Archive for the ‘Women’s Workout’ Category


Medicine Ball Workout

Image by Beneteau Sailor via Flickr One of our recommended tools for busy moms is the medicine ball. Here is a video from Walnut Women’s Fitness Bootcamp. Eric demonstrates 3 basic medicine ball exercises to really work out your core. A couple of tips: The ideal ball weight determined by the pros at the camp [...]

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Double Crunch Ab Exercise

Double crunches are part of our recommended workout routines to isolate and work the abs. If performed properly, this exercise works both the upper and lower abs, far more effective than standard crunches, since the entire body is in motion. Here’s a good demonstration video for this simple exercise. Please remember to keep your back [...]

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Kettlebells

Image by WilsonB via Flickr Kettlebells are cast iron weights that look similar to a shotput (or cannon ball) with a handle. Modern kettlebells can be rubber coated, and have adjustable weight settings. Kettlebells have an advantage over dumbells, because the weight is distributed further from the hand, allowing swinging motions not available with dumbells. [...]

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Mountain Climber Exercise

Our recommended fat-burning workout includes performing each exercise for 20 seconds, then resting 10 seconds. The mountain climber is a great cardio and leg strength exercise, but also works your arms and core to a lesser extent. Here are the instructions for this exercise: 1. Get into a push-up position on the floor with your [...]

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The Fast Way To Get Rid Of Jiggly Arms

One of the easiest ways to target those troublesome back of the arms (triceps) is to do simple bodyweight dips. Don’t overthink things. Find something that will support your weight – like sturdy chairs. The deeper you go down, the harder it is. It may look simple, but it really works! Beginners try 2 sets [...]

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Get Started With This Fat-Burning Cardio Workout

Image by colonnade via Flickr You may choose your favorite form of cardio such as running, rowing, or cycling to complete this workout. 5 minutes low intensity cardio warm up Intervals: 30 seconds at high intensity, 90 seconds at low intensity Perform 7 intervals 5 minute low intensity cardio cool down “High” intensity and “low” [...]

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