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Friday, September 25, 2015
23 Best Moves for Beach Ready Legs [VIDEO]
It’s almost unbelievable to think that spring is just around the corner. And right after that comes summer — everyone’s favorite time of year. So what does this mean? You only have a few months to get your legs ready for the beach. Luckily for you, we have a terrific list of 23 of the best exercises to get your legs toned, lean and sexy.
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Go Ahead: Drop It Like A Squat
Squats are great fitness moves if you want to tone your quads and glutes! They will take your lower body strength to a whole new level. If you can’t get enough squats, check out the video above for six squat variations, or read the article below for 10 variations to keep your squat game on point.
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18-Minute Total Body Disc Workout [VIDEO]
Adding a pair of discs to your workout will ramp it up 10 notches. This is a challenging workout, so if you’re not quite sure it’s for you, watch it once through. Skinny Mom founder and CEO, Brooke Griffin, powers through this intense sequence, doing each exercise for a full minute. If you don’t have actual discs, you can use washcloths on hardwood floors or paper plates on rugs and carpet. Brooke will perform each exercise for one round, but it’s up to you to finish two more!
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25 Ab Exercises That Aren’t Crunches
When you think about working your abs, your mind probably goes straight to sit-ups and crunches. For a long time, those were thought to be the most effective way to strengthen the abdominal wall. Sure, they do that; however, there are far more creative exercises that provide real life function and strength. Instead of aiming for a six-pack, try these exercises for pure core strength, which will improve your performance not only in workouts but in day-to-day life. Most of these exercises require no equipment — that means fewer excuses and more reason to go for it!
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Thursday, September 24, 2015
7 Ways To Get The Most Out of Your Workout
I was recently watching a TED talk given by Dan Gilbert called “The Surprising Science of Happiness,” where Mr. Gilbert points out that too many options actually lower our level of contentment about any given thing. One of the greatest kettlebell trainers of our time, Pavel Tsatsouline, mentioned how in Russia, there are two choices for coffee, with or without milk. When a Russian then enters a Starbucks with a full menu of coffee derived beverages, overwhelmed, he leaves with nothing.
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5 Unmentioned Tidbits About Exercising
Exercising isn’t always pretty—the sweat, the matted down hair, the locker rooms—but it’s definitely worthwhile! Whether you are just starting out or returning after a long break, there are a few things no one ever really tells you about exercise. Even you regular gym bunnies might learn a thing or two from this list—oh how I wish someone had told me these when I started working out!
When you can expect them, and know what to do about them, you’ll have fewer barriers and hiccups along your exercise journey.
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4 Full Body Workouts To Kickstart Your Morning
Kickstart your morning with this full body workout. Head to the gym, step outside or do it from the comfort of your own home! These circuits are meant to push you so don’t take it lightly.
Take your pick but start today and transform yourself in weeks. Remember, summer months are long and there is still time to show off that bikini body.
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Ballet Boot Camp for a Leaner Body
You don’t have to be able to arabesque in pointe shoes to get the graceful, sculpted body of a dancer. What you do need: our fat-blasting Ballet Boot Camp Challenge. Created by Sadie Lincoln, founder of Barre3 exercise studios, these moves combine yoga, Pilates, light weights, and a secret weapon that in-the-know exercisers (including celebs like Ricki Lake) swear by—barre work. You don’t even have to leave home to get the body-slimming benefits: The ballet-derived exercises are normally done using a stationary handrail, but you can do them with a chair or kitchen table.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
9 Simple Exercises You Can Do At Home
You want to work out but you don’t always have the time to implement a workout routine into your busy day. Finding time for daily exercise takes discipline and commitment, and often you feel like you need to go for a long run or intense workout at the gym in order to feel a sense of accomplishment.
There are many simple exercises you can do at home in order to improve your strength, agility, and cardio vascular endurance. The problem with some at-home workout routines or quick exercise routines is that you might be doing the wrong kind of exercise.
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Monday, September 21, 2015
15 Minute Super Fast Total Body Workout
Four moves. That’s all it takes to fire up your fat burning and build lean metabolism-charging muscle. This basic routine hits all of your major muscle groups. Do these moves one after another with no rest in between. Repeat the circuit a total of three times, resting one minute between each circuit. Do this workout four to six times a week and see results in your second week, guaranteed!
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10 Really Silly Mistakes To Avoid At the Gym
Walk into the gym and you’re likely to see women using form or doing exercises that will make you cringe. But these obvious errors are just two of many possible ways you can screw yourself in the gym. With so many pieces of equipment to choose from, it’s hard to set up a proper routine—let alone get the warm-up and all of the other components right. Although some of these mishaps may be minor, they can actually lead to huge setbacks in terms of gains.
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Get an Hourglass Figure…Fast!
A larger bust is necessary to get the hourglass. And though there are plenty of unnatural ways to increase breast size, we would never recommend cosmetic solutions or voodoo creams. Instead, there are ways to make your breasts look bigger by building up the chest muscles through a few simple exercise:
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9 Best Exercises For A Super Toned Butt
I know you squat. That’s good, no really, it’s great. But are you tired of doing them? If you are, we totally understand and can relate. So here’s 9 moves that will mix your workout up a bit. These exercises target all the muscles in your glutes and hamstrings and will give you a fitter, firmer butt. Are you ready to look even sexier in those skinny jeans?
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
The Only 4 Exercises You’ll Ever Need
What’s the best exercise that works the entire body? It’s one of the first questions people ask when they meet their personal trainers. This question is one of the most difficult to answer. First, you won’t get the results you want from any exercise unless your diet and sleep habits are in check, but further, an accurate answer really.
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10 No Equipment Exercises Guaranteed To Blast Fat Fast
You don’t need a gym membership to get in shape. Here are 10 body-weight exercises that will build strength, burn fat and improve balance and endurance. Find what works for you and don’t be afraid to try new ways to burn fat outside the gym. No more excuses. Now, get moving!
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Saturday, September 19, 2015
Get It Right, Get It Tight: Hamstring Ball Tuck
Lie on your back with your arms at your sides and kick the feet up onto the stability ball. Make sure your heels are firmly planted on the top center of the ball. Squeeze the glutes to keep the hips lifted and in line with your legs and torso.
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8 Tricks to Help You Get Back Into A Regular Exercise Routine
I don’t know about you, but I have been SERIOUSLY slacking with my exercise routine lately.
It started about a week before my father-in-law saw me naked over the Christmas holidays, it got worse while I was slaving over the redesign of my blog, and it’s been spiraling out of control ever since.
And then this morning I made the fatal mistake of putting in my contacts BEFORE I had my shower, caught a glimpse of myself in our full-length mirror as I was toweling myself off, and had the shock of my life.
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Let’s Get Flexy: How to Be More Mobile
Flexibility is not only about yoga and acrobatic tricks. There’s a very vital aspect to being able to move, reach, stretch, turn and be mobile. There are a few approaches to stretching as well, static and dynamic being two, offering different results. Instead of trying to throw yourself into some stretches, set yourself up for success by following along with very simple guidelines throughout the day. When it actually comes time to stretch, it won’t feel so impossible! Check out these 20 yoga moves for beginner benders!
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4 Pilates Moves You Need Now
It’s no secret that Pilates is a great way to strengthen your body and mind. If you’re missing these four moves from your Pilates routine, you have to give them a try! Share your experience with us in the comments below after you’ve tried them out!
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6 Butt Exercises For A Rounder and Lifted Butt
It’s rare to find someone in the world of fitness who isn’t interested in building—or admiring—a bodacious booty. After all, a solid rump indicates a sturdy lower body that offers stability and power to many movements, in and out of the gym.
To create more desirable and stronger booty, here are 6 best butt exercises that shape the perfectly lifted butt men can’t stop staring.
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