Quick Workout for Women to Increase Strength and Muscle Tone
This is a guest video post by Marci Lall, a certified personal trainer who has over 9 years of experience in the fitness industry. If you are interested in guest posting on this blog, please check out the guidelines here. Here are the guidelines for the workout featured in the video above. You want to make sure to [...]
1/21 Workout: Chest, Triceps & Cardio
The photo in this post really has nothing to do with my workout today in any way but it’s Adrian Peterson and my Vikings are in the NFC Championship game this coming Sunday so I’m showing my team spirit! I realized today that I completely skipped shoulders. For my last workout I did back and [...]
1/12 Workout: Back, Biceps & High-Intensity Interval Training
I got a really great workout in today despite the fact that I’m fighting a nasty cold. If I would’ve known I was going to cough so much after the fact, I definitely wouldn’t have done any cardio. But I’m already done with it now and it feels good to get a great workout in! [...]
1/10 Workout: Shoulders and Steady State Cardio
Today I started a new workout program. It’s actually featured in the January/February 2010 issue of Muscle and Fitness Hers. It’s a workout split that fitness model Nicole Wilkins Lee follows at times. In 2009, Nicole won first place in each of the following competitions:
1/7 Workout: Chest, Abs & HIIT
Today I finally got a strength training workout in – it’s been a few weeks! I kind of took it pretty easy but I’m definitely feeling pretty tired right about now. Getting started again is the hardest part and I’m so looking forward to being on a regular strength training schedule again. I’ve missed it [...]
10/10 Full Body Workout + 1 Mile Run
Apparently today I was feeling motivated. I fully intended on doing the full body workout and then I convinced myself to run a mile afterwards and I was surprised by the time I got! I haven’t run a mile at a steady pace since my school days when we had to run a mile for [...]
10/2: Full Body Workout
Today I did the same full body workout that I have been doing for a couple of weeks. Today I had also planned on doing a bit of cardio after the strength training but my 18-month-old and my 3-year-old kept running onto the treadmill. Joy! So…I am going to save it for tomorrow. Here’s the [...]
New Weight Lifting Workout: Full Body
It’s always nice to switch up a weight lifting workout so that you keep your body guessing, which allows us from preventing the dreaded plateaus. I just received the new Oxygen that features a brand new full body workout. The past couple of weeks I’ve been concentrating on cardio, mainly HIIT. It has helped me [...]
Michelle Obama’s Arm Workout: Go Sleeveless
First lady Michelle Obama seems to be known not only for her husband being president, but also because of the great shape she is in, most noticeably her arms. She has been working with a personal trainer out of Chicago named Cornell McClellan since 1997. Since then, she has worked out with him just under [...]
8/15: Full Body Workout + Cardio
I’ve finally gotten back into working out and it feels fantastic! This week marked my first full week of working out and each workout has left me feeling better than the last. Since I just got back into it and didn’t workout for about 3 weeks total, I’ve been doing full body workouts with some [...]
7/14: Arm Workout
Today I only did an arm workout – it was pretty intense though and I can start to feel it in my biceps and triceps. I did supersets with both muscle groups this time, instead of just biceps. Here’s the arm workout:
7/11: Shoulder Workout + Abs Exercises
I haven’t done a shoulder workout in quite some time, so this was a pretty light workout. I did low weight + high reps for toning purposes since I’m really not trying to build up the muscle or strength too much. I also did a short ab workout existing of 2 ab exercises and some [...]
Do Not Underestimate Proper Deadlift Technique: A How To
It is very important to follow proper deadlift technique so that you don’t risk injury. The barbell deadlift is one of my very favorite exercises to do and I always look forward to them. If you don’t currently do any deadlifts, you’ll want to after you learn which muscles they target:
Upper Body Workouts: 3 Chest Moves You Must Do
Upper body workouts are important in order to strengthen your upper body. The biggest muscle group of your entire upper body is your chest. Here are 3 chest moves you should consider using your upper body workouts: Flat Bench Press – Depending on your experience, you can use either a barbell alone, a barbell with [...]
Exercise Ball Exercises: 3 Core Moves
Here is a fantastic video showing 3 core exercises ball exercises:
Weight Loss Boot Camps Circuit Workout
This is an excellent article I came across that gives a complete weight loss boot camps workout. It was written by a man named Raymond Burton and if you’re looking for a challenge, give this circuit a try. Enjoy! Weight Lifting Boot Camp Circuit Workout Routine #1 We Call It The 6×10 Burner!
Hamstring Exercise – The 2 You Must Do
A hamstring exercise is just as important as any other exercise and you need to make sure you’re incorporating some type of hamstring exercise into your workout program. If you aren’t sure which hamstring exercise to do I’m here to help you…just keep reading.
How to Lose 10 Pounds – A Workout Program
Image via Wikipedia My goal for the next 4 weeks is to lose 10 pounds. Yes…10 pounds. I will be kicking my ass into high gear starting today and going through the next 4 weeks in order to lose 10 pounds. This will no doubt be my toughest workout program to date but I can’t [...]
Another Women’s Upper Body Workout
Here is another upper body workout to try in addition to this one. Again, try to complete 12-15 reps for each exercise. If you can’t do at least 12 reps, decrease the weight and if you can easily do 15 reps, then increase the weight. Here’s the most recent upper body workout I completed: Bent [...]
