ALL FOURS LEG KICKS

This is an all-round workout for the muscles that stabilise your joints and is also a great stomach workout.

WHAT TO DO

✓ Position yourself on all fours, tucking your toes in under you.

✓ Place your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees directly under your hips. Arms and upper thighs should be perpendicular to the ground (a).

✓ Lift your knees off the ground, making sure your shoulders are away from your ears (as in b). Don’t drop your head, and keep your chin tucked in slightly.

✓ Once your knees are lifted, straighten one leg out to the back, then pull it forward, bending it as you bring it up to your chest (as in c).

✓ Repeat on the other side, and go back to your starting position, lowering your knees back down to the ground.

✓ Repeat six times.

LOOK OUT FOR

✗ Be careful not to arch your back or drop your head. Poking your chin forward is also not helpful, as it compresses your cervical vertebrae.

✗ You should not be leaning back onto your legs or forward onto your arms. Your body weight should be evenly distributed between all four limbs. YB