Toned Abs and Upper Body

Format: Perform 3 rounds for 0:30 each move. Rest as needed

Move 1: Burpees

• Stand with your feet hip distance apart.
• Bend your knees and plant your hands on the floor or mat in front of you (hands stacked directly below shoulders) and jump or step your feet back into a tall plank position.
• Keep your core tight and do a push-up (optional) – jump your feet back to your hands and load your weight in your heels and use your momentum to power up into a jump.
• MOD: Take the jump out and also the push up if needed.

Move 2: Alternating Lunge to Reverse Flyes

• Grab your weights or water bottles. Stand with your core engaged, chest up, shoulders rolled back.
• Step your right foot back into a reverse lunge. Be sure the left knee stays lined up with the left toes, and you maintain your upper body form.
• For lateral raises: As you step back into reverse lunge position raise your arms up, out to the sides coming up nice and even. If your shoulders get tired you can switch to a bicep curl.
• Step back to your starting position with control and repeat on the opposite leg.
• If you’re feeling secure with that movement you can add in a knee drive. Keep your weight steady through your front foot, light in your toes and as you step forward, drive your right knee up to your chest.
• Mod: Take the weights and the lateral raise out and just focus on the reverse lunge.

Move 3: Alternating Overhead Push Presses

• Bring your weighted objects to your shoulders, feet hip distance apart. Feet are hip-width distance apart, chest up and open, core engaged.
• Sit your booty back, weight in your heels. Engage your core as you come back to standing, squeeze your booty at the top and press your arms overhead.
• Once you get the movement down with the overhead press go into alternating your left arm and right arm.

Move 4: Rotating Star Planks

• From your plank, keep your core engaged, feet out wide and rotate to your right, stacking your right hand below your right shoulder lifting your left arm and left leg into star position. You can scissor or stack your feet.
• With control, rotate back to tall plank. Pause briefly, then rotate to the left.
• MOD: You can do this movement on the side of your couch, chair, or drop your knees down and hold the plank in a kneeling position. Keep the bottom knee down as you rotate from side to side.

Move 5: Swimmers

• Lie on your stomach with your arms and legs extended.
• Lift your right arm and left leg at the same time, and alternate with your left arm and right leg.
• Keep a slight contraction in your lower back as you “swim” and keep your gaze in front of you so your neck isn’t straining or hyperextending up or down.

Move 6: Turkish Get Ups (Right)

• Lay on your back, with your right knee bent, left leg straight. Your right hand is up straight, holding a weight or weighted object. Lockout your elbow, and pull the shoulder down into its socket.
• Use your left hand for balance – it should be out at a 45-degree angle to your body.
• Press down through your right heel as squeeze your glutes to lift your hips up off the ground. You’ll support yourself on just the left arm, the heel of the straight left leg, and the surface of your flat right foot, like a tripod.
• Look up at the weight as you come to a standing position.  Lower back down and repeat for all reps on the right side before switching to the left.

Move 7: Turkish Get Ups (Left)

• Lay on your back, with your left knee bent, right leg straight. Your left hand is up straight, holding a weight or weighted object. Lockout your elbow, and pull the shoulder down into its socket.
• Use your right hand for balance – it should be out at a 45-degree angle to your body.
• Press down through your left heel as squeeze your glutes to lift your hips up off the ground. You’ll support yourself on just the right arm, the heel of the straight right leg, and the surface of your flat left foot, like a tripod.
• Look up at the weight as you come to a standing position. Lower back down and repeat for all reps.