Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - Lower body mobility
Uploaded: 2023-09-01T01:03:54.817Z
Duration: 15 min
Description: Lower body mobility

Need:
Mat

Move with intention. Go for quality reps, not rushing through.

Focus on form and feeling the gentle stretch/work.

Stay wishing your range of motion. These should not hurt!

-Keep length through the torso and hips even/square
-Were bot sinking into the movement here or over arching the back
-Slight pelvic tilt towards the face
-Keep alignment of hips, ribs and head while driving forward into a lunge to your end range of motion. Shouldn’t be painful.
-Drive through the ground back to starting
-Do the same with leg out to the side
-only go to range of motion where you feel a gentle stretch and no pain

Alternating deep lunge right

Alternating deep lunge left

-Legs can be less than 90 degrees, not the same as 90-90
-Hips drive up 
-Imagine lead leg and back leg pulling away from each other while you are switching them 
-Core works with breath through movement. Engage during effort. (see core breathing tutorial)
-keep light length through the torso and hips, ribs and head aligned
-lean back into hands to modify as you switch legs 
-can also modify by taking out the lift to kneeling

Shin box + lift

-press hips back towards the feet to a comfortable range of motion. Shouldn’t be painful 
-think of practicing deep squat mobility here
-keep good alignment in torso but otherwise upper body isn’t doing much here
-mindful of core and staying stable through the torso- no dipping/ arching of the back
-pull forward into a modified plank position, engage core as you pull forward

Rockback + forward pull

-Modifying options:sit down to a low step/stool/large book each way. Can also switch to side lunge with hands on floor.
-Deep side lunge/ cassock lunge then sit back to the floor
-Press through the bent leg using the glute(inner thigh will work too) to push up to center
-Knee and toes point the same direction
-Keep length through the torso. We wanna avoid overarching to get down on the floor
-Exhale connect to the core and move. Core works with breath through the movement

Mobility side lunges

-Start in a deep squat
-Modify by sitting on a stool(add padding)/yoga block if needed
-stay upright and slightly hinged forward to keep good alignment/prevent arching or rounding of back
-Lift hips and straighten legs to your range of motion
-Keep length through the torso as hips rise rather than rounding

Squat extension

-Press through the ground into a pike or v position
-Alternatively bend your knee and rotate your body so that the opposite calf is getting stretched
-Intentional and controlled movement, should feel a nice stretch in the calf

Down dog calf stretch

Mobility circuit

Lower body mobility

Full body mix

Upper body (biceps, triceps + shoulders)

Tatum

This was such a fantastic lower body workout! Absolutely loved the combination of exercises!

Julianne

Lower body

I achieved 3 rounds of this and oh my gosh!! I am so unbelievably sweaty! Literally dripping in sweat all over. This was so challenging for me! What a great workout 🔥👏🏼

Really loved it! It was a great challenge after a few days break! ☺️🙌🏻 Thanks!

Judit

Full body

Didn’t quite make it through 3 rounds! I’ll definitely revisit this to try to finish.

Perfect quick workout right before me and the fam take a flight to Hawaii!!!

Alexandra

This was an amazing cardio circuit, will certainly be revisiting!!

Caroline

Light weight cardio + core

One of my favorite upper body workouts I’ve done on the app!

Upper body (chest, back, shoulders)

This reminded me of a total body challenge day from the get fit guide! I loved it! Out of breath and super sweaty

This was excellent! Loved it very much! 🙌🏻

Full body circuits

Niki

Loved this lower body workout! Lower reps made it possible to lift heavier weights while maintaining proper form 👍

This was a really targeted and phenomenal workout! One exercise is missing. The step up to step back left side is missing. Otherwise this was fantastic!

Lower body circuits

Definitely coming back to this one to repeat. Great all body workout

Perfect start to the weekend!! Quick and challenging! 💦

Full body AMRAP

Banded deep core

Came back to this one because it’s super quick but so much fun! Really effective total body workout!

Amber

Full body fives

Sooooo yummy after you’re Lower Body Strong in follow alongs.

Mobility

That was great! Had me catching my breathe 💪

Full body fitness

Upper body with core focus

Oh my gosh! This was such an amazing workout! I could really feel it in my glutes. Loved it!

Collins Stone

Legs + glutes

Amber L 

OMG Nikki!! This one killed me! Felt VERY cookie from Christmas!🤣

Lower body mix

Core + cardio

Great workout. And girl…your biceps are fire on the L curl video

Great workout! Wish the rep counts were in the move titles so you can just click through the demos.

All over upper body

Anna

Lower body burnn

Great one!! I’m a hurdle coach (former D1 hurdler) & I’m going to incorporate those plank leg circles into my ab routine for my athletes.  If I go the opposite way you did it mimics the trail leg motion. Awesomeness!!

Great flow of challenging exercises! 🙌🏻

Great workout to ease me back in after a week off due to travel.

Fast full body fives

This was a tough one! Really got my core along with my upper body 💪🏼

Loved this upper body workout! It included great new exercises! 🙌🏻 My shoulders are crying! 😂

Upper body (core, biceps, triceps + shoulders)

I love your workouts and this is one of my favourites!!

Raeanne

Emilia

Full body fire

Oh my gosh this one was tough! It burned soooo good!

Missy

Was the last pair supposed to be 1 set on the R leg & then 1 set on the L leg?

Total body mix

Really enjoyed this upper body workout! It was well balanced! 🤩🙌🏻

Full body cirucits

Loved 🥰 this workout, especially after a legs day 🤪. Thank you for reminding me how I can still improve my hip flexor strength — wowza did they ever burn🔥 💪🏼 😝

Lauren

Step cardio + core

One ☝️ of my favourites — thank you 🙏🏼

I know you mentioned it only took you 28 minutes…. But how!?!? Haha!

Lower body singles

That was HARD! You e been absolutely crushing workouts lately. Love all the new ones!

Victoria

Upper body circuits (shoulders, chest, tri)

Really enjoyed this one to start the day!

Excellent! Just what I needed for my busy day with my 3 kiddos. Thank you for always giving us great workouts!

Natalie

Whoa! I challenged myself with doing this for an extra 8 minutes and being dead by the end of it is an understatement! 😃 Really enjoyed it though! 🙌🏻

Quick full body AMRAP

I could really feel this one in my back which I tend to neglect, so thanks! 😊🙌🏻

Upper body mini circuits (back, biceps + shoulders)

Love loved the added warm up and mobility cool down!

Andrea

Legs + glutes (+ warm up/cool down)

As a hurdle coach, I approve of this awesome hip mobility & strength workout!! I’ll be using this one on my athletes.

Lower body mobility + stability

That’s a killer total body workout! Don’t be fooled that it’s with only one weight! 😃 You’ll burn and sweat crazy!

Fantastic! I’m glad I don’t have to have a home gym to follow your routines. 💪

1 weight full body

Core rehab - upper ab + rib flare

Holy sweat! Loved this one. Definitely coming back to this. Thank you!

This workout really got my legs and glutes burning! I can feel the soreness starting to set in already. Great workout!

Legs + glutes mini circuits

Loved it so much, did a fourth round 💪🏼 Thank you ☺️

Upper body tri sets (chest, triceps, shoulder)

Are you using 20’s the whole time?? That is BEYOND amazing

Great set of exercises! Definitely on my favorite’s list.

Joanna

Total body EMOM

Long band core

Alicia

I REALLY enjoyed this one. I will come back to it again and again. Thank you!

Total body intervals

I really loved this workout! 🙌🏻 Feeling the burn in all over my lower half! 🔥🔥😃

Lower body mobility

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