Exercise Directory: Tick Tocks

The Standing Tick Tock received its name because it mimics the motion of the hand on a Grandfather clock [kind of]. The exercise works your back along with your obliques (AKA: The Love Handles).

STEP #1: Stand tall holding a dumbbell in each hand. You can actually execute the movement without any weight. Tighten your core throughout this entire exercise [booty, belly, back ...].

STEP #2: Lower the weight that you are holding with your right hand straight down the side of your right thigh ... getting as deep of a bend as your body will allow. Be cautious at first because you want to understand your limitations ... without straining your back/body.

Side View:

Front View:

STEP #3: Straighten your body so that you are standing straight and tall.

STEP #4: Bend your body the opposite direction ... lowering the weight that you are holding in your left hand down the side of your left thigh. Once again bend as deep as your body will allow without straining your back/body.

STEP #5: Straighten your body so that you are standing straight and tall.

STEP #6: Rest. Repeat.

NOTE: This should not bother your back. If it does, stop doing it. This exercise is going to increase your range of motion, tighten your core [abs, bum, obliques], and help increase your balance.