Exercise: Cardio

Here are some ideas for doing Cardio exercises.  We try to make it as interactive as possible, calling on patients to choose exercise to do, having patients lead, etc.

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Exercises:

·        Jump Rope (one minute)

·        Cross Jabs (x20 each side)

·        Front Lunges (alternating, x20)

·        Arms High/Low

·        Side to Side legs wide (touch toe)

·        Side Lunges (alternating, x20)

·        Jumping Jacks (x20)

·        Punch down

·        Knees in air

·        Running laps (x5)

·        Knees out running

·        Knees down heels out

·        Skiing Run

·        Shake out

·        Jump side to side- forward to backward

·        Squat and hold while bringing arms back to front

·        Punches, kicks

·        Jog in place

·        Squats up and down

·        Cherry pickers (legs apart, bend forward and reach back three times, x20)

·        Grapevine (back and forth length of gym, x2)