Pendulum Exercise

We always get tired of our hectic lives and avoid doing any kind of exercise. But exercise is one thing that you must not avoid to live healthy and in good physical and mental shape. So here I am with one more exercise for the week that would help you strengthen your Abs, Oblique and Hips. The exercise is called the pendulum and the steps are mentioned below. clip_image002 Take a mat and lie down straight on the mat on the ground. Lie down on the mat straight and erect. Now stretch your arms sideways like the wings of an airplane. Now raise both the legs perpendicular to the floor such that the legs make an angle of ninety degrees with the ground. Make sure that the toes are in pointed position.

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  • 24 июля 2009, 19:20
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Dumbbell Back Rows

The exercise Dumbbell Back Rows help strengthening the rhombus shaped muscles more commonly known as rhomboids. The exercise also helps firming the shoulder muscles and the spine resulting in a toned back and a great back posture. So after performing this exercise on day to day basis you’ll be able wear backless dresses with an enormous amount of confidence. clip_image001· Take a stability or medicine ball. · Also take 2 dumbbells each weighing 6-8 pounds.

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  • 17 июля 2009, 19:40
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Exercise of the week: Triceps Kickback

Exercise is a very important part of our lives for keeping our body healthy and fit. And you’ll think that everybody knows that I haven’t written anything special. But everybody doesn’t know all the exercises that make your body fit. So I try and find out exercises for each and every body part every week so that you can remain fit and fine. This week I have got triceps kickback exercise which will help you strengthen the muscles of the upper arm back. So let us check out the steps to perform the triceps kickback correctly. clip_image001 · Take a medicine ball and place in front of you.

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  • 10 июля 2009, 17:24
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Exercise of the week: Crunches on Ball

Get strong and sexy abs by doing these crunches on ball. Tone your abdomen muscles by balancing yourself on the ball and performing crunches. Below are the steps to perform crunches on the ball.

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  • 15 мая 2009, 20:43
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Exercise of the week: Shoulder Bridge

A great exercise for your shoulder, spinal cord, butt and thighs is the shoulder bridge. Here are the steps to perform the shoulder bridge exercise.

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  • Lie down on a mat straight with hands parallel. Bend your legs from knees at an angle of 90 degree and put your spine towards your head. Lift your butt in upward direction and slowly lift your spinal cord slowly. Inhale while doing the above step. And make sure that only your head, shoulders, hands and feet remain on the ground.

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  • 24 апреля 2009, 05:47
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Exercise ball curls

No big machines or investment required. It is an excellent bodyweight exercise for beginners like you and me. So let’s check out the steps for doing the exercise.

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  • Start the exercise by lying down straight on your back.
  • Place a large ball under your heels as shown in the figure.
  • Lift your hip and make sure that the knees are not bent.
  • Place the hands on the floor.


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  • 11 апреля 2009, 19:31
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Exercise of the week: Genie Sit

The Genie sit is an exercise that helps you strengthen a back knee muscle (Hamstring), butt, the front thigh muscles and abs. Hummm that’s sounds interesting. Benefit of so many muscles just by doing one exercise!!! So don’t wait and start doing Genie Sit exercise as follows.

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  • 27 февраля 2009, 18:48
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Overhead Squat

Overhead Squat

The overhead squat exercise helps strengthening your legs, thighs and hips. The steps to perform the exercise are as follows.

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· Start the exercise holding a medicine ball with both your hands and legs placed shoulder apart.

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  • 16 февраля 2009, 18:40
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10 Facts Everybody Should Know About Fitness and Exercises

Fitness seems to be one of the hottest activities nowadays, everybody uses this word but I am ready to bet not half of these people even don’t know what it is all about. Frankly speaking, even searching the web for a decent and workable definition gives nothing. That is why, I just think in order everybody to understand the role of fitness better, I am going to share with you top 10 interesting and useful facts about fitness:

10 Facts Everybody Should Know About Fitness and Exercises



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  • 10 декабря 2008, 15:02
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Exercise for Strong Arms: Part 2

The second exercise that i would suggest for strong arms is Shadow Boxing.

 

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Stand erect with both the legs placed apart.
Position your arms in the boxing pose as shown.
Stretch your fist imagining that you are thumping somebody. Now as you take your hand back visualizing that you are saving yourself from the opponent blow curving your knees.
Now for the next blow instantly move your fist imagining punching somebody under the jowl.
Repeat the punches till you get exhausted.

Source: ChicShaping.com — Exercise for Strong Arms: Part 2

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  • 12 сентября 2008, 21:53
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