It's week 2 of my 6 Weeks of BOSU® Exercises! Today's top two exercises are both dome side down and will feature one of my most favorite exercises THE BURPEE! Both of these exercises really engage your core and upper body. Burpee: Call me crazy but I love burpees, I really do! They target everything; lower and upper body, core and cardio. The exercise shown below shows two progressions, both lifting the BOSU® up on the UP part. Now you DO NOT have to lift the BOSU®, you can simply leave it down on your up portion of the burpee. Core is engaged and head is aligned with our spine (nice line.) Dome Side Down Push Up: Another great strength exercise for you, a simple push up adding a little challenge with the BOSU®! Doing the push up dome side down adds the challenge of keeping that BOSU® stable. In order to maintain form and stability your core and upper body muscles are going to be nicely engaged. Love this exercises. As always core is engaged and head aligned with your spine.
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The BOSU®! I absolutely love the BOSU® balance trainer! I mean it's such a versatile piece of equipment; you can work on balance, strength, agility, flexibility and even cardio! What's not to love! This is a tool I use weekly in my Kids Movement classes and at home. My kids not only get sensory input but are able to work on balance and coordination. Over the next 6 weeks I will be featuring my favorite BOSU® moves. These moves will include core, upper and lower body, balance, and even stretches. Plus a BONUS I will show you how I use some of these moves in my kids class! We make it fun for all! Today we are featuring two of my favorite challenging core moves a V-sit and Plank! V-Sit on Top of the Dome: Not only does this provide a wonderful core strengthening exercise but it also focuses on balance when both legs are elevated! Here we are engaging our core to help stabilize ourselves on the top of the dome. Our back is straightened and knees bent to form a "V". Plank - Dome Side Down
This is by far my most favorite exercise. Planks in any form are great strengthening exercises. This particular plank is done with the dome side down, making it a bit more challenging as you need to stabilize the dome to keep it from rocking. Nice straight back, head aligned with your spine and an engaged core. |
AuthorLisa McNett is an ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor, ACE Certified Youth Fitness Instructor, Licensed Zumba Fitness Instructor and Certified Tabata Bootcamp Instructor Archives
July 2022
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