12 Days Challenge: Workout 10 – Cardio, Cardio, Cardio
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between November 30th and January 3rd.
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Workout 10 – Cardio, Cardio, Cardio
Today’s workout is a high paced routine that is geared towards getting your heart rate up. You are going to need 2 or 3 cones or markers (all depending on the width of your floor space) set up at about 2 shoe’s lengths apart from one another. As always, HAVE FUN!!
Do 2 rounds of 60 seconds as fast as you can with 30 seconds of recovery between every 4 exercises.
High Knees
- Run in place driving your knees towards your chin
- Your knees should end higher than hip level
Butt Kickers
- Run in place driving your heels towards your butt
Squat Thrust
- Start in a standing position.
- Bend your knees and put your hands on the ground.
- Walk or jump your feet back into plank position.
- Walk or jump your feet in towards your hands.
- Stand up.
- Repeat with as little pausing as possible between reps.
4 Square
- Stand with your legs straight and together
- Jump as far forward as you can, keeping your legs together
- Jump as far laterally as you can, keeping your legs together
- Jump as far backward as you can, keeping your legs together
- Jump as far laterally (in the opposite direction as the first) as you can, keeping your legs together
- Repeat
Deon (tin soldiers)
Power Hops
- Jumping skips as you propel yourself forward
