insideKENT Magazine Issue 46 - January 2016 | Page 79

© Dominic Halpern

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© Dominic Halpern

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Marching Big Arms
• Start standing and march on the spot nice and
gently.
• Ensure that you lift your knees so they are in
line with your hips.
• With your arms bent to a 90-degree angle,
pump your arms making big movements back
and forth.
Squat Jump Reach
• Start by lowering yourself to a squat position with
water bottles in both hands.
• Then explode up driving through your feet and
legs to propel you up into the air on the way
up.
• As you excel upwards at the same time reach
your arms high in the air.
• Jump up and land with soft knees; repeat.
Reverse Lunge Hop and Reach
• The start position for this is with your feet placed
shoulder-width apart.
• Hold water bottles in either hands.
• Take a long stride backwards with one leg,
lowering that knee to the floor.
• Push off the same foot and as you bring back
leg through, drive it up high in front of you and
do a little hop and reach your hands up high
in the air.
• Repeat alternating legs.
Plank and Alt Arm Raises
• Lie face down on the floor legs out behind you.
• Support you body weight on your elbows.
• Pull your belly button up towards your spine.
• Keep a straight line from your head to your feet.
• Now alternate stretching your arms out in front
of you.
• Ensure that you balance [