Pike to push-up walk out

A pike to push-up walk out trains the upper body, shoulders, core, legs and your coordination.
Intensity: Advanced
Recommended repetitions: 10-15

Before you get into your workout it’s important to warm up. Just 5 minutes of light activity is all you need. Things like:

Walking
Jogging on the spot
Pumping your arms
Shoulder rolls
Controlled punches
Circular ‘windmill’ arm movements in the air.

  1. Start in a standing position.
  2. Bend your knees slightly, and lean down to walk your hands out along the floor into a push-up position, with your hands in line with your shoulders.
  3. Keeping your back straight, bring your hips up towards the ceiling (creating a triangle shape with your body).
  4. Return to a push-up position.
  5. Complete a push-up by bending your elbows and bringing your chest down to the floor, then straightening your elbows to return to the push-up position.
  6. Walk your hands back towards your feet and return to standing.

Exercise notes:
To make this exercise more challenging, hold the push-up at the bottom of the movement for 5 seconds.
To decrease the intensity of this exercise, perform a knee push-up instead.

Disclaimer: People with wrist, shoulder or lower back pain should reduce the range of movement or seek guidance if symptoms worsen. 

After your workout, cool down by following any of the above activities, again for 5 minutes. This is also a great time to stretch your muscles holding each stretch for 20-30 seconds. Make sure you hold at a point where you can feel the stretch but you shouldn’t feel discomfort or pain. Don’t bounce through these, just slow steady movements.

Disclaimer: If you have been inactive for a while, have heart disease, or a close relative with heart disease or if you have other major health problems, or are pregnant, please check with your doctor before following these workouts.

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