5-Minute Fitness: Swing Training

Wood Choppers

1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and turned out slightly. Grip a single dumbbell with both hands.
2. Lower yourself into a half-squat position with arms hanging straight down.
3. Keeping arms straight, rotate body to the left so dumbbell is just outside your left knee.
4. Rotate body to the right, raising dumbbell in the direction of right shoulder and standing up slightly. Keep raising arms and rotating torso until dumbbell is over your right shoulder.
5. Lower dumbbell and return to starting position.

Repeat on other side using a right-to-left motion to complete 1 rep.

Work up to 4 sets of 10 reps per side daily, with 30 seconds of rest between sets. Increase weight when able.

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