As the viral meme sensation goes, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!!”
Well, when it comes to exercise, many of us agree.
But for many of us, it takes serious time and effort.
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(Then, you have to reverse everything just to go back home.)
Read on and thrive!
Get into a plank position, resting on your forearms and keeping your body straight.
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Keep your body straight, your glutes squeezed, and your shoulders pulled back.
Don’t let your hips sag.
Lie on the ground with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
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Drive through your heels, and squeeze your glutes to push your hips up.
Do not use your lower back you pull yourself up.
Do these as a warmup to activate the right muscles and improve your movement patterns.
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Get on your hands and knees with your hands below your shoulders and knees below your hips.
Keep your lower back flat.
Reach with opposite arms and legs.
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Think about kicking out your heel until you feel your glute turn on.
Dead Bugs
First, this is a powerful, low-impact core exercise.
Second, it helps you improve your cross-body connection and eliminate any asymmetries in yourcore strength(i.e.
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a weakness on one side versus the other).
Switch sides, and repeat.
Do these as a warmup or a finisher after your workout.
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Keep your hips low and your head up.
Crab Walk
This is a different crawling pattern where the front of your body is facing upward.
This trains your shoulder stabilizers and helps you open your chest while enhancing your muscular endurance.
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Alternate while keeping your hips low and your chest up.
Get into a pushup position.
Keep your core tight, and lift each knee toward your chest and alternate.
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(It’s like you’re sprinting in place.)
Keep your head up and your hips low.
Pushups
Want a lean upper body with toned arms?
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Pushups are born for this and round out this list of daily floor exercises for women to stay fit.
Get in a pushup position with your hands about shoulder-width apart.
Keep your lower back flat, and don’t let your hips sag.
Lower yourself, and keep your elbows close to your body as you descend.
