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Alright you guys, this next one is very simple. It's called the open and close it. All that
we're going to be doing is warming up our chest and our abdominals. It's another one
of those ones you can use at the beginning or the end of your workout to warm up or cool
down.
Feet nice and wide. Bring your arms in front, and cross your forearms. Now, curving your
back like you're trying to reach your spine to the wall behind you, and make a curve in
your stomach. I'm going to turn to the side so you can see that. You're curving here.
From here you're going to open, and then close.
That's all that it is, open and close. Start closed. Here we go. We have open, close. Open,
close. Open, close. Open, close.
I'm going to turn to the side so you can see me from the side. Same thing. Let's start
closed, curve, now open. Open, close. Open, close. Open, close. One more. Open, close.
This is a real serious ab exercise if you think about it. It's like doing a crunch,
but you're standing. Think of the shoulders opening, then you're pulling your ab muscles
in so that your core's shortening, then it lengthens out. You're working your tummy muscles.
You don't need crunches. You don't need to sit on the floor and do that. You can do it
standing and add a little hip hop flair to it.
Let's take it up in tempo. Open and close. Start closed. Ready, set, go. We have open
close. Close. Alternate what forearm goes on top. Close. Close. Good. Four, three, two,
one, hold.
Again, this is called the open close it. It's a great warm up, or cool down if you take
it slower, for your abs and your upper body. Enjoy.