Jumping in Place warm up exercise

Jumping in Place is also called Walking or Lunging in Place, this is an excellent stretching and cardio conditioning exercise.
 

1. Begin this exercise standing with feet together.
    
2. Take a small jump and get your right foot forward and left foot backwards. Let the right one be bent and left completely straight.
    
3. Additionally swing your arms so that when you jump with your right foot forward the left hand is raised straight upwards and the left one is swinging backwards.
    
4. Keep lunging right and left in smooth motion. Swing your arms with each lunging motion of the feet and repeat.

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Stretching Exercises

• Neck Rolls
   
• Lunges/ Achilles Tendon Stretches
   
• Hamstring Stretches - Hurdler's Stretches, Combination Hamstring Stretches
   
• Side Bends, Forward Bends, Seated Forward Bends, Standing Twists and Windmills Exercise.
   
• Core Stretches - Lower Back Stabilizers/Erector Spinae Stretches.
   
• Upper/Lower Back Stretching Exercises.
   
• Quadriceps Stretches, Inner Thigh Stretches, Hip Stretches.
   
• Spinal Twists, Hanging Stretches, Abdominal Stretches.
   
• High Knees Exercise, Jumping in Place.
   
• Cool Down Stretches.
   

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