Posts Tagged ‘cardio’


Squats for toning and strength

Image by amber in norfolk via Flickr Squats are another great cardio workout for busy women, especially when combined with the other recommended exercises in our 15 minute workout. Squats are one of the best exercises for your butt, thighs, and hips – in addition to toning benefits, squats are a great strength builder that [...]

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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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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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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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Should You Do Cardio Or Weights First?

Image via Wikipedia I will assume that you are here to learn how to burn fat, right? Years ago, trainers would recommend doing 20 minutes or so of cardio, and then workout. My experience has shown me that a short, workout-focused warm-up, then training works best for fat loss. Concentrate on your weight training workouts. [...]

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