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Stationary Squats – With your feet shoulder width apart, slowly lower your hips towards the ground, keeping your knees behind your toes and your back straight. Go as low as you can. Table Incline Pushups – Using a table or anything to lean against, do pushups against it. Jumping Jacks – Starting with your arms at your side, jump and land with your legs apart and your arms in the air, then jump back to the starting position. Tricep Dips – Find a chair or ledge, and place both hands on the ledge with your body in front. Lower your entire body using only your arms. Lunges – With one leg in front of the other, lower your body until your back knee almost touches the ground. Jump Squats – Follow the same procedures as with the regular squat, but when you come up, jump into the air. Planks – Get face down on the floor, with your feet and forearms on the floor. Hold the position for 60 seconds. Mountain Climber – Get into pushup position, and bring each knee up to your chest in turn. Single Leg Chair Squats – Stand on one foot in front of a chair, and lower yourself into sitting position

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Stationary Squats With your feet shoulder width apart, slowly lower your hips towards the ground, keeping your knees behind your toes and your back straight. Go as low as you can. Table Incline Pushups Using a table or anything to lean against, do pushups against it. Jumping Jacks Starting with your arms at your side, jump and land with your legs apart and your arms in the air, then jump back to the starting position.Tricep Dips Find a chair or ledge, and place both hands on the ledge with your body in front. Lower your entire body using only your arms. Lunges With one leg in front of the other, lower your body until your back knee almost touches the ground.Jump Squats Follow the same procedures as with the regular squat, but when you come up, jump into the air.Planks Get face down on the floor, with your feet and forearms on the floor. Hold the position for 60 seconds.Mountain Climber Get into pushup position, and bring each knee up to your chest in turn.Single Leg Chair Squats Stand on one foot in front of a chair, and lower yourself into sitting position in the chair all while remaining on one foot. Then raise yourself up again.Side Lunges Hold your arms out and cross your feet. Lower your body as low as you can and raise again. Now cross one foot over to the other side and repeat.Standing Calf Raises Stand on one foot and raise and lower your body.Bicycle Crunches Lay on your back with your arms behind your head as if you were relaxing. Now raise one knee to your chest and meet it with one of your elbows.High Knees Jog in place with your palms face down in front of you, raising your knees to your palms.Leg Lifts Lay on your back, keeping your legs together, lift your legs slightly into the air.Butt Kicks Jog in place, but try to kick your butt with your heels.Side Planks Lay on your side with your body supported by your forearm and hold the position for 60 seconds.Scissor Kicks - Lay on your back, keeping your legs apart, lift your legs slightly into the air.Single Leg Deadlifts Stand on one leg, touch the standing foot with your toe while letting the non-standing foot go back, then reach into the air, staying on one leg.Lying Down Bridges Lay on your back with your knees bent, and one foot on the floor and one in the air. Raise your butt off of the ground.Bird Dog Starting in a crawling position, raise diagonally opposing arm and leg and hold for 60 seconds, then switch.Toe Touches Lay on your back with your legs at a 45 degree angle, and reach for your toes.Wall Sit In a sitting position, hold your back against the wall and your arms straight out with palms down. Hold the position for 60 seconds.