SLB KITTEN
Kitten is a 47-min total body workout that targets the core, glutes, hips, and inner thighs. It's 3x3 format allows for stability and controlled form, utilizing a dowel for balance rather than heavy weights.
Workout Preparation
Equipment: Use a dowel for stability. LB recommends fives or threes for the workout, emphasizing that good form is more important than using heavy weights.
Footwear: LB advises against stilettos, recommending either a low heel (like a kitten heel), flip-flops, or a padded sock/shoe for comfort and proper form.
Form: The workout requires keeping the core engaged, shoulders down, and maintaining a tall back. Using a mirror is highly recommended to monitor form.
Routine Highlights
The workout follows a repetitive format across different leg movements, emphasizing controlled tempo (full range, halfway, pulses) and constant engagement of the glutes and core.
Key movements include:
Squats: Performed with heels on dumbbells (or a similar stable base) to focus on the glutes.
Lunge Variations: Including split lunges, curtsy lunges, and side lunges to work the hips and glutes from different angles.
Inner Thigh Sweeps: Designed to target the inner thighs while maintaining a standing, balanced position.
Arabesque/Lean Sequences: Utilizing the dowel to lean and extend, maintaining level hips and core stability.
Closing and Cool Down
Push-ups & Climbers: The session concludes with a set of push-ups (on knees or toes) followed by mountain climbers.
Stretching: The video ends with a seated stretch, bringing the ankle over the knee to target the hips, and ankle circles.
Recommendation: LB encourages repeating this workout throughout the week as an effective alternative to cardio.