DAY 5 - STRENGTH - TOTAL BODY
Alright, let's breakdown the focus & form of each movement!
Step-ups: work our legs & booty!
- If you're using a chair, prop it against a wall so that it doesn't move & cause an accident! 
- Step your entire foot onto the chair/bench you’re using. Don’t let your heel hang off the edge. 
- Drive your heel down into the step as you stand - that way you’re engaging your glutes & not straining your knee. 
- Also, as you step up, focus on using the leg of your elevated foot to pull your body forward & upward instead of pushing off of your back foot. 
- The step upward isn't the only important part though! Controlling the step down will work your glutes & thighs double-time. 
Tricep Dips: work the group of muscles on the backside of our arm!
- Fingertips face your body 
- Bending your knees to flatten your feet on the ground will give your arms some assistance [& you can 100% do that even with the leg lifts] 
- The more you extend your feet forward, the more challenging it’ll be. 
- Keep your lats engaged & your neck long! [See how my neck hasn’t disappeared in this photo? Neither should yours!] 
- Hug your elbows toward one another so that they point back behind you as they bend. Avoid letting them bow out to the sides - not great for your wrists & elbows.. [ouch!] 
- Bend your elbows to 90-degrees with each rep. Humping the air is NOT a tricep dip - hahaha - [refer back to the 2nd & 3rd tips if you’re struggling with this!] 
Plank Drill ["Walk the Plank"]: works our core, shoulders & chest!
- Do your best to keep your pelvis squared up with the ground as you march down to your forearms & up to your hands [the less your hips twist, the more you're working your core]! 
- The wider you put your feet, the easier it is to keep your hips from twisting when you march. 
- Keep tabs on the position of your hips too: 1. if they're poking up toward the sky, that will move the tension out of your core & into your neck & shoulders; 2. if they're sagging toward the floor, that will move the tension out of your core & into your lower back. 
That's all folks! Get ready to get sweaty!
 
                
              