100 A Day to B Strong Fitness Challenge: Day 8

It's Day 8, mate!!

Like yesterday, this will give you a great total body burn, but we are focusing on some different muscles:
Tricep Dips + Knee Lifts: work our triceps, the back of our arm, while building stability in our core by challenging our abdominals, toosh & back. Scroll down for some tips to help you master your form!
Lateral Lunges: work our legs - specifically our inner & outer thighs - & our booty! The most important thing to do with this exercise is to hinge your hips: booty back, head/chest forward, spine straight! Booty back so that you load your heel with most of your weight instead of your toe. That’s super important!!
Heel Click Frog Jumps: work our inner & outer thighs along with our booty also - but with more emphasis on developing power, while the lunges develop more strength & stability.

Here's a little guidance on proper form for your Tricep Dips:

  • fingertips face your body
  • bending your knees to flatten your feet on the ground will make the dips easier if needed [yes, you can do that even though we’re throwing the knee lifts into the movement for this workout ;-)]
  • the more you extend your feet forward, the more challenging it’ll be
  • keep your lats engaged & your neck long! [see how my neck hasn’t disappeared in this photo? neither should yours!]
  • hug your elbows toward one another so that they point back behind you as they bend. avoid letting them bow out to the sides - not great for your wrists & elbows..
  • make sure you’re bending your elbows to 90-degrees with each rep. humping the air is NOT a tricep dip HAHA [refer back to the 2nd & 3rd tips if you’re struggling with this!]

That’s all folks! Enjoy!