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Sumo to Standing Side Crunch

This combo works the glutes, almost as intensely as a plyometric move but without the impact, and the obliques nicely.

  • Start in a wide stance with your toes pointed out; bring your hands behind your head with your elbows wide.
  • Bend your knees over your toes, coming into a sumo squat with your thighs almost parallel to the floor.
  • As you straighten your knees to stand, lift your right knee while bending to the right to bring your right elbow and knee together, doing a side crunch.
  • Straighten your spine as you bring your right foot to the floor, and bend both knees, returning to a sumo squat to repeat the crunch on the other side.
  • Continue alternating sides for 30 seconds.
Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Kyle Hartman