June 15, 2015
Summer Slimdown Pyramid Workout

- Set the timer on your Armitron watch and jog for 5 minutes as your warm-up.
- Complete the pyramid workout below 3 times total, with 60 seconds of rest in between each set.
- Lastly, cool down with a 5 minute walk.

- Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart while holding your torso up at arms length.
- Next, lower yourself downward until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
- Now breathe out and press your upper body back up to the starting position while squeezing your chest.
- After a brief pause at the top contracted position, you can begin to lower yourself downward again for as many repetitions as needed.

- Place the hands on the hips, pull the shoulders back and stand tall
- Step forwards with your right leg and slowly lower the body until the front knee is bent to 90 degrees
- The back knee should never touch the floor
- Push yourself back up to the starting position as quickly but safely as possible
- Repeat with the left leg

- Stand with your head and back against a wall.
- Position your feet shoulder-width apart, about 18 inches from the wall, and keep your arms at your sides.
- Lower your body into a squat position until your thighs are parallel to the floor .
- Hold.

- Stand with your feet together and your hands down by your side.
- In one motion jump your feet out to the side and raise your arms above your head.
- Immediately reverse that motion by jumping back to the starting position.

- Stand straight with the feet hip width apart, looking straight ahead and arms hanging down by your side
- Jump from one foot to the other at the same time lifting your knees as high as possible, hip height is advisable
- The arms should be following the motion
- Touch the ground with the balls of your feet

- Start by getting into a press up position.
- Bend your elbows and rest your weight onto your forearms and not on your hands.
- Your body should form a straight line from shoulders to ankles.
- Engage your core by sucking your belly button into your spine.
- Hold this position for the prescribed time.