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Leg Exercises for Women: Get Shapely Legs Fast!

April 28, 2011 By 15 Comments
Leg Exercises for Women - Lunges

If you aren’t happy with the way your legs are shaped at this point, some strength training can definitely change their overall shape. When you do weight lifting exercises what you’re doing is increasing the density and size of your muscles. Some people like to call this “toning”. Building the muscles in your legs provides [...]

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1/17 Workout: Legs, Abs & Cardio

January 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
Walking to burn 600 calories

On a happy note, I’m so glad the Vikes won their playoff game today! But…wanna know what’s sad? My hamstrings were STILL hurting from the HIIT workout I did the other day. As a result, I decided to still do legs today but I used a light amount of weight and did a higher number [...]

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Do Not Underestimate Proper Deadlift Technique: A How To

April 23, 2009 By 1 Comment

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:

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4/17 BodyForLife Workout: Lower Body

April 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I am loving this workout program! It’s pretty intense, but that’s what my body seems to respond to the quickest. My abs, quads and hamstrings are sore from my most recent lower body workout. Remember that the rep order goes like this: 12, 10, 8, 6, 12 and then 12 of the 2nd exercise. Here’s [...]

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Hamstring Exercise – The 2 You Must Do

February 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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.

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