FULL BODY FIVE
Here are five exercises that will engage the entire body and challenge anyone from beginner to advanced with a good short explosive workout they can take and do anywhere.  The benefit of a full body workout is that you get more done in a short amount of time using strength and cardio moves in one.  I would recommend for beginners to set short goals, for example, perform five full reps of each exercise five times and time yourself to see how long it takes.  Then after a week push yourself too either beat the time or do more reps in the same amount of time.  Starting simple with a notebook for tracking can show great benefits in a short amount of time.

1. Squat press with twist-  While squatting low keeping your back straight and glutes down, stand up holding your hands and elbows together like praying, twist 90 degrees to the left on a rep then 90 degrees to the right on the next rep stretching as high as you can each time.
2. Floating lunge-Standing with feet together step backward with your right foot as far as you can then instead of bringing the feet together step all the way forward and twist the upper body to left at the trunk.  Perform reps for both sides.
3. Split jumps- standing with feet together, jump up in the air and land in a lunge position.  Alternate feet after every jump.
4. Burpees/ updowns -  standing up, place your palms flat on the floor in front of your feet, then jump your feet straight back into a pushup position, perform one push up then bring your knees to your chest, stand up, repeat.
5. Pushup with knee ups- in push up position, perform one push up then lift your right knee up to your chest, then bring feet back together, perform another pushup then bring the left knee to your chest then bring feet back together all the while only touching the ground with hands and toes.

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