Workout Routine for April 2012

Move 1: Plank Walk-Up Lie face down with your forearms on the floor. Keep your elbows under your shoulders. Engage your pelvic floor muscles and draw your abs inward towards the spine. Lift your body off the floor by pressing into your forearms and toes, forming a straight line from your ankles to your shoulders. Next, walk your body up one arm at a time into a standard pushup position with your hands directly underneath your shoulders. Pause in this position for a second and then lower back down to the original plank position that you started in. Pause again. — View caption
Move 1: Plank Walk-Up Lie face down with your forearms on the floor. Keep your elbows under your shoulders. Engage your pelvic floor muscles and draw your abs inward towards the spine. Lift your body off the floor by pressing into your forearms and toes, forming a straight line from your ankles to your shoulders. Next, walk your body up one arm at a time into a standard pushup position with your hands directly underneath your shoulders. Pause in this position for a second and then lower back down to the original plank position that you started in. Pause again.

Perform these exercises in a circuit: Move 1–8 (30 to 60 seconds per exercise); after the 8th exercise, rest one minute and repeat entire circuit one or two more times depending on your fitness level)

Before beginning any exercise program, consult your physician.