FROM HEAD TO TOE

LIV LO takes us through a Fitsphere full body workout that pushes your physical limits.

There are yoga sessions, and there are yoga sessions with weights. “i didn’t just want to do traditional yoga,” liv says. “yoga is a mental game, but once you add weights, it becomes more physical. They’re eﬃcient, are great for lean muscle building and resistance training.”

This is a full body workout in the literal sense of the word. “each movement is designed to work out your entire body instead of being focused on one body part at a time,” she explains. So instead of doing a set of crunches (that only work the core) and moving to a diﬀerent part of the body, you’re powering through a holistic workout. “you could be working on the strength in your upper body, your flexibility, and opening up the hips and rotating the thigh, all at the same time.” it’s way more eﬃcient, and more than gets the job done.

THE PlAN

Complete as many reps as possible in 30 seconds before moving to the next movement. Do the total set on one leg to the ﬂoor, stand up and work on the other leg.

TOTAL TIME 10 minutes

YOU’LL NEED

● A yoga mat

● If you don’t have ﬁt spheres, a set of weights that you can manage – even ﬁlled water bottles are ﬁne!

1 TRICEP HIGH LUNGE

[A] Stand in a high lunge with left leg back, and hold your ﬁt spheres behind your head. Squeeze your elbows in.

[B] Straighten your arms overhead while keeping your back leg straight and your heel over the toes. Make sure your hips are squared. While keeping your balance and form, repeat the overhead tricep extensions for 30 seconds.

2 BEAT THE HIGH LUNGE

[A] Keep the left leg back in a high lunge. extend your arms directly in front of you, while keeping your shoulders squared.

[B] pulse arms up and down to the second - 15 pulses with palms up, 15 pulses with palms down.

TIP as you tire, a common mistake is to tense up in the neck and shoulders. Think of keeping your shoulders down and extending your spine.

3 DYNAMIC PYRAMID FORWARD FOLD

Straighten the right leg now so your legs form a triangle with the floor. Square your hips and point your back foot 45 degrees. If your knees are not straight, step the back foot in to narrow your triangle stance.

[A] pull your core in as you lean your body forward. extend your arms behind so that they are in line with your spine, [B] bend your arms towards the chest in a bicep curl.

SCALE UP extend your arms behind and pulse them over the hips

4 IN AND OUT WEIGHTED SQUAT

[A] place your feet slightly more than shoulder width apart, and come down to squat with your hands touching the floor (if you can) with back flat. Make sure you’re sitting back with a straight spine and open chest.

[B] as you squat and stand, alternate touching the floor in the middle and outside your feet.

5 FLYING WARRIOR 3

[A] position yourself in a Warrior 3 pose, balancing on the left leg as your torso and back leg are in a straight line. Extend your arms such that your biceps are next to the ears.

[B] Draw a semi-circle with your arms towards your hips, before raising them again in the same circular motion. repeat.

FIT FASHION

Sports bra and tights, both from reebok.

6 DONKEY KICKS

Get on all fours with your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips. Option: place a weight in the nook of the right knee.

[A] balance with the weighted right leg off the ground such that your knee is as high as the hip. Squeeze the glutes as you give the weight a small lift to pulse, and keep your hips squared.

[B] pulse up for 30 seconds.

FIT FASHION

Sports bra and tights, both from Reebok.

7 FIRE HYDRANT

[A] Stay on all fours with your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips. Option: continue with a weight in the nook of the right knee.

[B] Hovering the right knee with the weight in a bent position, point your toes and open the knee away from the body. Lower the knee to hover and repeat.