Three Killer Ab Exercises

Your core is everything. It’s the center of your body, what your legs and arms use to anchor their strength, what gives you balance, solidity, strength and power. Plus it looks great-having a set of rippled abs showing when you pull off your shirt is always a plus, no matter where or why. Of course, you need to burn off your body fat to show them, but here are some killer ab workouts to get those washboard abs ready for the summer. Plank Oblique’s Get into plank position. That’s where you go into a push-up stance, and …

Understanding the Plank Exercise – The Most Under-Rated Core Exercise

You can retrain your deep abdominal muscles and increase your core stabilization by using the popular exercise known as the plank. Most people are sedentary, overweight, inflexible, and have bad posture, and all of these things can be associated with back pain. In a study done by physiotherapists in Australia, the researchers concluded that people who suffered from chronic lower back pain had weak and uncoordinated core muscles. To improve core stabilization, the therapists used the plank as well as traditional strengthening exercises for the core and entire body. In this study, there was an emphasis on the deep abdominal muscles, especially the transverse abdominus. And after the core training program, the participants showed increased strength and …

Can’t Get to a Gym – 3 Body Weight Alternatives

There are many reasons why you may want to workout outside the gym. •You may be traveling. •Weather prevents you from reaching the gym. •You may not like the gym environment. Whatever the reason you are unable to make it to a gym; you need alternatives that you can complete anywhere, with no equipment required. This article gives you 3 simple exercises (simple but intense) which will allow you to workout anywhere, with no facilities required. Push Up The quintessential upper body exercise developing the pectoral and triceps muscles. Place your hands shoulder width apart on the floor, with your body extended in…

Forget the Gym Membership! – 5 Simple Exercises For Better Health

“HECTIC!” describes most everyones life. Getting everybody in the house ready in the morning, working all day and then winding everybody down at night theres simply not enough time to exercise. Plus, with the economy slumping a gym membership may not be in the budget. Being overweight and stressed is high on everyones list and bad health concerns show up more then we care to mention! Exercise helps you sleep better, builds your self confidence, reduces stress and keeps health concerns under control. There are many exercises you can do anywhere using the physical weight of your body and…

My Secret Three Way Workout

I’m going to tell you about workout plan that uses barbells, dumbbells, and your own body weight to burn fat. This plan is designed to avoid plateaus and to keep your body energized. 1. Begin with barbell squats and declining push ups. If you can’t get the squats done, try the single leg squats instead. Get your bar at chest level and rest it on the top of your back. Take the weight off the rack and take a step to the rear. Keep your stance slightly further part than the width of your shoulders. Keeping good form, you need to throw back your hips into a low squatting position. 2. When done with your squats…

Strength Training Tips – Pelvic Tilts Flatten the Belly!

People are always asking me for the best exercises to flatten the belly. Here’s an easy one that you can do anytime to strengthen the transverse abdominis, the deep abdominal muscle, and the obliques, which run along the sides of your waist. In the pelvic tilt these muscles act together to compress the abdomen and provide a corset- like effect of flattening the belly, narrowing the waist and supporting the low back. As a bonus, the movement simultaneously stretches the low back. The three variations described here offer you several options in positioning. For all variations, repeat 10-15 times. Supine Pelvic Tilt: Although pelvic tilts can be done …

A Better Ab Workout

Among the most common mistakes in the gym is when gym members especially overweight gym members perform 80 crunches a day expecting to totally transform his/her physique. This is a total waste of time when they should be focusing their efforts on more effective exercises. Sadly, I even see personal trainers making their clients do millions of crunches at the end of a workout. There’s no need to ever get on your back for a nice tummy. A better way of working your abs is to make them a part of a total body workout during the…

Work Your Oblique Muscles With the Best Oblique Exercises

The oblique muscles are the muscles located on the sides of your waist. There are 2 sets of oblique muscles the internal oblique and the external oblique. The external oblique lies on top of the internal and when someone is in really good shape, you can see the fibers of the external oblique. The external obliques run from the back of the lower ribs down to the pelvis, and the internal obliques run from the pelvis up to the lower ribs. Both muscles will work to pull your spine forwards like in crunches, but if you really want to emphasize the …

2 Kick Butt Exercises You Can Easily Do at Home That Melt Away Unwanted Fat Quickly and Efficiently!

Give me a few minutes and I’ll show you 2 powerful exercises you can do anytime, any place, to shave off those extra pounds and stay slim, fit and energized! Practicing these drills on a regular basis WILL help you burn that ugly fat shockingly fast – without any fancy equipment whatsoever. So without further ado…let’s get started, shall we? Workout 1 Hip Raiser Begin by sitting comfortably on the floor with your legs straight and your palms down by your hip on either side. You also want to make sure that your back is kept straight. Next, gently raise your body upward so that the soles of your feet are now flat on the floor, and your hips, upper thighs and torso…

Exercises That You Can Do While You Are at Work

It can’t be helped to stay sitting at your desk all day if that is what your job requires you to do. Usually, those who have this kind of lifestyle are obese or overweight. This is because they lack physical activity. This is almost comparable to having a sedentary lifestyle. Physical activity is important in order to maintain a healthy body. If you are not going to exercise, your muscles will become weak as well as your overall body. However, if …

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