Cool Workout

Sometimes I really want to steal...magazines from the gym! Occasionally there are great fitness magazine with cool workouts and recipes and I just want to take them home. But I would feel very guilty stealing from the YMCA, so I leave the tattered magazine behind for others to read. The cool thing that I ran across yesterday at the gym was in Health Magazine- June 09 issue. It had a one minute total body workout. I have yet to do this workout, but I am going to do it every day this next week and see how it feels! I will report back.

So here it is, the one minue total body work out. Click here to see a slideshow of the moves.

• Power push-up plank
  Stand with feet a little wider than shoulders (top left) ; squat down and place hands on floor in front of feet.
  Jump or walk feet back into plank position (middle), keeping body lengthened by tightening abs; hold for a count of 8.
  Do 2 push-ups (on your toes, if possible, or on your knees; bottom right); jump or walk feet toward hands, return to a low-squat position on feet, and stand up. Repeat entire move 4 more times.
• Superman
  Lie on your stomach with arms stretched overhead and legs straight. Lengthen body, tuck tailbone to protect your lower back, and lift arms and legs at the same time. Hold for 10 seconds.
• Bicycle abs
  Lie on back with hands behind head, legs and feet lifted, knees bent to 90-degree angle. Lift head and shoulders slightly off mat. Rotate torso so left shoulder is moving toward right knee. At the same time, extend and lower left leg. Alternate sides for a total of 10 reps per side.