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The description of how to do a burpee on Wikipedia is horribly confusing:

• Wikipedia – Burpee (exercise)

The burpee is a full body exercise used in strength training and as an aerobic exercise. The basic movement is performed in four steps and known as a “four-count burpee”:

1. Begin in a standing position.

2. Drop into a squat position with your hands on the ground. (count 1)

3. Kick your feet back, while keeping your arms extended. (count 2)

4. Immediately return your feet to the squat position. (count 3)

5. Jump up from the squat position (count 4)

It is so much easier to SEE it, like with this animated GIF from Nike Women:

After watching this for a little while, I feel as if I could do a burpee or two. This is intense exercise that I have never been able to keep up for more than one day. I wonder what would happen if I tried.

Via: Funeral For My Fat, nikewomen: And I’m donnnne-nope.