Medicine Ball Plank

Start in a plank position with both hands placed on top of the medicine ball and your shoulders lined up over top of your wrists.
Maintain a flat back, a neutral spine while continuing to breathe at a steady tempo.
Your body should form a straight line from shoulders to ankles.
Engage your core by sucking your belly button into your spine.

45 sec x 3-5 rounds

Medicine Ball Single Leg Toe Touch

Lie on a mat with legs out straight and arms stretched overhead holding a medicine ball. Lift one leg and both arms at the same time, reaching for toe with the ball. Slowly return arms and legs back down while tightening your abs to push your low back toward the floor. Repeat with the opposite leg to complete one rep.

20 reps x 3-5 sets

Medicine Ball Russian Twist

Sit on the ground with your knees bent and your feet crossed and an inch or two off the ground.
Lean slightly back without rounding your spine. Place your arms out in front of you while holding the medicine ball.
Pull your naval to your spine and twist slowly to the left then to the right. The movement is not large and it comes from the torso rotating, not from your arms swinging. That completes one rep.

20 reps x 3-5 rounds

Medicine Ball Double Crunch

Place a medicine ball between your knees and lie flat on your back, abs engaged, lower back on the floor, and legs lifted with knees bent and shins parallel to the floor. Bend your elbows and place your hands behind your head for light support.
Keeping abs engaged and knees bent, use your abs to pull your knees toward your chest as you lift your head, neck and shoulder blades.
Slowly return your legs to the starting position and release your upper body back down to complete one rep.

20 reps x 3-5 sets

Bench Plank Jack

Get in a plank position with hands and feet the bench. Hands should be under shoulders with a slight bend in the elbows. Hop feet down to the sides of the bench to straddle the bench. Hop feet back to the top of the bench. Exhale while hopping up. Keep

15 repetitions x 5 sets

Partner: Core Hold/Oblique Twist

Partner 1: Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart, your knees slightly bent, your shoulders pulled back and square and your core muscles tight. Hold the handle with both hands, with your arms almost straight and at shoulder height. Hold that position and squeeze your core until

15 repetitions x 5 sets

Partner: Alternating Press

Partner 1: Standing in a split stance, hold the middle of the resistance band in both hands. Keep a few inches of band between each hand, leaving the handles for your partner. Partner 2: Hold a handle in each hand and step forward in a split stance until there’s no

20 repetitions x 5 sets

Partner: Squat Hold/Squat and Row

Partner 1: Squat Hold Hold the middle of the resistance band in both hands, a few inches inches between each hand, leaving the handles for your partner. Stand with feet at hip or shoulder width (the exact position will depend on flexibility). Keeping the core engaged and the chest high,

20 repetitions x 5 sets

Dumbbell Overhead Shoulder Press

Stand with your feet hip width apart and raise the dumbbells to shoulder height. Make sure to rotate your wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing forward. This is your starting position. Now, exhale and push the dumbbells upward until they touch at the top. Then, after

12 repetitions x 4 sets