April Fitness Challenge!

This month brings us a Core Challenge! Yes, all that planking in January was a definitely a core challenge as well, but this one will take you to a new level. Take a look at the chart below - each exercise builds on the last and the workout is to be done in order of the arrows with one minor change. Instead of doing the 2-minute bridge in the last column, do a one minute bridge and a one-minute Superman before the final set of crunches.

I'm offering 3 ways to do this challenge...
A) WEEK ONE - Start with one exercise the first day then add one for the next 3 days and then on the 5th & 6th days do the first 5 exercises. WEEK TWO - Do the full set from week one and add one exercise from the second column each day for 3 days. On the 4th, 5th & 6th days do all 8 exercises. WEEK THREE - Do the full set from weeks one and two, and add one exercise from the third column  (plus the Superman) each day for 4 days. On the 5th & 6th days do all 13 exercises.

B) Week one - take the first 5 exercises and do them for 6 days. Week Two - do week one's set plus the next 3 exercises for 6 days. Week 3 - do all three sets for 6 days. Your goal is not to rest in-between exercises!

C) Do the whole circuit every day for 6 days a week for 3 weeks!
Which one will you do??? The whole workout only takes 10 minutes. It's worth it! Everyone needs a stronger core.

A few notes: a raised plank is hands; just "plank" is elbows. 

 

Superman:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bridge is one of the two following: