeat as many times as it’s possible for you to for one minute.
In a single, quick-fire movement, contract abs, push off floor with hands and jump to feet.
Finish with knees bent, arms raised out front at shoulder height, palms down.
Return to kneeling; repeat for one minute.
Pogo stick
Stand with feet apart, arms down and knees slightly bent.
Contract abs and quickly push off toes, bursting up with feet and wrists flexed.
Land softly on balls of feet with knees slightly bent.
Repeat for one minute.
Allow arms to move freely to help balance.
Continue for one minute.
Step left foot left, so feet are hip-width apart.
Step right foot left, diagonally behind left leg.
Step to left again with left foot, so legs are hip-width apart.
Step right foot left, diagonally in front of left leg to return to start.
Move arms freely to help balance.
Quickly take 10 of these steps, then reverse direction.
Continue for one minute, finding a rhythm.
Contract abs and quickly roll up to standing.
Then jump up and kick heels up and behind you toward butt.
Land with knees slightly bent and return to start.
Repeat for one minute.
Engage abs, then jump feet apart wider than hip-width, toes pointed out, knees soft.
Jump feet back together.
Repeat for one minute.
Flutter kick
Works: back, abs, butt, hips, legs
Lie faceup.
Squeeze abs and butt as you alternately kick right leg and left leg quickly up toward ceiling.
Repeat for one minute.
Engage abs, then push off left foot and lift up vertically, driving right knee up.
Land softly on right leg with left leg extended to left side.
Immediately repeat on other side, quickly alternating for one minute.
Getting jiggy
Stand with feet hip-width apart, arms overhead.
Hop onto right foot, bending left knee to tap left ankle with right hand.
Repeat for one minute.
