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Category: Miscellaneous

  • The Anatomy of a New Fitness Routine

    The Do’s and Don’t’s of Any Exercise Routine

  • 10 Tips to Keep in Mind as You Push Yourself Through Each and Every Workout!

    As you engage in the featured daily workouts – and even creating some of your own – here is some helpful advice to motivate you to reach your fitness goals and prevent injury… You Need to Switch Up Your Workouts “After doing the same cardio or strength routine three to six times, your body adapts…

  • Daily Workout #10 – Total Body!

    Daily Workout #10 Complete Body Workout – from head to toe! Cardio Warm-Up Elliptical; Treadmill; Stair Climber; Erg/Rowing Machine 10 – 15 minutes Leg Extensions 3 x 15 Leg Press 3 x 15 Leg Curl 3 x 15 Lat Pull Down 3 x 15 DB Chest Press on Bench 3 x 15 DB Shoulder Press…

  • Daily Workout #9 – 5-4-3-2-1!

    Daily Workout #9 The 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 Workout There are no excuses! Here is another quick circuit you can perform when you have limited time. 5 Minutes Cardio of your choice: walk, run, bike, row, elliptical OR, if you are at home: 1 minute high knees 1 minute jumping jacks 1…

  • Daily Workout #8 – 100 x 4!

    Daily Workout #8 4 100’s When you are short on time, here is a quick circuit that will get your heart-pumping, blood flowing, muscles burning, and boost your metabolism! 25 Air Squats 25 Push-Ups 25 Lunges 25 Bench Dips Repeat 4 times For an added challenge, time yourself and post your results below for a…

  • Daily Workout #7 – Shoulders!

    Daily Workout #7 Let’s Build Those Shoulders! Your shoulder is the joint with the greatest range of motion and your rotator cuff muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and tres minor) stabilize this joint – scientifically, the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid fossa of the scapula. Here is a shoulder circuit to strengthen these…

  • Daily Workout #6 – Legs!

    Daily Workout #6 Give Your Upper Body a Break and Work Those Legs! Knee Extensions  3 x 15 Front Squats 3  x 15 Lunges 3 x 15 Lying Leg Curls 3 x 15 Stiff Leg Dead Lifts 3 x 15 Calf Raise 3 x 15 Stretch and Self-Myofascial Release “Foam Rolling” 5 – 10 minutes…

  • Daily Workout #5 – Bodyweight Circuit Training!

    Daily Workout #5 Bodyweight Circuit Training Lunge with Rotation 30 sec. x 1 Push-Up with Rotation 30 sec. x 1 Side Lunge with Reach 30 sec. x 1 Reclined Bodyweight Rows (with TRX Device) 30 sec. x 1 Squat Jumps 30 sec. x 1 Supermans’  30 sec. x 1 Prisoner Squats 30 sec. x 1…

  • Daily Workout #4 – Full Body Circuit!

    Daily Workout #4 Full Body Circuit – with Stabilization Focus! Cardio Warm-Up: Bike 10 min. Ballerina Squats 3 x 12 Chest Press on Stability Ball 3 x 12 Lat Pull Down on Stability Ball (use Cable Machine) 3 x 12 Shoulder Press – *Optional: Stand on BOSU Ball 3 x 12 Walking Lunges or Wall Sit 3…

  • Daily Workout – Upper Body!

    Daily Workout #3 Upper Body Lat Pulldown – Seated on Stability Ball 2 x 12 Pec Fly 2 x 12 Seated Row – Cable Machine or Stability Ball 2 x 12 Squat with Shoulder Press 2 x 12 Tricep Pushdown 2 x 12 Bicep Curls 2 x 12 Hanging Leg Raises 4 x 15  …