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I have a 15 min sequence of excercises (warm up and cool down NOT included) I need help with time in each position and pulses/holds etc. can you give me a detailed run down :15 MINUTE SEQUENCE: Bicep Curl: o Stand with feet hip-width apart, core engaged, and light weights in each hand. o Arms are extended straight down at your sides, palms facing forward. o Inhale deeply, lengthening your spine. o Imagine drawing your shoulder blades slightly down and together. o As you exhale, slowly curl the weights upwards towards your shoulders, focusing on engaging your biceps. Keep your elbows close to your sides and avoid swinging your arms. Maintain a controlled movement. o Inhale again as you slowly lower the weights back to the starting position, extending your arms fully. Feel the stretch in your biceps. Add in a Wide Curl Combo: o From the curled position, slowly rotate your arms outwards, palms facing down. Maintain a slight bend in your elbows. o Exhale as you slowly curl your arms back inwards towards your shoulders, bringing your hands back to the starting position of the bicep curl. o Inhale as you extend your arms back down to your sides. W-Press: o On this last one, keep those elbows down at your ribcage. o Exhale and slowly extend your arms fully outwards, keeping your elbows slightly bent and tucked in towards your sides. o Inhale as you slowly bring your arms back down to your sides, forming a 'W' shape with your arms. Reverse Lunge adding on that Wide Curl: (Left Leg steps back) o Inhale: Step your left leg back into a reverse lunge, bending both knees to a 90-degree bend. Keep your spine neutral, maintaining a straight line from your head to your hips. o As you exhale, adding back on that wide curl, bringing your arms out to the sides and then up towards your shoulders, keeping your elbows slightly bent. o Inhale, return to standing. o ADD A PULSE BEFORE TRANSITIONING Goddess Squat with Heel Lifts: o Open to Greenville side in a wide second position, heels in, toes out. Weights come to chest level. o Slowly Lower into a goddess squat, keeping your back straight and knees in line with those toes. o Inhaling on the way up and exhaling on the way down o Adding on those alternating heel lifts. Lift your right heel, then your left heel, keeping that balance and moving slow and controlled. o Pulse your right heel. o Pulse your left heel. o Hold the goddess squat position, engaging your inner thighs and glutes. Reverse Lunge adding on that Bicep Curl: (Right leg steps back) o Pivot to the back of the room, evening out both sides, step that right leg back into that reverse lunge. o As you exhale, we are adding in that bicep curl, bringing the weights up towards your shoulders, keeping your elbows close to your sides. Inhale to lift. o ADD A PULSE BEFORE TRANSITIONING. 7. Transitioning into a Reverse Chest Fly o Bring that right leg back to meet the left, meeting me at the back of your mat, arms extended long in front of you, holding those light weights. o Inhale and as we exhale, slowly open your arms to the sides, feeling the stretch in your chest. Inhale, return. 8. Transitioning to a Plank o Gently lower those weights to the floor, and meet me in a high plank position, maintaining a straight line from head to heels. Engage your core and glutes. o Wrists are under shoulders and knees are in line with those hips. 9. Plank Row o Staying in that strong plank position, adding in that row with those weights, alternating between both sides. o Inhale, pull one elbow towards your ribcage, engaging your back muscles. Exhale, return to the plank position. 10. Clamshell (Right Hip): o Gently drop to those knees, lying on your right hip, knees come to a 90-degree bend, feet in line with those hips, and right arm is underneath the shoulder, make sure we are lifting out of that shoulder. o Take a deep inhale and as you exhale, slowly lift your left knee up towards the ceiling, keeping your heels together and focusing on engaging your glute. o Inhale as you close. 11. Side Lying Leg Raise (Left Leg lifts): o Extend those legs out long, remaining in that side-lying position. o Inhale and as you exhale, slowly lift your left leg up towards the ceiling, keeping your hips stable. Lifting and lowering your leg back down o Exhale lift, inhale lower. o ADD A PULSE BEFORE TRANSITIONING. 12. Side Jackknife: o Remain on your side. o Inhale, and as you exhale, extend your left arm overhead and lift those legs to reach that arm. Engage your obliques as you feel the stretch along your sides. o ADD HEEL TAPS AT TOP. 13. Transition into a Reverse Plank: o Roll onto that booty with your legs extended straight out in front of you and your hands placed flat on the floor behind your hips, fingers pointing towards your feet. Your body should form a straight line from your head to your heels. o Inhale and as you exhale, lift your hips off the floor, pressing through your hands and feet. Engage your core, glutes, and back muscles to maintain a straight line from your head to your heels. 12. Side Jackknife: o Remain on your side. o Inhale, and as you exhale, extend your right arm overhead and lift those legs to reach that arm. Engage your obliques as you feel the stretch along your sides. o ADD HEELS TAPS AT TOP. 11. Side Lying Leg Raise (Right Leg lifts): o Extend those legs out long, remaining in that side-lying position. o Inhale and as you exhale, slowly lift your right leg up towards the ceiling, keeping your hips stable. Lifting and lowering your leg back down o Exhale lift, inhale lower. o ADD A PULSE BEFORE TRANSITIONING. 10. Clamshell (Left Hip): o Gently drop to those knees, lying on your right hip, knees come to a 90-degree bend, feet in line with those hips, and right arm is underneath the shoulder, make sure we are lifting out of that shoulder. o Take a deep inhale and as you exhale, slowly lift your right knee up towards the ceiling, keeping your heels together and focusing on engaging your glute. o Inhale as you close. 17. Crunches: o Roll onto your back, knees bent in a tabletop position, grabbing that ball and placing it in between those thighs. o Hands go behind your head. o Inhale, lengthen your spine. And as you exhale, head, neck, and shoulders come off the mat. Engage your core muscles, drawing your navel towards your spine. Curl your upper body forward, lifting slightly off the ball, focusing on controlled movement from your abdominal muscles. Inhale, slowly return to the starting position. o Inhale release, exhale crunch up o ADDING A PULSE IN A CRUNCH AND PULSE WITH THE BALL 18. Single Leg Stretch: o Keeping those knees in a tabletop position. Grabbing that ball, curling the head, neck, and shoulders. o Extend the left leg long and the right knee stays in towards your chest, ball in hands, going into that single leg stretch, we are just alternating the ball between both legs. 19. Double Leg Stretch: o Still holding onto that ball, head neck and shoulders stay lifted o Inhale lengthen your spine, extending those arms and legs out long and inhale crunch.

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