Circuit 2:

Good Morning

• Stand with your feet hip-distance apart, and place your hands at the back of your head with your elbows opened wide. No slouching.
• Pull your abs to your spine, and keep your back neutral while hinging at that hips, pressing your butt backward until your back is almost parallel to the floor. Keep a slight bend in your knees as you bend forward.
• Return to standing, squeezing your glutes when you are upright. This completes one rep.

This move works the entire back of your body and prepares you for deadlifts, which are done with dumbbells. So once you have the form down, you can add weights to this move!

Bicep Curl

• Start by holding a dumbbell in each hand at the sides of the body. Your knees should be slightly soft and your abs engaged.
• Keeping your elbows close to your sides, slowly raise the dumbbells to the chest, rotating your palms toward you.
• Moving with control, lower your back to the starting position.
• This counts as one rep. Do 12-15.

This classic move will tone your upper arm, but use your abs to keep your torso stable while lifting and lowering the dumbbells.

Dying Bug

• Lie on your back with a neutral spine and your hips and knees at right angles with your palms pressed into your thighs just above your knees.
• Pull your abs to your spine keeping your ribs and pelvis still as you lengthen your right arm and leg away from each other. While you are aiming to have your leg parallel to the floor, only go as low as you can while keeping your lower back from arching.
• Return to the starting position, and repeat on the left side to complete one rep. Shoot for 12 reps alternating.

Yes, this move has a silly name, try not to be fooled by its intensity. This is all about slow movements and building your core to be nice and strong.

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