Get your heart rate up AND train your core with this 20-minute ab HIIT workout. We alternate between 1 cardio move and 2 ab/core exercises to keep the heart pumping while strengthening your core area.
And... if you have osteoporosis, I have you covered.
Since many ab moves are contraindicated for people with osteoporosis (most ab exercises have some sort of spinal flexion, which is a no-no for osteo), I have offered osteoporosis-friendly alternatives in a screen just above me for you to follow along with.
I know! Awesome!
Have fun!
Tools: a mat and if you're a beginner a chair to build your ground up with
For after-workout stretches if you have Osteo, please follow this: https://overfiftyfitness.vhx.tv/videos/stretches-for-osteoporosis
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