30DS alternatives to jumping jacks

cazwillis99
cazwillis99 Posts: 238 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, I was doing 30ds and getting on well but the jumping jacks have given me a very sore calf - it still hurts after 7 days off but I want to get back to doing the other exercies, what would you do - I was going to replace the jumping jacks with more of the static punches but don't know if that will work - she obviously puts the workout together the way she does for a reason. Has anyone else adapted the workout and still lost inches and would you do what I am going to do or another exercise in place of the jumping jacks?

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  • mogriff1
    mogriff1 Posts: 325 Member
    When I do 30DS I don't do the jumping jacks. I do right and left side lunges instead. (However I continue to complete the range of motion with my arms simultaneously.) Hope this helps.
  • bostonmom23
    bostonmom23 Posts: 53 Member
    Instead of the jumping out & back with the jumping jacks, move your arms with the motion like you are doing the jumping jacks, but kick one leg out to the side at a time, bringing it back to the original position & then kicking out the other. Sure, your not burning the same amount of calories that you would be if you were doing the full jumping jack, but the most important thing is that YOU ARE STILL MOVING...so a few calories burned is better than no calories
  • steadk
    steadk Posts: 334 Member
    Instead of the jumping out & back with the jumping jacks, move your arms with the motion like you are doing the jumping jacks, but kick one leg out to the side at a time, bringing it back to the original position & then kicking out the other. Sure, your not burning the same amount of calories that you would be if you were doing the full jumping jack, but the most important thing is that YOU ARE STILL MOVING...so a few calories burned is better than no calories

    Interesting idea, I never would've thought of that one
  • LisaJ2904
    LisaJ2904 Posts: 157 Member
    I struggle with jumping jack because of baby bladder :blushing: so I will do any other cardio movement , there are side winders where you jump and push one leg out behind alternatively to a 4 beat . These are pretty close calorie wise and the higher you jump the better x
  • ScientistStudy
    ScientistStudy Posts: 249 Member
    I listen to music when I do my 30DS, and since I hurt my foot recently, rather than doing jumping.. well any jumping move, I've just been dancing around like an idiot to keep my heart rate up :laugh:
  • Xiaolongbao
    Xiaolongbao Posts: 854 Member
    I don't know what level you're on but what I've done is combined exercises from the different levels. For me it is exercises that are rough on the knees that I've replaced. So for example instead of jumping jacks you could do plank jacks from the level 2 work out.
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