Jumpstart the New Year Fitness Routine

Most everyone thinks about fitness after the holidays, especially with the tendency to enjoy plenty of rich foods in our celebrations. Start your New Year with a routine that just requires a yoga mat, your body weight, and a little endurance.

Push-Ups

  • Start with your knees on the floor and your legs extended behind you. Extend your hands forward in front of you in plank position making sure your wrists are under your shoulders.
  • Engage your abs to keep your back safe.
  • Bend your elbows and move your torso toward the floor. Then straighten your elbows again to return to starting position.
  • Repeat 5 times

Bodyweight Squats

  • Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart.
  • Bend at the hips and push your butt back and down to lower into a squat.
  • Keep your chest lifted and abs tight. Push through your heels to return to standing.
  • Repeat 10 times.

Plank Taps

  • Start in high plank position with your wrists under your shoulders and your abs engaged to protect your back.
  • Lower your knees to the floor.
  • From this position, reach across with your right hand and touch your left shoulder. Then switch and touch your left hand to your right shoulder.
  • Repeat 16 times (8 times on each side).

Jumping Jacks

  • Stand with feet together and your arms at your sides.
  • Jump moving your feet out to hip width apart and raise your arms so they meet over your head. Then jump back to the starting position.
  • Repeat 20 times.

Rest for 45-60 seconds.

Repeat the circuit as many times as you can in 10 – 15 minutes.