Speed Skaters

Bum

A quick and easy exercise suitable for beginners; that can be made more difficult for progression if required.

Workout focus:

 Legs, bum & tum

Type of activity:

 Endurance & mobility

Benefits:

A brilliant cardio workout to raise your heart beat, work on your lateral movement and burn calories!

Time needed:

 5 minutes

Intensity level:

 Moderate

Instructions:

Start with your feet together standing upright. Jump to the right, landing on the right foot, keep both knees slightly bent throughout to keep landing soft.

Immediately after landing take another lateral jump to the left.

Keep jumping from side to side, keeping the jumps low to the floor and swinging the arms to aid movement and add intensity.

Jump as far as you can each time and keep repeating for 30 seconds to a minute. Rest for 60-90 seconds then repeat.
 

How to make it more difficult:

Increase the time which you perform the exercise as well as the number of sets.

 

Carrick Leisure

Supplied by:
Sam Tilley
Fitness Instructor
Ships & Castles Leisure Centre

www.carrickleisureservices.org.uk

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