Alphabet Game - FITNESS

[Michele]

S = Sit-ups

[Sharla]

T = Treadmill

[Susan Ewart]

U = Underhand Grip (AKA supinated grip)

[Bonnie Ballentine]

V = Vascular

[Susan Ewart]

W = wall balls, a movement in crossfit:

Stand in front of a wall holding a medicine ball at your chest , squat down and as you come back up to standing you extend your arms and thrust the ball overhead toward the wall so it taps the wall above, catch it on the return and repeat.

[Anne Lamp]

X = Xrays for when you hurt yourself (falling off your bike, down the mountain, drop a weight on your foot, or just falling over from  exhaustion) 

[Julie Magerka]

  On 1/12/2024 at 4:01 PM, Susan Ewart said:

W = wall balls, a movement in crossfit:

Stand in front of a wall holding a medicine ball at your chest , squat down and as you come back up to standing you extend your arms and thrust the ball overhead toward the wall so it taps the wall above, catch it on the return and repeat.

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OMG! I got tired just reading this!

[Susan Ewart]

  On 1/12/2024 at 8:50 PM, Julie Magerka said:

OMG! I got tired just reading this!

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That's okay, me too!  It was a "workout" just typing this out (why didn't I use "workout" for "W"?). 🤣

Edited January 12, 2024 by Susan Ewart

[Bonnie Ballentine]

X = Xiphoid Process

Definition: The lower part of the sternum, referenced in anatomy.

The Xiphoid Process is also used to determine hand position for CPR.

[Susan Ewart]

Z = Zottman Curl 

Works the bicep and forearm, holding dumbells at your side hammer curl (neutral grip) up while twisting the DB, near the top, to a supinated (palms up) grip, twist the dumbells while in the upper position to a pronated (palms down) position and lower the weight.  Repeat for reps.

[Bonnie Ballentine]

A = agility

[Julie Magerka]

B = BMI (Body Mass Index)

[Michele]

C = Carb Loading

[Sharla]

D = Dancing

[Bonnie Ballentine]

E = Energetic

[Julie Magerka]

F = Fencing (en garde!)

[Bonnie Ballentine]

G = gluts

[Suzy]

Hamstrings.  Or heart. (I haven’t been keeping up with these, they’ve gone so fast!)

[Julie Magerka]

I = ice pack (for the pain)

[Susan Ewart]

J = Jumping Jacks - remember that from elementary and high school?

[Bonnie Ballentine]

K = knee

[Julie Magerka]

L = leotard (hah! not for me)

[Julie Magerka]

  On 1/14/2024 at 4:59 PM, Susan Ewart said:

J = Jumping Jacks - remember that from elementary and high school?

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We still do those in the pool for aquafit.

[Sharla]

M = Movement

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 1/14/2024 at 8:41 PM, Julie Magerka said:

We still do those in the pool for aquafit.

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I do aquafit too, but what are jumping jacks?