Figure 8 jogging

Category: Aerobic

2-4 reps over ~5-10 yards

Carla van den Berg

  • Jog in a figure-8 shape, opening up the body while transitioning around the cones
  • Bend at the hips and knees to get low while transitioning around the cones
  • Relaxed running technique
  • Arms move forward with opposing leg with elbows flexed at 90-degrees
  • Lazy arms
    • Cue "Swing from the shoulder"
    • Cue "Drive elbows back"
  • Remaining upright while transitiong around the cones
    • Cue "Get low"
  • Increases heart and breathing rates to prepare body for the warm-up exercises that follow
  • Practices a non-linear running pattern