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Two Minute Drills- How hard can two minutes be?
By Christina | September 4, 2008
If you are a regular visitor to my blog then you know I love to search the web and various training libraries for great workouts to keep my training as well as group classes interesting, fun and challenging. Here is a workout I found that focuses on doing each exercise for two minutes. If you have never tried to do an exercise for 2 minutes, trust me, it’s NOT as easy you are thinking right now. This type of a workout will test your physical and mental strength - your mind and body will want to quit, will you give in? Decide now because the body follows the mind!
- Wall Sit - Stand 18 to 24″ from a wall and place your back against the wall. In set position your kness will be bent at 90 degree angles and thighs will be parallel to the ground. It’s a squat with proper back alignment. HOLD 2 MINUTES
- Semi-Push Up - Get down into a push up position. Now go half way down. (In yoga, we call it chataranga.) HOLD 2 MINUTES
- Hanging Out and Tuck - Find a chin up bar, allow your body to hang and curl your knees into your chest. HOLD FOR 2 MINUTES
- Plank - Get into push up position but instead of hands down, place your forearms on the mat. Be sure your body is straight. HOLD FOR 2 MINUTES
- Iron Cross - Grab some light dumbbells and hold them at the top of a lateral raise. HOLD FOR 2 MINUTES
- Drive - Sit on a bench, back erect, hold a weight plate like you would a steering wheel and raise it out in front of you, arms straight, like you are driving a car. HOLD FOR 2 MINUTES
- V Sit - In yoga, it’s called Navasana, in fitness it’s a V. Sit up, lift your arms and legs and, you guessed it, HOLD FOR 2 MINUTES.
Check with your doctor always before starting a new program!
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