The old high school gym class has some great ideas on exercises you can use for some great cardio. Jumping jacks make a great stretching exercise, especially for runners, as they stretch out every muscle you have.
Burpees are another fun one, and not for the weak.For those curious: Drop to ground so that your hands touch the ground. Shoot you legs out so that you are in push-up position and do a push-up. Pull your legs back up under your body. Stand. Repeat as needed.
Side-stepping is another great exercise, especially for those that like a precise exercise. Stand in the middle of two line five feet apart (or 1.4 meters), feet just outside your shoulders. The idea is to sidestep just outside the line to the right, then just outside the left line in two steps. You sidestep just past the right line again in two step. Repeat. Basically, you want to do as many as possible inside of thirty seconds (increase as needed).
Jumping rope is another classic. Get into a high-stepping running motion (your knees should hit a right angle, or close to one); count a jump as when your right foot hits the ground. Start with a hundred jumps and go from there.
Speed jumping is another idea. Just jump as quickly as possible and don't worry about form. Start with a thirty-second and go from there.
Burpees are another fun one, and not for the weak.For those curious: Drop to ground so that your hands touch the ground. Shoot you legs out so that you are in push-up position and do a push-up. Pull your legs back up under your body. Stand. Repeat as needed.
Side-stepping is another great exercise, especially for those that like a precise exercise. Stand in the middle of two line five feet apart (or 1.4 meters), feet just outside your shoulders. The idea is to sidestep just outside the line to the right, then just outside the left line in two steps. You sidestep just past the right line again in two step. Repeat. Basically, you want to do as many as possible inside of thirty seconds (increase as needed).
Jumping rope is another classic. Get into a high-stepping running motion (your knees should hit a right angle, or close to one); count a jump as when your right foot hits the ground. Start with a hundred jumps and go from there.
Speed jumping is another idea. Just jump as quickly as possible and don't worry about form. Start with a thirty-second and go from there.
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