Chris Powell's Choose More, Lose More for Life (28 page)

Take an aggressive step backward with your right foot and gently “kiss” the floor with your right knee. Bend your left knee to adjust for the movement.

Keeping your left knee directly over the toes of your left foot, drive through your left heel and draw your right leg forward to bring your body to a standing position.

Take an aggressive step backward with your left foot and gently “kiss” the floor with your left knee. Bend your right knee to adjust for the movement.

Keeping your right knee directly over the toes of your right foot, drive through your right heel and draw your left leg forward to bring your body to the starting position.

Advanced

Start by standing with your hips and knees fully extended and your arms relaxed at your sides.

Take an aggressive step backward with your right foot, gently “kiss” the floor with your right knee, and touch the floor with your right hand. Bend your left knee to adjust for the movement.

Keeping your left knee directly over the toes of your left foot, drive through your left heel and draw your right leg forward to bring your body to a standing position.

Take an aggressive step backward with your left foot, gently “kiss” the floor with your left knee, and touch the floor with your left hand. Bend your right knee to adjust for the movement.

Keeping your right knee directly over the toes of your right foot, drive through your right heel and draw your left leg forward to bring your body to the starting position.

Start lying faceup on the floor with your knees bent, your feet flat on the floor, and your arms relaxed at your sides.

Squeeze your glutes to press your lower back into the floor, then raise your hips off the floor as high as you can, pressing through your heels. Keep your arms anchored to the floor.

Lower your hips back to the floor and return to the starting position.

Start lying faceup on the floor with your knees bent, your feet flat on the floor, and your arms relaxed at your sides.