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Warm-Up
10 min.
4 30 min.
Main Session
40 min.
12 120 min.
Cool Down
10 min.
4 30 min.
Neck:
See figures 1 a and 1 b
Shoulder rolls:
Move shoulders in a circular shrug motion with arms relaxed by sides
Arm Curls:
Swing arms lightly by sides making an exaggerated bicep curl-like movement
Wrist Circles:
With arms held out in front, make circular movments
Alternating Arm Swings
See figure 2
Chest Hugs
Stand tall and wrap arms around body with a hugging motion. Reverse and lightly swing arms out and away from the body
Arm Circles
Keeping the arms straight, make circular movements coming close to the side of the head
Spine Rotations / Tai Chi Slaps
See figure 3
Groin Circles:
Stand tall and lift knee towards chest whilst moving the leg away or towards the body in a
circular movement
Knee Raises
See figures 4a and 4b
Heel Kicks
Lift the heel of one leg towards the buttock on the same side, alternating legs
Ankle Drives
Position one foot forward slightly of the other keeping the involved side on the ground. Gently flex the knee whilst pushing it foward on the toes. Move the knee back to the start position and repeat continuously
6
20%
Complete Rest
7
30%
Very, very light
8
40%
9
50%
10
55%
11
60%
Very light, easy to sustain
Fairly light, reasonably comfortable, breathing slightly deeper and quicker
12
65%
13
70%
Somewhat hard, steady pace, sweating, difficult to talk continuously
14
75%
15
80%
Hard, rapid breathing, very warm, profuse sweating
16
85%
17
90%
Very hard, pounding heart rate, deep fast breathing
18
95%
19
100%
Very, very, hard, struggling to keep going, every muscle is screaming
20
Exhaustion
Treadmill
In-place jogging
Stationary Cycle
Shadow-boxing
X-Trainer / Elliptical Trainer
Skipping
Stepper
In-place medley: star jumps spotty dogs squat thrusts high knees jogging stair climbers
Rower
Open arms (varied angles)
Stand tall and swing the arms open away from the body, changing the angle of the
direction of movement randomly
Alternating arm swings + reach
See figure 6
Long arm rotations + pivot
Stretch arms out horizontally and begin to rotate the torso side-to-side builidng up
momentum. Be sure to pivot on both feet in the direction of the swinging arms
Posterior step and reach
See figure 7
Squat and swing
Perform a body weight squat movement whilst swinging the arms backwards. As you
stand tall, allow the arms to swing upwards, in front of you, and to the side of the head.
Lose leg swings
Stand tall and lift one foot off the ground. Keeping the leg relatively straight, swing the leg
forwards in front of the body and backwards behind the body keeping the pelvis steady
Lateral lunge and rotate
See figure 8
Step and reach
Take a step forward off the lead leg, keeping it relatively straight, treach down with both
arms towards the lead foot. Maintain a neutral/flat back position with the eyes looking downwards, then step back and stand tall
Split feet woodchop
See figure 9
Kettlebell front squat 3 x 15 reps
See figures 10a and 10b
Shoulder press and rotate 3 x 12 / 12 reps
See figures 11a and 11b
Split-stance single-arm row 3 x 12 / 12 reps
See figures 12a and 12b
Transverse plane lunge 3 x 12 / 12
See figures 13a and 13b
Cable push with rotate 2 x 12 / 12
See figures 14a and 14b