10 Min Abs & Booty is a short add on workout from Heather Robertson and it is tough. Of course, how tough it is depends on the weight of your ankle weights. I am impressed that Heather is using 5 pound ankle weights on each ankle. In her longer lower body workout Booty & Thigh Toning she was wearing the heavier ankle weights which inspired me to increase the weight of my ankle weights to 4 pounds. That did make the work harder but it was doable, at least for that workout. So when I did this workout and saw Heather was using her 5 pound ankle weights, I used my 4 pounders and it was much harder this time. At least some of the exercises I really struggled with. It could be because most of the exercises in this short add on are compound exercises that work the lower body and core, making the exercises more challenging. It could also be because I had just completed a very tough lower body strength workout that kicked my butt. Whatever the reason, I was struggling on some of the exercises. The most difficult one for me was the Super Squeeze. It was so hard to get my legs up very high with those 4 pound ankle weights on! I had to take several mini breaks in the course of the interval!
The exercises are done interval style.: 40 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of recovery. There is a timer in the lower right hand corner of the screen counting down your intervals and recoveries. During the recoveries Heather previews the next exercise.
10 Min Abs & Booty is 10:46 minutes; 25 second intro, no warm up or stretch. Equipment: fitness mat and ankle weights. Heather is using 5 pound ankle weights. I used 4 pound ankle weights.
- Plank & leg lift (hold forearm plank, alternate lifting one leg up straight behind you)
- Side bridge lift & kick (in side elbow plank w/ top arm extended to ceiling, lower hip to mat, raise hip and hold while lifting top straight leg into side leg leg lift)
- Repeat #1
- Repeat #2 on other side of body
- Dead bug (lay on back, legs are raised w/ knees bent at 90 degrees and arms are extended straight to ceiling, lower one arm overhead while also extending the opposite leg straight, alternate sides)
- Bridge march (lay on back, knees bent and feet in floor, raise and lower hips into bridge, as you raise hips, also raise one bent leg, alternate legs)
- V split & crunch (lay on back with legs extended straight to ceiling, crunch upper body while reaching hands toward toes, when you lower upper body, place hands behind head (resting on mat) and open straight legs into a V, alternate these two moves)
- Kickback combo (get on all 4s and do one hydrant (knee bent at 90 degrees, raise leg to side) + lift bent leg behind you, pushing sole of foot to ceiling)
- Super squeeze (lay on stomach, raise into a superman and hold, open and close legs)
- Repeat #8 on other leg
- Repeat #9
- Clamshell crunch (lay on back with legs raised and knees bent at 90 degrees, crunch upper body reaching hands to tap ankles at top of crunch, when you lower upper body, place hands behind head (resting on mat) and open knees wide keeping insoles of feet together, alternate these two moves)
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