The Wundabar Pilates Workout Challenge By Amy Jordan

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Amy Jordan of WundaBar Pilates will bring intense moves into your routine, from touchdown lunges to advanced side planks.

Tree Hugger Clock Sweeps

Stand up straight holding two dumbbells straight up and down, with your arms slightly bent. You should look like you're awkwardly hugging a basketball. Your heels should be touching, and your toes should be open (this is called first position). Now, point your right leg forward with one toe barely touching the floor. Sweep this leg around behind you like a clock-hand moving from noon to six. Then bring it back around to noon again. Do this eight times and repeat on the other side.

Touchdown Lunges

Stand with dumbbells in your hands with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold them straight out in front of your chest. Take one big step forward with your right foot. It will land flat on the floor, as your left foot lifts a bit. Your knees will bend as you lower into a lunge. At the bottom of the move, push down your shoulder blades and bring the dumbbells up to the ceiling. Bring them back into the starting position as you lift out of the lunge. Do eight reps on each side.

Side Plank Scoops

Start lying on your side. Move one foot in front of the other on the floor. Use the arm closest to the ground to push up so that only your palm and your feet are touching the mat. You should be in a side plank now. Take the arm closet to the ceiling and reach around your torso, bringing your hand or a dumbbell under the oblique closest to the floor. Do this eight times and repeat.

Pro tip from WundaBar: Share the effort all the way around your waistline, like a corset, rather than working through one side only.

Roll Ups

Start lying down on a mat with dumbbells in hands and your arms thrust above your head. Sit up slowly. Exhale, and try to isolate using only your ab muscles (as opposed to using momentum) as you come into a seated position, without letting your legs lift. Once you're seated, lie back down again and repeat this eight times.