Mountain Climbers

• Begin by getting into a plank position, with your hands directly underneath your shoulders.
• Keep your core locked and back straight.
• Quickly pull one knee in close to your chest.
• Then quickly switch legs, bringing your opposite knee to your chest, as if you’re “climbing”.
• Keep your hips in line with your spine while you swap your knees in and out quickly.
• One knee tuck is one rep.

Plank Hip Dips

• Begin by lowering yourself into a forearm plank.
• Ground your knees for an easier variation, or ground yourself on your toes for a harder variation.
• Keep your shoulders & core strong and lower your left hip down sideways until it almost touches the ground.
• Raise your hip back to starting position using your core muscles.
• This completes one rep.
• Repeat on the other hip.
• Repeat 4 sets of 15 reps.

LEVEL UP: POSITION YOURSELF ON YOUR TOES, RATHER THAN YOUR KNEES, FOR A HARDER VARIATION.

Ab Bicycles

• Lay down on the floor with your lower back pressed to the ground.
• Place your hands behind your head and use your core muscles to pull your shoulders off the ground .
• Raise your left leg up to your chest, keeping your opposite leg straight.
• Then bring your right elbow to touch your left knee .
• This completes one rep .
• Switch legs and complete the exercise on the opposite side .
• Repeat 4 sets of 15 reps .

LEVEL UP: SPEED UP THE TEMPO FOR A HARDER BURN!

Pistol Squats

• Stand up straight with one leg extended out straight in front of you.
• Keep your core locked and back straight with your chest open.
• Keep weight in your heels as you “sit back” with your hips into a squat onto your back leg.
• As you squat, keep your head and chest up and keep your knees pointed outward.
• You may use a chair behind you, or try without and focus on your balance!
• Keep your extended leg straight as you squat.
• Continue until you feel a comfortable depth, then quickly reverse the motion to starting position.
• This completes one rep.
• Repeat 2 sets of 15 reps, each leg (4 sets in total).

LEVEL UP: USE LUXE BOOTY BANDS AROUND YOUR QUADS FOR ADDED RESISTANCE

Raised Toe Taps

• Position yourself on all fours in reverse, as per the image.
• Raise your hips off the ground and keep your core strong.
• Extend and raise one leg out in front of you and with the opposite arm, reach out and tap your ankle.
• This completes one rep.
• Keeping your hips raised, swap legs and reach out with the opposite arm.
• Repeat 8 sets of 15 reps.