Train for Life

Category: Core Strengthening Exercises

  • Exercise Session #2

    Target Your Upper and Lower Body in this Peripheral Heart Action Circuit! Ball Two-Arm Dumbbell Chest Press 1 x 20 reps. Single-Leg Cable Row 1 x 20 reps. Ball Abdominal Crunch 1 x 20 reps. Single-Leg Dumbbell Curl 1 x 20 reps. Supine Ball Dumbbell Tricep Extension “Scull Crusher” 1 x 20 reps. Step-Up to…

  • Exercise Session #1

    Hit your Lower Body, Upper Body, and Abdominals with this heart-pumping, calorie-burning circuit! 30-minute circuit divided into (4) 6-minute microsessions Warm-Up:  5- 10 minutes Light-Moderate Cardio Activity Brisk Walk, Slow Jog, or Dynamic Stretching Lower Body:  6-minutes Ball Squat (against wall) – 1 x 20 reps., 30 sec. recovery 2-Leg Deadlift (with body bar) – 1…

  • Saturday Morning Pick-Me-Up Workout!

    Yes, it is Saturday morning… and yes, it is acceptable to sleep in later than the five mornings prior.  But, don’t sleep too late! Here is a quick workout to get you out of bed, increase your heart rate, burn calories, and give you the energy for all your weekend festivities – and, it does not…

  • Challenge Your Core!

    Start a Core Challenge this weekend, and build a lean, toned core throughout the holiday season!  Ready… Set… Go! Day 1:  Hold 20 seconds Day 2:  Hold 20 seconds Day 3:  Hold 30 seconds Day 4:  Hold 30 seconds Day 5:  Hold 40 seconds Day 6:  Rest Day 7:  Hold 45 seconds Day 8:  Hold 45 seconds…

  • Quick Mid-Week Work Out Surge!

    A quick heart-pumping workout to help you make it through the week! No BOSU ball?  A non-skid floor mat will suffice! No Plyobox?  A stable bench will do! No dumbbells?  Use  your body weight! There are No Excuses! Be Active!  Be Healthy!  Be YOU!

  • Wake Up Your Core and Improve Joint Mobility!

    Here is a martial-arts-infused warm-up circuit meeting all 5 kinetic checkpoints from head to toe! Increase your circulation, dynamic flexibility, and range of motion Connect your body and mind Head and Cervical Spine Place your hands at your hips and move your head 2 – 3 repetitions in each plane of motion:  forward/backward (sagittal plane),…

  • A Quick Ab Circuit to Try this Weekend!

    The weekend has arrived, but let’s not forget about our abdominals! This musculature (“our center”) is the origin for all of our movements. Tip:  During all exercises, draw-in your naval towards your spine pressing your low back into the mat.  Lying in a supine position (on your back), pretend you have a coin on top of your…

  • Simplify Your Fitness and Try a HIIT Work Out Today!

    Many of us have busy lives, which often allows little time to exercise.  The solution? High Intensity Interval Training, or “HIIT.”  HIIT enables you to work out for less time and receive better results.  This heart-pumping, vigorous type of training features short, intense cardiovascular exercises designed to enhance athletic performance and overall health and fitness levels. To begin a HIIT…

  • A Summer Challenge for Your Core!

    Here is a core challenge that can be performed anywhere, anytime, and all you need is YOU! The Plank is a very effective isometric exercise for strengthening your entire core musculature, including local and global stabilization systems.  Without  repetitively flexing and extending your back (common in many traditional abdominal exercises), the Plank places less stress on your…

  • Happy 4th of July!

    How will you be active on 4th of July? Yes, you can party and celebrate our country’s independence… But first, raise a glass dumbbell to good health! Please share your favorite ways to exercise or just move! Here is a 4th of July work out to try: