January 27, 2012

Inch Worms




Inch Worms serve as a great dynamic warmup for the entire body.  They really do work chest, shoulders, back, arms, core, and legs.   Instructions for fun are below!


  1. Begin in a standing position with knees straight but not locked.
  2. Inhale arms overhead, draw belly toward spine and as you exhale, hinge at the hips reaching fingers towards the floor.  Keep knees straight unless hamstrings/calfs are too tight, then give them a slight bend.  
  3. Place hands on floor.  While keeping core engaged walk hand forward into a high plank/pushup position.  Shoulders over wrists with a straight spine.  
  4. If your back is healthy, keeping arms straight, drop hips into an updog position.  Otherwise skip this.
  5. Keeping knees as straight as posible walk toes toward hands.  Repeat steps 3, 4 & 5 for desired distance.

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