Total Body Recharge: 8 Energy-Boosting, Muscle-Toning Moves

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Total Body Recharge: 8 Energy-Boosting, Muscle-Toning Moves

Tuck and Extend

Targets: Abs, lower back, butt, and hamstrings

Stand with feet hip-width apart, elbows bent by sides, hands in front of chest, palms facing each other.
Bring bent left knee up to hip height, foot flexed, and bend forward at waist to get into tuck position.

Hinging forward from hips, extend arms in front of you and left leg directly behind you until body is parallel to ground from fingertips to left foot. Make it easier: Start with right hand on hip and left arm by side. Skip tuck position, instead reaching left hand toward mat as you extend left leg behind you as high as you can.
Return to tuck position.
Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Watch a video demonstration of this exercise