A storm day workout from the Island Storm

This past week saw a whopping four storm days for P.E.I. students and three for most civil servants. If you weren't a designated snow shoveller, you may be feeling a little sluggish, not to mention stir crazy.

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For your next storm day, here's a remedy: a 15-minute at-home workout, designed by Island Stormbasketball player Demitri Harris to get your blood flowing, with easy instructions and illustrations from the team.

The eight exercises can go in any order, feel free to switch them up or keep them in this order.

1. Hamstring stretch

Al Stewart, a 5'10" point guard from Chicago, demonstrates his stretch for hamstrings, the muscles on the back of the thigh.

Reach as high as you can then bend down and touch your toes. Feel the stretch in the back of your legs.Do two sets of ten repeats.

2. Knee hugs

Tirrell Baines, a6'7" power forward from Greenville, S.C., is caught here mid-knee hug.

While standing, gently hug one knee to your chest while remaining balanced.Do two sets, ten reps per set.

3. Squats

Assistant CoachJeff Morrisondemonstrates the squat, a full-body exercise that works the thighs, butt, quads and hamstrings all important for jumping!

Point toes out, keep your back straight and sit as low as you can go, he said. It's like sitting back on an imaginary chair.

Stand up straight,and repeat six times. Dotwo sets.

4. Pushups

Rob Nortmann, a 6'9" power forward from Toronto, shows us his pushup form.

Point your fingers forwardand keep your body straight as you push up, he advises. Do as many as you can until you're tired. Take a break, then come back and try again.

5. Situps

Demitri Harris, a 6'6" forward fromVancouver, demonstrates his version of the situp.

On your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor, sit up using your abdominal muscles. Dotwo sets of 20 reps each time.

6. Ab stretch

After your situps you'll want to stretch out those abs!

Lay on your stomach and push up your top half, looking up as high as you comfortably can. You should feel the stretch in your abdomen.

Hold for 30 seconds. Dothis stretch twice.

7. Jumping jacks

Jumping is important to the game of basketball.AJ Stewart, a6'8" power forward from Jacksonville, Fla, demonstrates.

Jump up, slap your hands together whilst spreading your legs, he instructs, then jump again brining your hands down and closing your legs.

8. Plank

Wayne Mccullough, a 6'6" forward from Hockley, Texas shows us the plank.

Lay on your stomach and push up on to your elbows,keeping your body straightfor one minute, Mccullough said. Take a break, then do it once more.

The Storm sit at third place in the Atlantic Division in the NBL with seven wins and eight losses.

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