Jump Lunge (Plyometrics)

This exercise helps to improve your power, strength, flexibility, agility, and balance. It is also a great home-cardio drill. The jump lunge will work your legs, butt, and core. Make sure to keep your abs tight, chest up, and shoulders back and down.

Step 1
Get into a starting lunge position (see image below) with your front thigh parallel to the ground.




Step 2
Jump up with control, switching your legs in mid air. Land safely into another lunge position

 

Cynthia's tip - Safe landing requires you to land on the balls of your feet (as if you would try to land as quietly as possible) and bend your knees as soon as you land to absorb the shock.

 

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It’s Summer time, and we all know what that means… Bathing suit season! In order to get that lean, toned body that looks great in a bathing suit, combine the following exercises with at least 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week. Each week we will post various exercises focusing on different parts of the body. Study each sequence of pictures carefully to ensure that you have the proper form to get maximum benefit out of the exercise and to prevent injury. Follow our workout sequences, and you will be beach-bum ready in no time! Yes, it is going to take some hard work, but the key is consistency! Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions… we are here to help!

Pop Squats (Plyometrics)

*Targets Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads

Complete 4 sets- 15 reps

Build a powerful, strong, and tight lower body. Try these pop squats as part of your circuit or lower body workout.

Step 1: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, feet rotated slightly outward. Keep your arms in a runner’s stance.

Step 2: Begin to squat down with knees slightly below parallel to the floor. With explosive power, jump up as high as you can, and return to a squatting position.

 

Cynthia’s tip: The key here is the landing. Land as light as a cat, to prevent injury to ankles and knees.

*Always consult your physician before beginning any workout series.

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