Engage and strengthen your midsection with our Zone 2 Core Warm Up! Prime your abdominal muscles, improve stability, and prevent injuries with this essential routine. Get your core ready to perform!
Zone 2 Core Warm Up
Description: Repeat this circuit 1 time.
Equipment: no equipment
Zone 2 Core Warm Up Instructions
1. Run in place: 60 seconds. Start your warm up routine with running or jogging in place to increase your heart rate.
2. Plank jacks: 60 seconds. Start in a push up position with your feet together. Hop your feet as far as you can and land softly on your toes. Jump again to bring your feet back together and repeat.
3. Butt kicks: 60 seconds. Stand up, start kicking your feet up, until the heels touch the glutes, and pump your arms at the same time. Repeat for 60 seconds.
4. Inchworm: 60 seconds. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend over and touch the floor with the palms of your hands. Walk your hands out, as far as you can while keeping your legs straight, and pause. Walk back up to the starting position and repeat until the set is complete.
5. Bent over twist: 60 seconds. Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and raise your arms to the sides. Bend and rotate your torso to the right, touching your right feet with your left hand. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.
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6. Hip circles: 30 seconds + 30 seconds. Bend the knees slightly and place your hands on the hips. Slowly rotate your hips, making big circles. Complete a set in one direction and then switch to the opposite direction.
7. Kick crunch: 60 seconds. Lift your left leg as high as you can, and touch your left foot with your right hand. Return to the initial position and repeat on the opposite side. Continue alternating sides, in a fast-paced move, for 60 seconds.
8. Standing side crunch: 60 seconds. Place your hands behind your head. Shift your weight to the left leg, crunch to the right side, and bring your right knee up toward your elbow. Lower your right leg and return to the starting position. Switch legs and repeat.
9. Dead bug: 60 seconds. Lie on your back and extend your arms and legs toward the ceiling. Lower your right leg and extend your left arm behind your head. Return to the starting position and repeat with the opposite arm and leg.
10. Plank: 60 seconds. Get into a push up position, with your elbows under your shoulders and your feet hip-width apart. Bend your elbows and rest your weight on your forearms and on your toes, keeping your body in a straight line. Hold for 60 seconds.
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