Christmas Comes Early Workout!

Sumo Squat with Side Leg Lift
Grab a weight and hold it at chest height in both hands. Stand with your feet wider than hip distance apart, drop your shoulders and engage your core. Bend your knees into a deep squat. When you stand, transfer your weight to your left leg and lift your right leg to the side. Return the right leg to the floor in a squat and as you stand, lift your left leg to the side, lower the leg into a squat and repeat, switching legs with each repetition. Continue for 1 minute.

Sumo Push-Up
Begin in plank position, the up phase of a push-up. Engage your core, drop your shoulders away from your ears and maintain a straight line from your head/neck down through your tailbone. Lower into a push-up and as you press back up, lift your right palm to the ceiling and twist your torso. Return the right hand to the floor dropping straight into another push-up, switch hands/torso twist as you press back up. Repeat for 10 – 20 repetitions. If you begin to feel your stomach sag toward the floor and a sway in your low back, press back to child’s pose to rest. These push-ups can also be done on your knees.

Jump Lunge
Begin with your feet hip distance and parallel with your hands on your hips, your shoulders down and back and your core engaged. Focus on maintaining your core engaged through out! Step your right leg back bending your left knee into a deep lunge. Spring up (jump) and switch feet, lunging with your right knee bent/left leg bent. Keep your front toes pointing over your toes with each lunge. Repeat the jump lunge for 30-60 seconds. This can also be done without the jump, quickly switching legs from lunge to lunge.

Repeat this entire sequence 3 to 5 times, drink lots of water, have fun and happy holidays!