Essentials South Africa – August 2019

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your four-week reCharge PLan


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week 1


warm - uP (perform circuit twice)
✱ Jog on the spot – 30 sec
✱ s quat to reach (simply squat down, rise
back up and reach your hands up) – 20 reps
60-sec rest
main workout (3 x 4 min) – perform
circuit three times (30-sec rest after
each complete circuit)
tabata training (20 sec of each
move, 10-sec rest)
✱ Jumping jack x 2 (e.g., 20 sec jumping
jacks, 10-sec rest, 20 sec of jumping jacks,
10-sec rest, then move on to the next move)
✱ Running planks x 2
✱ Burpee x 2
✱ squat jump x 2

warm - uP (perform circuit twice)
✱ Jog on the spot – 30 sec
✱ squat to reach – 20 reps
60-sec rest
main workout (3 x 4 min) – perform
circuit three times (30-sec rest after
each circuit)
tabata training (20 sec of each
move, 10-sec rest)
✱ Squat jump x 2
✱ Push-up x 2
✱ Lateral jump (feet together jump
from side to side) x 2
✱ Running planks x 2

warm - uP (perform circuit twice)
✱ Jog on the spot – 30 sec
✱ squat to reach – 20 reps
60-sec rest
main workout (3 x 4 min)


  • perform circuit three times
    (30 sec rest after each circuit)
    tabata training (20 sec of each
    move, 10-sec rest)
    ✱ ice skater x 2
    ✱ Push-up x 2
    ✱ High knees x 2
    ✱ squat jump x 2


week 2


repeat warm-up from last week.
apply same tabata-style training (as
above) to the below moves and perform
same number of circuits.
✱ Jumping jack x 2
✱ Plank jack x 2 (perform a plank, then
jump feet wide and back together)
✱ Squat jump x 2
✱ Running planks x 2

repeat warm-up from last week.
apply same tabata-style training (as
above) to the below moves and perform
same number of circuits.
✱ Lateral jump x 2
✱ Side burpee x 2 (like a normal burpee
but press-up part performed to the side)
✱ squat jump x 2
✱ flutter kick x 2 (lie on your back, legs
straight out and rapidly kick feet up and
down in scissor motion)

repeat warm-up from last week.
apply same tabata-style training
(as above) to the below moves and
perform same number of circuits.
✱ Lateral jump x 2
✱ Quick feet push-up x 2 (jog on
the spot for 5 sec, drop down into a
press-up then stand up and repeat)
✱ Reverse lunge x 2
✱ Side burpee x 2

week 3


repeat warm-up from previous weeks
main workout 10-rep challenge


  • start with 10 reps of each exercise,
    then decrease x 9, x 8... x 1
    ✱ hand walk (place hands on floor in
    front of you, walk hands out into plank
    and walk them back)
    ✱ squat jump
    ✱ Lying leg raise (lie on back with legs
    extended, then lift legs up together to
    90° and slowly lower back down)
    ✱ b urpee


Perform warm-up of previous weeks
main workout 10-rep challenge


  • start with 10 reps of each exercise,
    then decrease x 9, x 8... x 1
    ✱ squat jump
    ✱ dive-bomb push-up
    ✱ warrior lunge (perform regular
    lunge, but reach arms up above head)
    ✱ v sit-up Lie on floor, create a V by
    lifting legs and torso up together so
    hands touch legs. Lower arms and
    legs almost to the floor. Repeat.


Perform warm-up of previous weeks.
main workout 10-rep challenge


  • start with 10 reps of each exercise,
    then decrease x 9, x 8... x 1
    ✱ Lateral jumps
    ✱ Quick feet push-up
    ✱ reverse lunge
    ✱ side burpee


week 4


Perform warm-up of previous weeks
main workout (3 x 4 min)


  • perform circuit three times
    (30-sec rest after each circuit)
    hiit
    (45-sec of each move, 15-sec rest)
    ✱ Jumping jack
    ✱ Plank jack
    ✱ s quat jump
    ✱ running planks


Perform warm-up of previous weeks
main workout (3 x 4 min) – perform
circuit three times (30-sec rest
after each circuit)
hiit
(45-sec of each move, 15-sec rest)
✱ Long jump (feet together, jump
forwards as far as you can, using a big
arm swing to propel you forwards)
✱ Push-up
✱ running planks
✱ f loor hop-over

Perform warm-up of previous weeks
main workout (3 x 4 min)


  • perform circuit three times
    (30-sec rest after each circuit)
    hiit
    (45-sec of each move, 15-sec rest)
    ✱ Lateral jumps
    ✱ f ront bridge rock
    ✱ high knees
    ✱ s ide bridge


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