Fitness Misconception #3 (Best Exercise)
I'm often asked, "what's the best exercise for..." The truth is that there are many great exercises out there for any given muscle group, and no one exercise is the end-all as far as exercise goes...
Can’t Spot Reduce Fat (Fit Tip)
This is the start of a new series about exercise misconceptions that we'll be covering this month. The first is the fact that you can't spot reduce fat.
Burpees (Fit Tip)
Burpees are a great overall body strengthening exercise that incorporates push-ups as well as plyometrics. Begin from a standing position and drop down to the floor into a push-up position in one smooth movement...
Standing Calf Press (Fit Tip)
This ultra simple exercise is performed by standing in front of a wall about a foot or so away, and with your hands on the wall in front of you and your knees straight, just extend your ankles so that you move onto the balls of your feet...
Wall Push-ups (Fit Tip)
Continuing with exercises you can easily do at home, today's post is on wall push-ups. This is definitely a beginner exercise, but great if you're in need of building strength so that you can advance to the standard floor push-up...
Plyometric Squat (Fit Tip)
Today's post will cover the plyometric squat, switch is another way of saying a jumping squat. This exercise incorporates explosive power, agility, and strength and is considered more of an advanced exercise often used in athletic training...
Fitness Tip: Core/ Oblique Exercise
A great core and oblique exercise that you can do at home begin by lying on the floor on your back. Next, lift your legs off the floor and point your feet towards the ceiling.
Fitness Tip: Dips on Chair
For those of you just tuning in, we've just started our at-home exercise series and today's post will explain how to exercise your triceps using nothing more than a chair...
Fitness Tip: Leg Exercise You Can do at Home
Today marks the first day of the home exercises that can be done without equipment that we'll be covering this month. Today's post if about the lunge. The lunge is a compound leg exercise that works both the front and back of the thighs (quadriceps and hamstrings) as well as the butt (glutes).
Fitness Tip: Sit-up with Stability Ball
While many people feel strongly against sit-ups, I think they still have their place especially among athletes. One challenging version of a sit-up using a stability ball starts by lying on the floor with the ball in the overhead position...