Purpose: Strengthen and Stabilize Muscles Worked: Quads, Gluteus, Hamstrings, and Core Form: Place one foot on a weight bench. Ensure your legs are hip width apart. Your front leg should be about 3 feet away from the bench. Place your hands on your hips. Slowly squat down until your knee is bent about 90 degrees. Be [...]
Does your brain need a little boost of power?! Then it’s time to get a move on. Scientific American Mind had a great article. It’s been spoken about for years that exercise keeps the brain young. From dimentia in seniors to improved learning in kids. “Yet how working up a sweat leads to better cognition [...]
Muscles worked: triceps Purpose: strengthen Form: sit on the floor, lift your body up to a slightly bent elbow, and slowly lower until your bum is almost touching the floor. Lift yourself back up to a slightly bent elbow and repeat.
Muscles worked: gluteus, quads, hamstrings,and inner thighs, and calves. Purpose: strengthen Form: stand with the feet beyond shoulder width apart. The wide stance forces the inner thigh muscles to work harder. The toes should be turned out. Hold the medicine ball(optional) in front of the body or hands on the hips. Squat down until the [...]
Muscles Worked: Deltoids, Pectorals, Traps Purpose: Strength and Stability Form: Standing in the middle of the theraband, grasp the ends of the band in one hand. Lift you arm upward in front of your body to shoulder level. keep elbow straight and thumb facing upward. Hold and slowly lower, and repeat. Complete exercise on both arms.
Assisted pull-up with heavy resistance band Muscles Worked: Latissimus Dorsi (back), and Biceps Purpose: Strengthen Form: Secure bands under one foot or knee. Place hands slightly wider than shoulder width. Grasp pull-up bar. Pull up until chin reaches bar, keeping proper posture. Slowly lower yourself to the starting position, repeat. Special Considerations: Reach to grasp [...]
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Using a personal trainer for you to get fit is a great idea. It’s hard to stay motivated, and it’s even more difficult to stay on top of all the new ways to exercise and get fit. You will have to shell out a few more bucks per month to stay fit, or to get [...]
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Sometimes deciding out wether a gym membership would be appropriate for you or not can become a really big excuse for staying away from muscle building. People spend up a big deal of their time in just deciding over it without actually taking up any action. This is just a step forward to kick start [...]
