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  • Choreography Ideas for Fitpros

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    Abs ideas

    Workout format

    • 30 seconds per exercise
    • Core-focused workout
    • Uses gliders, mini ball and dumbbells
    • Progressions for different ability levels

    Glider core exercises

    Glider rollout

    • Forearm plank position
    • Glide arms forwards
    • Extend through the rib cage
    • Return with control
    • Short or full range option

    Gliding tuck and pike

    • Plank with feet on gliders
    • Knee tuck
    • Pike lift
    • Alternate between tuck and pike
    • Optional press-up between repetitions

    Low forearm glider plank

    • Forearm plank
    • Knee tuck
    • Leg abduction (feet glide apart)
    • Return to centre
    • Repeat

    Mini ball core exercises

    Side crunch with Thread the Needle

    • Side-lying over the mini ball
    • Two side crunches
    • Thread the Needle rotation
    • Return to start
    • Repeat on both sides

    Mini ball balance

    • Tabletop leg position
    • Pullover with dumbbell
    • Alternate leg extension
    • Return to tabletop

    Chest press balance

    • Tabletop position on the mini ball
    • Alternating toe taps
    • Single-arm chest press
    • Repeat alternating sides

    Standing or kneeling core exercise

    Halo rotation

    • Hold one dumbbell close to the head
    • Rotate around the head
    • Start at one hip
    • Circle overhead
    • Return to the opposite hip
    • Repeat in both directions

    Lower abdominal exercise

    • Mini ball between the knees
    • Lift into a supported hold on the toes
    • Rotate knees side to side
    • Maintain inner-thigh squeeze throughout

    Main training focus

    • Core strength
    • Lower abdominal activation
    • Oblique strength
    • Rotational control
    • Shoulder stability
    • Core balance
    • Upper-body integration
    • Functional Pilates-inspired movement

    Equipment used

    • Gliders
    • Mini Pilates ball
    • Dumbbells

    Music used

    • HIIT Move 30 by Pure Energy Music

    Light weight sculpt

    Workout format

    • Light-weight sculpt routine
    • 2 kg dumbbells (or water bottles)
    • Loosely choreographed strength sequence
    • Slow, controlled tempo

    Upper-body sequence

    • Weights on shoulders
    • Overhead press ×4
    • Cross-body punches ×4
    • Slight knee bend throughout

    Lower-body sequence

    • Wide squat
    • Curtsy lunge (right)
    • Lateral raise
    • Repeat

    Upper-body combination

    • Upright row
    • Front raise
    • Repeat

    Squat pulses

    • Wide squat
    • Pulse down for 3 counts
    • Return to standing

    Repeat on left side

    • Overhead press ×4
    • Cross-body punches ×4
    • Wide squat
    • Curtsy lunge (left)
    • Lateral raise
    • Upright row
    • Front raise

    Balance sequence

    • Single-leg balance (left)
    • Single-leg squat pulses
    • Transfer to the opposite leg
    • Single-leg balance (right)
    • Single-leg squat pulses

    Combined sequence

    • Two overhead presses
    • Two lateral raises
    • Two cross-body punches
    • Wide squat
    • Curtsy lunge with lateral raise
    • Upright row
    • Front raise

    Functional finisher

    • Forward lean
    • Reverse lunge
    • Overhead reach
    • Alternate sides

    Main training focus

    • Light-weight sculpting
    • Muscular endurance
    • Upper-body strength
    • Lower-body strength
    • Shoulder endurance
    • Balance
    • Coordination
    • Functional movement

    Equipment used

    • Pair of 2 kg dumbbells (or light hand weights/water bottles)

    Music used

    • Heatwave by Pure Energy Music (118 BPM)

    High impact aerobics

    Warm-up

    • Jog on the spot
    • Single-arm reach
    • Double-arm reach
    • Hop backwards

    Combination 1

    • Jog forwards
    • Double hops
    • Hop backwards
    • Scissor runs
    • Pendulum
    • Double pendulum
    • Single pendulum

    Combination 2

    • Jog forwards
    • Double hops
    • Hop backwards
    • Scissor runs
    • Pendulum
    • Repeat sequence

    Combination 3

    • Curly grapevine
      • Step behind
      • Step in front
      • Travel across
    • Four hamstring curls
    • Double hamstring curls

    Combination 4

    • Chassé
    • Turning hamstring curl
    • Curly grapevine
    • Repeat on both lead legs

    Combination 5

    • Chassé
    • Turning hamstring curl
    • Curly grapevine
    • Three repeaters
    • Repeat on both sides

    Combination 6

    • Chassé
    • Turning hamstring curl
    • Curly grapevine
    • Three repeaters
    • Shuffle forwards
    • Shuffle backwards

    Full routine

    • Jog forwards
    • Double hops
    • Hop backwards
    • Scissor runs
    • Pendulum
    • Curly grapevine
    • Four hamstring curls
    • Double hamstring curls
    • Chassé
    • Turning hamstring curl
    • Three repeaters
    • Shuffle forwards and backwards
    • Repeat on both lead legs

    Main training focus

    • High-impact aerobics
    • Cardiovascular fitness
    • Coordination
    • Agility
    • Rhythm and timing
    • Freestyle choreography
    • Muscular endurance

    Music

    • Pure Energy Music
    • Tempo approximately 135–140 BPM

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