Begin holding one dumbbell in front of chest with both hands, elbows firmly in toward your side. Legs begin in a plié position. As you push the dumbbell straight up overhead, body lowers to deepen the plié. Bend elbows and return upper body to starting position, while raising up with the legs, still maintaining a plié positioning.
Begin kneeling or standing, knees or feet hip distance apart. Begin with arms out to the side, forming a 90-degree angle at the elbow. Simultaneously extend both arms overhead until arms are straight overhead, with a slight bend in the elbow. Return back to 90-degree angle.
Begin with feet hip-distance apart, dumbbells in each hand. Elbows pulled back even with shoulder height and parallel to the floor. From this starting point, simultaneously push both arms forward crossing one arm over the other when arms are in a full extension. Retract arms back to starting position and extend again, with opposite arm on top. Continue alternating top arm upon extension.
Beginning with feet wide, XerTube firmly under both feet with tube criss-crossed. Grabbing each end of the tube while keeping your back upright, pull equally with both shoulders/arms until elbows have reached shoulder height. Return to starting position with resistance and maintain upright posture on the release.
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Standing with feet hip-distance apart. Holding a weighted bar, one hand gripping the bar at shoulder height, one arm at waist height. Extend both arms straight out and begin to circle over to the opposite shoulder, maintaining the bar suspension. Reverse the movement back to start. Stay with the same hand on top/bottom to complete one set, and then reverse grips, and start again.
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Laying flat on a bench or a mat, begin with your knees bent at a 90-degree angle. Extend one leg forward, parallel to the ground. Letting head rest gently in hands, elbows wide, lift your shoulders off the bench/mat, looking straight up. With shoulders off the bench/mat, rotate upper body, so that opposite shoulder rotates to knee on the diagonal. Return to start and switch sides.
Begin standing with one foot on bench or step and one foot planted on the ground. Pull your back leg forward, bending your knee to a 90-degree forward lift, while raising arms overhead. Return arms and leg to starting position and repeat full set on one side before switching sides.
Lay flat on your back, arms to the side, resist-a-ball firmly between your feet. Bend knees 90-degrees. For lower intensity, allow shoulders and head to remain on the ground while pulling the knees in toward your chest, squeezing the ball with your feet. For greater intensity, take your hands behind your head and lift shoulders off the ground. Maintain the lift off the ground and gently pull knees in toward chest, again squeezing the ball between your feet. Slowly release your legs forward, maintaining the 90-degree angle, and repeat the pull toward the chest.
Begin standing with legs a little wider than hip-distance apart, hands behind head, elbows wide. Without pulling on your neck, lift one knee as you twist your torso, bringing your knee across your body on a diagonal angle. Return to start and repeat to opposite side.
Overhead Plié Double Press
Begin holding one dumbbell in front of chest with both hands, elbows firmly in toward your side. Legs begin in a plié position. As you push the dumbbell straight up overhead, body lowers to deepen the plié. Bend elbows and return upper body to starting position, while raising up with the legs, still maintaining a plié positioning.
Model: Lynda Davis
Model: Lynda Davis
Overhead Press
Begin kneeling or standing, knees or feet hip distance apart. Begin with arms out to the side, forming a 90-degree angle at the elbow. Simultaneously extend both arms overhead until arms are straight overhead, with a slight bend in the elbow. Return back to 90-degree angle.
Model: Brig Carr
Model: Brig Carr
Suspended Shoulder Forward Push
Begin with feet hip-distance apart, dumbbells in each hand. Elbows pulled back even with shoulder height and parallel to the floor. From this starting point, simultaneously push both arms forward crossing one arm over the other when arms are in a full extension. Retract arms back to starting position and extend again, with opposite arm on top. Continue alternating top arm upon extension.
Model: David Kazan
Double Arm Row with Squat
Beginning with feet wide, XerTube firmly under both feet with tube criss-crossed. Grabbing each end of the tube while keeping your back upright, pull equally with both shoulders/arms until elbows have reached shoulder height. Return to starting position with resistance and maintain upright posture on the release.
Model: Beth Rowell
Model: Beth Rowell
Stir the Pot
Standing with feet hip-distance apart. Holding a weighted bar, one hand gripping the bar at shoulder height, one arm at waist height. Extend both arms straight out and begin to circle over to the opposite shoulder, maintaining the bar suspension. Reverse the movement back to start. Stay with the same hand on top/bottom to complete one set, and then reverse grips, and start again.
Model: Michael Friedman
Model: Michael Friedman
Scissor Knee Lift
Laying flat on a bench or a mat, begin with your knees bent at a 90-degree angle. Extend one leg forward, parallel to the ground. Letting head rest gently in hands, elbows wide, lift your shoulders off the bench/mat, looking straight up. With shoulders off the bench/mat, rotate upper body, so that opposite shoulder rotates to knee on the diagonal. Return to start and switch sides.
Model: Frannie Danzinger
Model: Frannie Danzinger
Plank Ball Pull
Knee Lift on Bench
Begin standing with one foot on bench or step and one foot planted on the ground. Pull your back leg forward, bending your knee to a 90-degree forward lift, while raising arms overhead. Return arms and leg to starting position and repeat full set on one side before switching sides.
Model: Frannie Danzinger
Model: Frannie Danzinger
Concentrated Core Ball Pull
Lay flat on your back, arms to the side, resist-a-ball firmly between your feet. Bend knees 90-degrees. For lower intensity, allow shoulders and head to remain on the ground while pulling the knees in toward your chest, squeezing the ball with your feet. For greater intensity, take your hands behind your head and lift shoulders off the ground. Maintain the lift off the ground and gently pull knees in toward chest, again squeezing the ball between your feet. Slowly release your legs forward, maintaining the 90-degree angle, and repeat the pull toward the chest.
Model: Alissa Schneider
Standing Oblique Twist
Begin standing with legs a little wider than hip-distance apart, hands behind head, elbows wide. Without pulling on your neck, lift one knee as you twist your torso, bringing your knee across your body on a diagonal angle. Return to start and repeat to opposite side.
Model: Alissa Schneider
Model: Alissa Schneider