Friday, June 22, 2012

Have A Ball!

Medicine Ball Exercises
Medicine balls tone, tighten, strengthen every muscle in your body from your shoulders to your calves. A medicine ball workout is a regular fitness routine that makes use of the weighted medicine ball in a series of exercises.
The balls are easy to use discriminating no one regardless of age and fitness level. They have been proven to help increase core strength, coordination, flexibility, increase range of motion, strength and stability and can be found almost at any gym or store. They come in all shapes, sizes, materials and weight and are versatile making them easier to carry around.  You never know when you will feel like breaking out the med ball and unloading pushups.  The following is a short list of med ball exercises you can perform:
  • Over Head Press
  • Swings
  • Bicep Curls
  • Tricep Extensions
  • Pull Overs
  • Squats
  • Push Ups
  • Lunges
  • Every Imaginable Core Exercise
  • Stretching Exercises

Monday, June 11, 2012

W.O.W. 6/11/2012

2 Rounds of 12 Repetitions Each Exercise:
  • Chest Press
  • The correct form for the "Squat".
  • Chest Flyes
  • Jumping Jax (20 reps)
  • Crunches (20 reps)
  • Single Arm Dumbbell Rows (12 each side)
  • Lat Pulldowns
  • Jumping Jax (20 reps)
  • Bicycles (10 each leg)
  • Dumbbell Over Head Press 
  • Jumping Jax (20 reps)
  • Plank (30-60 seconds)
  • Dumbbell Bicep Curls 
  • Cable Curls
  • Single Dumbbell Tricep Extension
  • Cable Tricep Pushdowns
  • Jumping Jax (20 reps)
  • Reverse Crunches (lay with feet on the ground, knees bent 90 degrees, bring your knees to your chest and back down so that your feet touch the ground, repeat)
  • Squats
  • Leg Press
  • Leg Extension
  • Leg Curl
WHEW!  What a workout!

Let me know what you think about the workout.  I'd love to hear from you:)

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Choices - Female and Fit - Personal Trainer | Nutritionist - Arlington, VA Her Fit Blog

Choices - Female and Fit - Personal Trainer | Nutritionist - Arlington, VA Her Fit Blog

W.O.W. (Workout of the Week)


Lower Body
Swing
*3 Rounds of 12
  • Squats
  • Leg Extensions (each leg)
  • Leg Curls  (each leg)
  • Forward Lunges  (each leg)
  • Swings
  • Plank (30 seconds- 1 minute)

Upper Body
*3 Rounds of 12
Swing 
  • Bench Press
  • Flyes
  • Dumbell Single Rows
  • Lat Pull Downs
  • Swings
  • Bicep Curls
  • Tricep Extensions
  • Plank (30 seconds-1 minute)