Lower Body - Slow Burner Workout

Mike is up today to take you through a low impact, lower body strength-based workout that brings intensity to the session through control and time under tension - two often overlooked areas when people think of intensity.

The exercises that Mike takes you through are probably similar to exercises that you have performed before. However with slight adjustments to some of the movements, you will feel the exercise recruiting the working muscles a lot more intensely.

During each exercise, focus on what each part of your body is doing and try to make small corrections to maintain control. Being able to control your body during exercise translates immediately to the real world where you can reduce your risk of injury, and control your body during different tasks you have to complete during each day. Commonly used words or phrases you may hear someone use to describe this are 'Proprioception', 'Kinaesthesia', or 'Mind-Muscle Connection'.

Give the below exercises a go, and see how well you can move whilst maintaining control throughout the entire movement. I can guarantee that you will be surprised how difficult this can become!

Complete 3-5 Sets of Each Exercise:

- Heel Raises x 8-12
- Heel Elevated Air Squat x 8-12
- Single Leg Deadlift x 8-12

Rest x 60 seconds between sets.

Enjoy!