. Flashcards

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can elevate the heart rate, making this exercise a suitable choice for a warm-up or single cardio activity.

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Marching in place

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works the abdominal muscles while testing the cardiovascular system.

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Trunk twister

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To increase the intensity, a person can hold a heavy weight, such as a kettlebell, exercise ball, or other household items.

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Trunk twister

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work the thigh muscles, hamstrings, quadriceps, and glutes. Since good balance is required, they are an excellent way to engage the core muscles as well.

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Air squats

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•Keep feet at shoulder width apart and pointed straight ahead.

•When squatting, the hips will move down and back. •The lumbar curve should be maintained, and heels

should stay flat on the floor the entire time.

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Air squats

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This exercise will challenge a person’s balance by adding a single leg kick at the peak of the squat position.

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Air squat to front kick

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This shuffling motion closely resembles a football or speed-skating warm-up.

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Lateral shuffle

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Take a large step backward and lower your hips, so that your back knee is just above the floor, and your front thigh is parallel to the floor.

  1. Jump into the air and
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Side to side jumping lunges

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is a simple and effective exercise to increase heart rate. This is also a suitable beginner warm-up activity.

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Jogging in place

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10
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muscles while challenging the heart.

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Screamer lunges

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Stand with the feet hip-width apart.

Extend the right leg back to a lunge position.

•Push off with the right foot to lift the right knee to hip height, jumping in the air while doing so.

•Return the right foot to the starting position and repeat for 10 lunges on one side.

•Repeat for the left leg.

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Screamer lunges

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are an advanced exercise to work the whole body, especially the lower portion.

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Mountain climbers

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•Start in a pushup position with the right leg extended backward and the left leg near the chest with the toes on the ground.

•Keeping the hands on the ground and hips level, quickly switch the positions of the legs.

•Continue to alternate the legs.

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Mountain climbers

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are an advanced full-body move to get the heart pumping.

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Burpees

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a full-body exercise

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Bear crawl

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full-body exercise that improves mobility and tests shoulder strength.

To perform:

Start in a standing position, reach down and touch the toes briefly before walking the hands out to a pushup position.

•Perform a pushup, then walk the feet toward the hands and lift the hips upwards, similar to the downward dog position.

Inch the feet as close as possible toward the hands before walking the hands out to return to the pushup position.

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