We all know how important a strong core is to running, but it’s easy to get bored of the traditional exercises: sit-ups, press-ups, burpees, etc.

For a more imaginative bodyweight routine, try doing four rounds of these exercises, spending a minute on each. That’ll result in 16 minutes of core-crafting goodness and, hopefully, zero minutes of boredom.

1. Inch Worm

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Inch worm

  • Start in the ‘Downward Dog’ yoga position, trying to keep your heels flat on the floor
  • Inch your hands forward, until they are as far forward as you can manage while holding the position
  • Inch your hands backwards to the starting position

2. Bear Crawl

Bear crawls

Bear crawl

  • Start in the press-up positon, hands directly under shoulders
  • Thrust your left leg forward, making sure your left knee goes outside your left elbow
  • Keeping that foot where it is, Repeat the move with your right knee, moving slowly forward

3. Superman

Superman exercise

Superman exercise

  • Lie face-down on the ground, hands above heard
  • Lift both hands and both legs off the ground together, holding the position for 5 seconds

4. Russian Twist

Russian twists

Russian twists

  • Sit on the ground with your hands together and your legs off the ground and slightly bent
  • Rotate to the left, until your lift hand lightly touches the ground
  • Repeat on the right handside.