1. Saves Time: you get more bang for your fitness buck in less time than other exercises.
2. Works Full Body: arms, chest, back, quads, hams, core and more!
3. Effective for All: no matter what level you are, burpees increase your strength and conditioning, endurance and power.
4. Fail Proof: while burpees may look ugly sometimes - they are still working! Think of it more as "fall down, get back up."
5. Portable: you can do these anywhere and requires no equipment.
6. Do-able: can be easily modified for beginners to pros (see modifications below)
7. The Never Give up Attitude: this may be my favorite reason for doing burpees - it builds your body and mind, physically and mentally. Burpees teach you that even in the toughest of times to just keep going.
WORKOUT OF THE DAY:Every minute on the minute for 10 minutes perform X number of burpees.Rest the remainder of the minute.Beginners do 3-5, Intermediate do 6-9, Advanced do 10-13.
The Original "Burpee" was created by Royal H. Burpee, a physiologist in New York City, using a four-count movement pattern to be performed 4 times to simply assess the fitness of everyday people and not necessarily that of already fit people. In 1939, Burpee as a Ph.D. candidate in applied physiology at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, invented the "Burpee," (not yet named) the four-count movement that would provide an easy way to evaluate fitness. The original exercise was simple:
1. Squat down and place both hands on the floor in front of you.
2. Jump feet back into plank position.
3. Jump feet forward.
4. Return to standing.
1. Start by standing with your feet about hip distance apart. Bend knees and bring your hands to the floor just in front of your feet.
2. Jump your feet back into a plank while lowering your chest to the floor with engaged core.
3. With hands flat on the floor about shoulder distance apart, chest lifting high, jump or 'pop' your feet back up in between your hands. If this popping action is not happening for you, press up into a strong plank position and then jump your feet forward.
4. Finish with a jump while clapping your hands together overhead, arms extended.
A. Do the original 4-count burpee listed above. No chest to deck and no jump at the end.
B. Instead of jumping feet back, step one foot back and then the other. No chest to deck. Then instead of jumping feet forward, step one foot forward and then the other. To finish, just clap hands overhead without the jump.
C. Use a chair seat to place your forearms. Follow modification B.
