Stretch out those knees and get the juice flowing! Your heart rate should increase with this fat burning routine.
Steps:
- Lift your leg as if you were running on the spot
- Keep your hands in front of you at hip level, palms down, and tap your knee on each step.
5. Leg lifts
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Work your hip flexors, abdominals and obliques with this easy exercise.
Simply:
- Lie on the floor on your back and press your lower back against the ground.
- Place your hands either under your butt or beside your hips.
- Lift your legs together straight up to a 90-degree angle, then lower them back down until the hover above the floor, and repeat.
6. Rotating side lunge
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Get a great butt for summer, as well as working those quadraceps and hamstrings. It balances and coordinates your upper and lower body while moving side to side.
Steps:
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, arms extended at chest level, hands together.
- Take big step to the left, rotating your upper body toward that side.
- Bend your left knee and lower hips, keeping the left knee over your foot.
- Press into your left foot to return to starting position and repeat.
- Switch sides!
7. Step-Up
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This is like climbing stairs, without actually going up. You’ll work your core and knees.
Steps:
- Stand in front of a step or staircase with your feet together, arms at sides.
- Place your left foot firmly on the step, keeping your head up and abs tight.
- Lift yourself onto the step, raising your right knee until the thigh is parallel to the floor.
- Hold then lower right foot to floor behind step, then left.
- Repeat with right foot and raise left knee. Continue alternating legs.
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