I hadn't done a burpee since high school basketball practice (when you missed your free throw shots, you had to do accumulative burpees) and I can't really say I missed them. Well, luckily I was reintroduced to them by my pals at Fitness Fixation and the Ice Chamber and I have once again grown fond of this crazy full body exercise.
If you have never done a burpee, read this little tutorial and then pound out 10 or 20 of them. Hopefully you will grow to love them too. This wonderful combination of moves works your arms, legs and core. Burpees also provide some cardio action, since if you are doing them correctly your heart should start pounding too.
Here's what you do:
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MOVE 1 Jump! Straight up - see how much air you can catch. |
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MOVE 2 Land with control and continue into a crouching squat. |
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MOVE 3 Jump back into a plank position. If you're a yogi this is exactly like chaturanga. |
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MOVE 4 Do one basic push up - I like to keep my elbows close to my sides to work my triceps a little more. |
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MOVE 5 Jump forward into a crouching squat. |
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MOVE 6 Stand up and prepare to jump!!! (this completes one burpee) |
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That's it. Just keep repeating the cycle. Start with 10 and work yourself up to 20 continuous burpees. They are a great addition to any workout.
Julia Cocco'
Naf Naf
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I *LOVE* these!!!
It's one of those things that you hate doing when it's new in a
routine, but after a while you kind of grow found of them. I have a love/hate relationship with burpees, as well as with dead lifts 
1um.. that's fond of them... not found. Too early for typos.
2love these-- well hate them but love how they work
3Oh gosh these look a little tough to do after a few...
4The British lady on my 10 minute solution - Kickboxing Boot Camp LOOOOVES these. Almost one whole 10 min. section is filled with various versions. They are so awkward when you're trying to keep up with her at first, but then once you get the hang of it, you kinda feel like SuperWoman!
5haha, fit, when we missed our free thorws we had to do suicides. I detest suicides, but look on them now at being not as bad (since i don't do them haha)
I will add these, slowly to my routine. Since my "routine" isn't much now, but I will do these after walking and pre-yoga.
6::blink,blink::
brrr...those look scary!
7OMG I remember these!
8Wow, I haven't done those in a while...thanks for the refresher! I will definitely add them to my workouts!!
9Ouch. They've been making us do those in bootcamp class at the gym. They kill me! I can't do 6 of them, much less 10 or more! Whew!
10Danni99-they make you do those in boot camp as punishment. Yea, not a big fan, either, but they get you in shape!
11This looks kind of fun--at least in the pictures. I'm sure I won't be so enthused when I go try one for myself.
12I remember doing these in high school gym class, but I had no idea what they were called. The name 'burpee' cracks me up!
13OH GOSH! My trainer has me doing these after each circuit. I usually tire out after 15 reps. Hate them..but somehow it helps with the arms and legs.
1410 minute solution kickbox bootcamp....Yeah!
15I've been doing them voluntarily in order to intensify an uninteresting workout routine--they hurt, but I love them dearly.
16I don't think my knees could handle this...
17Haha I've done these, they're kind of fun!
18LMAO my last name is Burpee
19I've tried these a couple of times...they are hard! Last time I fell flat on my face, I was doing them in my living room and forgot that the rug didn't have anything "gripy" under it...long story short it slid out with all my jumping!
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