Standing tall with your feet together, keep your midsection firm. Raise your left leg up behind you, ensuring that your right leg is slightly bent. Once you feel the “stretch” in your hammies lower your left leg and return to starting position. Then Repeat. Once you’ve completed your set then follow the sequence using opposite […]
Reverse Sit-Ups
Sit on the floor with your knees bent in front you and your toes pulled towards you. Have your arms directly out in front of you. Engage your core muscles and lower yourself down so that your middle and lower upper back touches the floor. Raise yourself back up to starting position and Repeat. Continue […]
Split Squat
Stand in front of a bench with your hands on your hips. Extend your right leg back and place the top of your foot on top of the bench. Keeping your upper body upright, lower yourself down flexing your left knee and hip. At the bottom of the movement push yourself back up again driving […]
Standing Calf Raises on Adjustable Bench
I’m using an Adjustable Weight Bench for this exercise. Standing at one end of the bench with my toes and the balls of my feet on the bench’s framework. I’ve got my midsection firm and chest out. I’ve raised the back of the bench to full height so I can hold onto it. I raise […]
Exercise Band Program Design and Advanced Tubing Exercises Video
Before getting into exercise band program design… In the previous article and video on resistance tubing/band/cable exercises I discussed some of the benefits of cable training and showed a number of different exercises that can be done with various cables. However, I did not address one of their greatest aspects, which is that elastic tubing […]
Exercise Bands – The How To, Why and What For – Video Instructions
Resistance exercise bands, cables or exercise tubing have become incredibly popular pieces of exercise equipment, especially during the last 10 years. This is likely because they are relatively inexpensive, can be used almost anywhere, and there are many effective exercises for everyone from beginners to advanced athletes. Another thing that makes exercise bands appealing is […]
Your Home Workout – How To Stay On Track! Plus Video With Tips On How To Exercise At Home Without Equipment
In the article below we also discuss exercising at home using no gym equipment. So we thought we’d include the above video “Tips On How To Exercise At Home Without Equipment” – to give you some examples of how to go about this. A home workout is a great option for many people, but there […]
Bodyweight Exercises Top Tips!
If you are just beginning an exercise program, or don’t like gyms, and want to workout at home, you can still have very productive workouts, even if you have little or no equipment using bodyweight exercises. Much of the fancy equipment at gyms is really not necessary and mainly there to add variety or look […]
Upper Body Kettlebell Exercises To Sculpt Your Arms
FitYummyMummy.com A1: KB 2 Hand High Pull Perform 10-12 Repetitions Pull the Kettlebell up the middle of your body, elbows high as you extend your hips and contract your glutes to stand. Continue to raise Kettlebell to chest height, pause and lower Kettlebell with control to repeat. A2: Kettlebell Push Ups Perform 8-10 repetitions Holding […]
What is Sandbag Training?
Often we spend a lot of time arguing over the perfect rep and set scheme, or should we use a slightly pronated or semi-supinated grip to optimize effectiveness. While some of these factors definitely prove to be necessary, one cannot discount the benefit of enjoying what training can do for performance. Training will make someone […]
