Mountain Climber Exercise

Mountain climber exercise is a total body workout, which provides training for the mountain climbing activity. These exercises mainly focus on the arms, the thighs, and other core muscles. In these exercises you are required to lift the body with the same exercise continuously and consistently. This gives out the feeling one gets while climbing the mountains. Though these exercises mainly are used for training for mountain climbing, they are also used as workouts because of the following benefits.

Benefits

Here is the list of benefits of these exercise.

• It helps to strengthen muscles. By performing sequenced mountain climber exercises, you can design your own core strength training program.
• It helps to simulate the physical challenge of climbing a mountain, without any deprivation of oxygen or cold.
• These exercises are one of the top exercises used to build up great abs.
• These exercises can also help to increase the speed for your cardiovascular exercises.
• Mountain climbing exercises help to give the body a good boost for the real mountain climbing activity.
• Mountain climbing exercises are used by people to train for sports.
• These exercises help to tone your body, and in muscle building.

Exercises

These exercises should only be opted by people having a good back, as it is impossible to perform these exercises with a weak back. People with weak back first need to strengthen their back with some strength training back exercises, and then go for these exercises.

#1
Go for a push up position and keep your arms straight, and keep the balls of your feet on the floor. Balance in the posture, and slowly lift your left knee upwards toward your right arm, and back down to the starting posture. Then repeat with your right knee motion towards your left arm, so keep alternating your legs with each repetition, and perform 5 reps. As you gather stamina and are better coordinated, increase reps and speed.

#2
This a common mountain climber workout, where you get again in the push up position. Then move your right knee straight towards your right arm, and back to starting position. Repeat with your left knee and left arm motion, and increase your speed with each rep, perform this exercise for 20-25 seconds.

#3
In the duck walk exercise you will have to jump with both legs forward and land a squatting position, with your legs a bit wider than shoulder length. Then drop your left leg from the squat to front and then repeat with your right leg. The sequence should be repeated for around 30 seconds.

Tips

Make sure you keep in mind the important tips mentioned below while performing mountain climbing exercises.

• Maintain steady breathing, and try to follow a good and slow rhythm.
• Balance your body well throughout the workout, and maintain a neutral back. Don't slouch.
• While performing the first exercise, make sure the twist comes from the core and hips and never from your shoulders.
• In the first exercise, for endurance training go really slow and hold your knee by your arm for 2 seconds and then bring it down.

Make sure you do a warm up before exercising, and stretch all the muscles after your exercise. Also, follow a good abs diet to get the best results.