Exercise of the week - Mountain Climbers

Hey! It's that time of week again ... my current favourite exercise... yippee :)

This week it's the mountain climber..  I love this exercise as not only does it get the heart rate up and burns calories, it also works the abs. Any exercise that works more than one muscle are called compound exercises and this is definitely up there with one of the better compound exercises!

Here's how to do it:

1. Start the exercise by going down on all fours on the floor. Make sure your hands are directly under your chest at a width that is slightly more than shoulder width apart.
2. Now bring your left foot forward and place it on the floor under your chest. Your knee and hip are bent and your thigh is in towards your chest. Lift your right knee off the gound, making your right leg straight and strong. Pull in your tummy and keep it tight all the way through this exercise.
3. Keeping your hands firmly on the gound, jump to switch leg positions. Both feet leave the ground as you drive your right knee forward and reach your left leg back. Drive your right knee forward as far as you can towards the chest.  Now your left leg is fully extended and your right knee and hip are bent with your right leg on the floor.

Aim to do three sets of 20 of these as fast as you can every second day. Really push them out fast and get your heart rate up.