Posts Tagged ‘Weight loss’


Quick Tricep Workout With Chair Dips

Dips can be effective in working your triceps and toning your arms. This exercise can be done quickly at home or office by simply using a chair. Trainer Ashley Mariott demonstrates proper technique and takes you through a quick workout and stretch in this demonstration video:

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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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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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Sleep And Fitness

Image by Symlinked via Flickr We have recommended that women seeking fitness prioritize sound sleep every night. The obvious reason is that busy, hectic schedules can zap our energy levels and limit our motivation to exercise each day – If you’re tired, you simply don’t have the energy to workout. Plenty of research also proves [...]

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Avoid Fitness Hype If You Really Want To Change Your Body

So much of what I see in the fitness world is hype. • Do this program and you’ll get sexy abs. • Trim Your Trouble Zone in 3 Minutes You know…I could go on and on. If it was really this easy everyone would have tight, lean bodies. So what does it really take? Think [...]

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How To Fit In Exercise When You Only Have 15 Minutes

Image by sun dazed via Flickr When your day is packed with kids, spouse, and running a household, I know how difficult it can be to get in your exercise. I’ll be honest with you, if you want to lose the fat and get the lean body you desire, you have to make time for [...]

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