Belly, Buns & Thighs Walk is a nice cardio walk with a toning element from Jessica Smith and it is free on YouTube. I really enjoyed it. I used it for a doubles workout after I got home from work. It wasn’t super intense but I got some steady state cardio and I felt many of the moves in my lower body and core. Plus, Peanut joins us for the entire workout. Most of it she is window gazing.
Belly, Buns & Thighs Walk is 42 minutes; 5:30 minute warm up (1-4 are the warm up) and 2:30 minute stretch. You will be marching in place between many of the moves. Arm movements are added to most of the moves even if it is not mentioned.
- Step out wide then step back in
- Keep feet wide and step tap; add rotating torso to each side as you tap while also bringing elbow across body
- Step tap side to side; add arcing arms overhead and bringing hands down to hip
- Repeat #1-3
- Step forward while lifting other leg straight behind you, alternate legs; keeping the your weight on one leg, continue lifting the other leg only behind you (tap floor and lift)
- Alternating heel digs; add chopping clasped hands to hip, alternate sides
- Step side to side while sweeping leg across/in front of opposite leg, alternate sides; add pulling an elbow down toward knee as leg raises
- Alternate tapping feet behind you; add alternating back stroke swim arms
- Alternating knee raises; add reaching both arms overhead and bringing opposite elbow to knee as it raises
- Double side steps; continue double side steps but lower into a squat as you do it; add opening and closing bent arms as you squat step while also turning torso in direction you are stepping
- Step back and forward
- Alternating side leg lifts; add alternating arm circles
- Repeat #10
- Repeat #9
- Repeat #11 & 12
- Step across and back (continue stepping across same side)
- Step back behind other foot and back (continue stepping back on same side)
- Combine #16 and 17 alternating between stepping front and back (first in sets of 4, then in sets of 2, then 1 of each alternated)
- Keep feet wide and step tap; add rotating torso to each side as you tap; raise bent arms out to side of body as you twist side to side; bring elbow down to the opposite side as you twist
- Repeat #16-18 on other side of body
- Repeat #19
- Step forward and back
- Step back and forward
- Alternate #22 & 23 (first in sets of 4, then in sets of 2, then 1 of each alternated)
- Repeat #3
- Repeat #23-24 (but she starts with stepping back first)
- Repeat #3
- Stand with weight on one leg and do knee pulls w/ genie arms; add twisting arms toward knee as you raise it
- Lift one straight leg out to the side then lift it across opposite leg leading with insole; raise same side arm as working leg overhead and bring elbow down to hip when raising leg out to side
- Bend leg behind you with ankle crossed behind other ankle, raise and lower bent leg behind you
- Repeat #28-30 on other side of body
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