Torso Twists
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What is this?
This is an exercise for the waist.
Benefits
Torso Twists:
- Helps to slim the waist.
Equipment required
This exercise requires:
- The Wii Balance Board
MET
Torso Twists has a MET of 2, meaning that it is a light intensity activity.
Levels and time
There are two levels of Torso Twists, each requiring a different number of repetitions and each taking a different amount of time:
- 3 times: takes 2 minutes.
- 6 times: takes 3 minutes.
How to do it
There are two phases of this exercise.
- The phases are performed once each in the 3 times level.
- The phases are peformed twice each in the 6 times level: Phase one then Phase two, then again, Phase one and Phase two.
Phase one: Horizontal Twists
- Stand on the Wii Balance Board with your feet apart.
- Hold your arms out horizontally.
- Keeping your arms stretched out, twist your waist so that your head now is facing right.
- Untwist so that you are facing the centre.
- Twist your waist the other way.
- Keep an eye on the yellow circle on the screen and try to keep the red dot within that circle as you do this exercise.
- When you have completed three repetitions on each side, bring yourself back to the centre and let your arms fall to your side.
Phase two: Cross Twists
- Hold your arms out horizontally.
- At the same time that you twist your waist to the right, bend at the waist so that your left arm is now over your right leg. Do not touch your right leg.
- Untwist so that you are facing the centre.
- Twist your waist the other way, bending at the same time so that your right arm is now over your left leg. Do not touch your left leg.
- Keep an eye on the yellow circle on the screen and try to keep the red dot within that circle as you do this exercise.
- When you have completed three repetitions on each side, bring yourself back to the centre and let your arms fall to your side.
Scoring
You are awarded points based on how well you kept the red dot within the yellow circle for both phases: horizontal (Phase one) and vertical (Phase two).
Problems
- Do not bend too far forward during the cross twists. You are not trying to touch your toes, but to gently tone your waist.
- Do not move too quickly: slow movements are better for getting the most out of this exercise.
