Let’s get this week started with a HUGE shot of energy. For this Monday challenge, you’ll need some space. A large-ish room or a hallway of some sort will do. Even better is a lawn or grassy outdoor area. Warm up by rolling all your joints the way we do at our practice, adding neck rolls to our wrist, shoulder, ankle, hip sequence. Then 20 jumping jacks, 15 squats, 20 jumping jacks, 15 squats. As you do your second set of 15 squats, add a bit of a jump as you come up. Nothing major, just get warm and land softly.
The challenge: 3 broadjumps (feet hip width, crouch, jump forward with both feet as far as you can, big swing of your arms to help, land softly), 10 pushups, 20 jumping jacks, 3 broadjumps, 10 pushups, 20 situps. If you don’t have enough room, turn around after the jumping jacks. That’s the first set.
Then the second set: 3 broadjumps, 8 pushups, 16 jumping jacks, 3 broadjumps, 8 pushups, 16 situps.
Then the third set: 3 broadjumps, 6 pushups, 12 jumping jacks, 3 broadjumps, 6 pushups, 12 situps.
Then the fourth set: 3 broadjumps, 4 pushups, 8 jumping jacks, 3 broadjumps, 4 pushups, 8 situps.
Then the fifth set: 3 broadjumps, 2 pushups, 12 jumping jacks, 3 broadjumps, 2 pushups, 4 situps.
How much or how little time you take between sets is up to you, but think of each set as a single movement and flow through the set as quickly as you can while maintaining the beautiful integrity of your movement.
A modification of the broadjumps: from a seated position at the edge of a chair, stand and come up on your toes with speed.
Jump jump jump!
11 responses to “Mon. – 2/16 Jumping into the week”
Dean_La_Soul
February 15th, 2015 at 23:22
Done!
Revolutionary Runners!
researchjen
February 16th, 2015 at 09:42
Done and energized!! Yay Revolutionary Runners!!!
Glo
February 16th, 2015 at 14:01
Check
Daniel
February 16th, 2015 at 14:21
Done! Jeff was my workout partner 🙂
Chris
February 16th, 2015 at 15:48
Done 🙂
Roan
February 16th, 2015 at 17:03
Done!
Cindy Lutenbacher
February 16th, 2015 at 18:47
Whew! Done. Substituted bent rows and standing calves for the broad jumps and jumping jacks.
efiada77
February 16th, 2015 at 19:13
This was a good’un! Done! #TeamShine
BT
February 16th, 2015 at 19:35
Done! G-A-D. Team Shine
eunicehcho
February 16th, 2015 at 20:40
Done!
Empish Thomas
February 16th, 2015 at 21:45
Okay, this was even more trickeier (if that is a word) than yesterday. I have to admit I got confused with the variation in numbers of squats, pushups, jumping jacks, situps an broad jumps. So after a while I just came up with my own number. So what I did was five sets of three broad jumps, 10 jumping jacks, 10 push ups, 10 situps and 10 squats. The number ten was a easy number I could keep up with.