Fitness For Busy Moms

Our recommended fat-burning workout includes performing each exercise for 20 seconds, then resting 10 seconds. The mountain climber is a great cardio and leg strength exercise, but also works your arms and core to a lesser extent.

Here are the instructions for this exercise:

1. Get into a push-up position on the floor with your arms straight, and the balls of your feet on the floor.

2. Lift your right knee straight up towards your right arm, then back down to the starting position.

3. Alternate the same motion, raising your left knee to your left arm, then back down.

4. Remember to increase the speed of each repetition so your legs are alternating rapidly up and down.

5. Continue for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 before proceeding to the next exercise in the “fat-burning” sequence.

Remember the following:

• Continue breathing smoothly and steadily throughout the exercise, then try and get into a rhythm.

• Keep your rear end as low as possible, and your mid-section straight during each repetition.

• Maintain your balance and brace your core, without slouching your back, throughout the exercise

• Remember to keep your head and neck straight and forward during the exercise.

Here’s a short video demonstrating the mountain climber from Jacque Walters: