20-Minute Energizing Workout

 
Low on energy? Martial arts instructor and Budokon founder Cameron Shayne created this high-powered circuit to rev your metabolism, chisel your abs, legs, and hips, and blast more than 200 calories.*

Fighting Warrior

Targets: Shoulders, chest, hips, glutes, thighs

A. From standing, lunge to left, bending left knee 90 degrees, keeping right leg straight, left toes turned out to side (warrior 2). Extend arms out to sides at shoulder level; look left.

B. Staying low, slide into a plié squat and sweep arms down and up, ending in a block with wrists crossed at chest, left over right, palms out.

C. Sink into a right side lunge, circling right arm up, elbow slightly bent, palm pressing up, and left arm down, palm pressing down.

D. Gently flow back into centered plié squat/block position.

E. Slide into left lunge, circling left arm up, right down. Flow into right lunge; repeat series on other side. Do 10 to 20 reps, alternating sides.

*Calorie burns are based on a 140-pound woman.



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luckychance4legs wrote:

great morning wake up

1/22/2010 06:12:44 AM Report Abuse
veevml wrote:

I think I've found my routine for 2009-thank you! I've lost my core muscles about 3 monthes ago and just got into basics to get me back up and walking but I can't lift anything yet. Am having back problems my whole life. I think this will change my life for the better! V

11/2/2009 01:09:16 PM Report Abuse
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