Keys to Success: High Knees
- Keep core tight and chest up
- Drive knees upward to 90 degrees
- Land softly on toes with each movement
- Engage your core and use your abs to drive knees upward
Keys to Success: Commandos
- Keep core tight and squeeze glutes
- Keep head and spine in neutral alignment
- Limit swaying of the body as much as possible while going through the movement
Keys to Success: 180 Degree Jumps
- Explode up through the balls of your feet
- Keep core tight as you rotate
- Land softly on toes to absorb any force
Keys to Success: Burpee Mountain Climbers
- Engage core as you drive knees toward chest
- Keep back flat with head and neck in neutral alignment
- Push yourself! You got this!
Keys to Success: Alien Kicks
- Keep chest up the entire time
- Knees should remain behind toes in lowered position
- Keep knees pushed outward to prevent caving in
- Engage core and lower body
Bonus Challenge: Visualize
Visualization is one of the strongest tools for creating an action plan and achieving any goal. If you cannot first see the result you desire in your mind’s eye, how do you plan on working toward that? Write down your top goal when it comes to your health and fitness, and then spend 5-10 minutes sitting or laying quietly with your eyes closed imagining yourself achieve that goal. Visualize what it will look like when you’ve achieved it. How will you feel? What steps do you need to take to get there? See yourself executing your actions steps every day with ease and try to feel and embody the feelings now, as if you’ve already reached your goal… And get specific! The more specific your visualization, the better!