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This One's for Your Core

by Zaina Budayr

Type
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone

Sometimes the smallest things make the biggest difference. This is a short core workout aka nothing fancy! It's just a few minutes of showing up for your body. Squeeze it in between meetings, before your morning shower, or whenever you have a spare moment. Your future self will thank you.

Transcript

Are you ready for an ab blaster?

Cause I'm not.

Just kidding.

I am.

I have friends on the other side of the camera that are making me laugh.

But here we go.

We're in this together.

Quick little ab blast.

Grab for a block.

Medium wide is setting.

Barbie hands.

Summer of Barbie was such a good summer.

You're going to press your hands into the sides of the blocks.

Elbows are gonna go wide.

Now look at your feet.

They'll be hips width distance apart.

Heels are gonna plug into the ground the entire time.

Toes are gonna stay lifted.

Really squeeze the block.

Shift your way back two inches.

Keep squeezing the blocks.

Lift it up for two inches.

Recline back.

Lift up for three.

For two.

And one.

Pause.

While squeezing the block,

You're gonna tap it to the right.

Come back to center.

You're gonna tap it to the left.

And you're gonna go to the right.

And you're gonna go to the left.

And you're gonna go to the right.

And you're gonna go to the left.

Now the farther back that you release yourself,

The harder this is gonna get.

If you need to come up a little bit higher,

Go for that too.

But it's the real twist.

Block is tapping the ground.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

And one.

Back to the center.

Squeeze your block,

Squeeze your block,

Squeeze your block.

And you're gonna place the block in between your thighs.

Roll all the way down onto your back.

Tabletop the feet.

Point the toes,

Arms are long beside you.

Palms face down.

Inhale,

Lift the legs up and high.

Send the arms back.

They're gonna interlace behind your head.

Elbows go wide.

Tabletop the legs.

Draw the elbows in.

Head,

Shoulders lift off of the ground.

Extend your legs forward.

You still got the block.

All you gotta do is not drop it.

Come back to center.

Inhale the legs up.

Back to center.

Exhale,

Extend them long.

Again,

It's in.

Extend them long.

Back to the center.

And find the length,

Straighten it out.

Tabletop.

Legs go straight.

Tabletop,

Legs go long.

Lift your shoulder blades even farther off the ground.

Extend the legs up high.

Back through center.

Extend them long.

Back through center.

Lift head,

Shoulders off the ground.

Can you tap your elbows to your knees?

10,

Nine,

Eight,

Seven,

Six,

Yikes,

Five,

Four,

Three,

Two,

And one.

Back through center.

Remove your block.

Everything releases down.

Constructive rest.

Release the hands.

And voila.

Super quick one,

But there you go.

© 2026 Zaina Budayr. All rights reserved. All copyright in this work remains with the original creator. No part of this material may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

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