Cross Chop To Knee
Cross Chop to Knee is a bodyweight exercise that keeps you strong and stable and makes your core strong. It also boosts lower-body endurance and strength, improves coordination, and strengthens the abdominal muscles.
INTERMEDIATE
Medicine Ball Wood Chops
Medicine Ball Wood Chops are a great way to keep your core strong and stable, and it also improves the flexibility of the spine. This exercise also strengthens your upper and lower body and improves your balance and posture.
Instructions
- Stand up straight and hold a medicine ball with both hands at chest level. Squat down with your chest up and pull the ball out of your knee.
- Stand up straight and twist your torso as much as possible, lifting the ball over the opposite shoulder. Return to starting position.
Tips
- Don't round your back as you move.
- Do not squat down to lower the ball. Maintain a constant knee flexion throughout the exercise.
- Don't make movements with your hands. Twist your abs and obliques.
Alternative Exercises
Dead Bug
Dead Bug is a popular 'core' exercise used to target the trunk muscles (erector spinae, obliques, rectus abdominis, and transverse abdominis), which together provide a strong base for our moving limbs so we can maintain good form whilst running.
Inchworm To Side Plank
Inchworm to Side Plank is an entire body workout that strengthens the core, back, shoulders, and chest while simultaneously stretching out the hamstrings and calves.
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