Outdoor Workout

Here is a fun way to get your fitness on in the park!

Perform 8-10 repetitions of each exercise. Work up to 3 sets
Getting there is the warmup!

1. Bench Sit Squats: To get the best form when squatting imagine that you are sitting down on a bench, when you are in seated position or as close to it as you can, squeeze your glutes and stand up! Repeat BTW, the squeezing the glute part is the most important! Want it harder? Hold seated position for 3 counts

2. High Knees: Low Impact: Stand with feet shoulder width apart with hands 10347791_10155027629790355_4202957637356192032_n.jpgraised overhead. Quickly lower your elbows out to the side as you simultaneously lift your right knee to hip level. Lower leg and thrust arms back overhead, Lower arms again and this time lift the left knee. Repeat alternating legs. High Impact: Place hands out in front of you at hip level and quickly drive the left and right knee up to hip level, alternating legs


3. Pushups: Standing: Find a wall or tree. Stand an extended arms length away from it. Place hands on the surface in front of you with wrists shoulder width apart and shoulder height. Slowly lower yourself in a straight body line towards your hands. Exhale and push yourself back to start position. Ground: You can either do a push up from an extended leg or the base of the quadriceps.

4. Plank: Planks are excellent post birth exercises if you are ready for them. Planks can also be done against a wall or from the base of the quadriceps depending on your level of comfort. If you feel any pressure behind the navel when getting into plank position or if you cannot keep your navel drawn towards your spine while performing a plank then please consider doing them against the wall. Work up to 30 secs for plank with your navel to spine the whole time.


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