The down-up is a fairly self-explanatory exercise that requires you to move your body down and then up, like a burpee but with no jump at the top of the movement. “With a down-up, the chest should still come down to the floor and you finish the movement by standing up with the hips and shoulders over each other,” explains Gaskell.

How to do a down-up:

Place your hands on the floor, spreading the fingers to create a good base.
Send your bum back and jump your feet into a plank.
Making sure your hands are next to your chest, snake your body down to the floor.
Tuck your toes under and squeeze your bum and backline of the body and press your arms straight.
Snap the hip flexors and the core tight and jump your feet in to meet your hands.
Stand up, slightly squeezing your bum at the top of the movement and repeat.

“With the down-up, there’s no aggressive jump at the top,” Gaskell says, explaining that this lowers the impact of the movement on the knees and other sensitive joints. It also allows you to benefit from the strengthening elements of the movement without getting uncomfortably out of breath.

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