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The Reach Up Low Impact Cardio Exercise
The reach up low impact cardio exercise is great! I love doing them because they are a little more challenging but still keep impact to my knees and ankles low. Reach ups activates a wide range of muscle groups including your hips, buttocks, hamstrings, quadriceps, shoulders, biceps and back. It’s for this reason that I usually include reach ups into my program – it’s a full body low impact cardio movement. I prefer to add the reach up into a circuit style exercise allowing me to maximize my cardio intensity. The reach up low impact cardio exercise is pretty simple to perform as it emulates picking up something from the floor and putting it up on a shelf.
Below, I will show you how to perform the reach up low impact cardio exercise.
Position for the
reach up low impact cardio exercise
Stand with your back straight and head level. Keep your feet at slightly wider than shoulder width apart
How to perform the
reach up low impact cardio exercise
To start the movement, squat down keeping allowing your knees to bend and reach down to emulate picking something off of the floor. Go as far as you can comfortably go and squat back up reaching upwards as you do. Fully extend your arms upwards (as to emulate putting something on the top shelf). Squat back down and repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Important notes about
the reach up low impact cardio exercise
· Keep your head level and look straight ahead. Try not to look down as this will cause you to loose balance and put your body out of form.
· You don’t have to touch the floor (you can if you want to). Go as far down as you can comfortably reach and squat back up.
· Your knees should be just above your toes in the squat position
· Keep your back straight for the duration of the movement
Breathing
Breathe in as you squat downwards and breathe out as your reach up
Video for the reach up low impact cardio exercise.
Related Exercises:
Cross Foot Touches Plus Reach Ups
Over his 30 plus years of experience, Blake Bissaillion has worked with nationally ranked body builders, power lifters and fitness professionals. In this time he has picked up volumes of applied knowledge that he openly shares with his clients. Mr. Bissaillion’s objective is to help as many beginners to weight training and fitness to achieve their weight loss and fitness goals while getting into their best possible shape. Mr. Bissaillion owns and operates Belly Be Gone, a fitness company that offers fitness and nutritional guidance and products.