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You have lowered into your full squat. You have jumped back into Yoga plank. Now what? Its time for a push up. Stage 3 of the full 6 count Burpee. Yeah I know, it doesn’t get any easier does it? That’s cool though. If you want to be on the fit side and feel all the benefits you got to work at it.  It might not seem fair but nature doesn’t really care about what’s fair. Humans do, nature doesn’t. So if you play by natures rules you will always be better off unless you want …

You are now in your squat. You are settled in and ready to move on to stage 2 of your 6 count Burpee. It’s Time to jump back.  A cue to help you shoot your legs back is to use your hamstrings. Those are the muscle in the back of your thighs. Shoot your legs back and “stick” a solid landing. Abs tight, legs straight, head in line, shoulder blades solid. Now….that’s a good jump back, but a lot can go wrong to spoil it or it just might be way too advanced for you. At least at this point.

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It’s an old exercise and its still around. The reason? It works. The Burpee has many variations and most people can modify it to their own level of fitness to reap the benefits. What benefits are those? How about shedding unnecessary fat, AND revealing what is underneath so you can get a lean, healthier look? Strength, stamina, cardio, flexibility, coordination, confidence. Its an exercise that develops all of these, and you don’t really need any equipment. Hopefully you have already watched episode 1 of FFTV, and have an idea of what is required on your part to start. Stage one …