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Wall Sit

The Wall Sit is a static exercise that effectively strengthens the lower body, particularly targeting the thighs, hips, and glutes. By pressing your back flat against a wall and holding a seated position, you engage your core and lower body muscles, promoting endurance, stability and good posture.

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Wall Sit Heel Raise

The Wall Sit Heel Raise is a variation of the traditional wall sit exercise, adding an extra movement that targets the calf muscles in addition to the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes. This variation not only strengthens the lower body but also improves balance and stability.

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Ab Crunch + March

The Ab Crunch Plus March on the wall is a compound exercise that combines traditional abdominal crunches with a marching motion, all while utilizing the wall for leg support. This exercise engages the core, hip flexors, and glutes, enhancing core strength, lower body endurance, and coordination.

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Chest Press Bridge

The Chest Press Bridge is an exercise that combines the benefits of a chest press with the core and lower body engagement of a wall bridge. This exercise targets the pectoral muscles, triceps, glutes, and hamstrings, providing a comprehensive workout that enhances upper body strength and improves stability.

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Cobra Push Ups

The Chest Press Bridge is an exercise that combines the benefits of a chest press with the core and lower body engagement of a wall bridge. This exercise targets the pectoral muscles, triceps, glutes, and hamstrings, providing a comprehensive workout that enhances upper body strength and improves stability.

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Donkey Kick

The Chest Press Bridge is an exercise that combines the benefits of a chest press with the core and lower body engagement of a wall bridge. This exercise targets the pectoral muscles, triceps, glutes, and hamstrings, providing a comprehensive workout that enhances upper body strength and improves stability.

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Flex Up Alternate Arms

The Flex Up Alternate Arms is a core-strengthening exercise that incorporates an upper body movement to enhance the challenge. This exercise targets the abdominal muscles while engaging the shoulders and arms through alternating arm movements during the flex-up motion.

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Flex Up to Toes

Wall Flex Up to Toes is a core-strengthening exercise that combines the stability of a wall-supported leg position with the dynamic movement of a crunch. Starting with the back on the floor and legs fully supported by the wall, this exercise targets the abdominal muscles by flexing upwards to reach the toes with the hands.

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Hip Lifts

Hip Lifts against the wall are a beneficial exercise targeting the lower back, glutes, and hamstrings. Performed by lying on the back with feet pressed against the wall and knees bent, this exercise involves lifting the hips towards the ceiling to form a straight line from the shoulders to the knees.

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Hug the Tree

The Hug the Tree exercise performed against the wall is a gentle, yet effective movement that targets the chest, shoulders, and upper back muscles, enhancing strength and promoting better posture. This exercise simulates the action of encircling a large tree with your arms, engaging your upper body in a controlled and mindful manner.

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Leg Circles

Wall Leg Circles uniquely combine the stability and core engagement of a traditional wall bridge with the mobility and flexibility benefits of leg circles. Elevating the hips and performing controlled circles with one leg targets the glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexors, while also improving leg flexibility and circulation.

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Marching Bridge

The Marching Bridge on the Wall is a dynamic exercise that combines the stability of a wall-supported bridge position with the movement of marching. This exercise targets the core, glutes, and hamstrings, enhancing stability, strength, and coordination.

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Wall Plank Ups

Wall Plank Ups is a variation of the traditional plank exercise, performed with palms on the wall. This exercise combines the core-engaging benefits of a plank with dynamic movement, transitioning between a high and low plank position using the wall for support.

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Scissors

The Scissors exercise is a dynamic lower body workout that engages your core, hips, and leg muscles, particularly targeting the inner and outer thighs.

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Serve a Platter

Serve a Platter against the wall is a functional exercise that targets the shoulders and engages the biceps. This exercise simulates the action of serving a platter, helping to improve shoulder stability, coordination and posture.

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