Want To Actually Benefit From Doing Burpees? Nail the ‘Core Four’ First

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Theresa lotgoing on, which can be undoubtedly daunting (not to mention exhausting).

Jump

The burpee startsandfinishes with a strong jump.

Then, jump straight up to the sky, and come down softly, landing in your squat.

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Youll do another jump after the push-up portion of the move, too.

If you want to modify the move, simply skip out on the jump altogether.

Squat

Next comes the squat, which youre likely intimately familiar with from other portions of your workouts.

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Plank

Now for the core work.

Keep your back flat, and jump your feet back.

Push-up

Finally, the push-up.

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Bend your elbows to lower your body down, then straighten them to push back up.

To modify,

Now, youre ready to put it all together for a full-blown burpee thatwontmake you grown.

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