Embracing Kettlebells (you know you want to!)
Morning!
Have you ever had an insane urge to add kettlebells to your workout regime? You know, those spheriod doo-dads that have a huge handle by which you can swing them all over the place (ideally not letting go)?
Kettlebells are great conditioning tools! What I like myself about them is that it feels like more muscles are being engaged than by using dumbbells (I can turn my wrist easier during swings/flys/etc.). I’ll show you where to get kettlebells for a discount at the end of the post.
But let’s first get to the good stuff!
There are lots of useful Kettlebell exercises you can find online for free, plus great resources you can incorporate for more intensive trainings. Check out: Read more »
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Morning!
Have you ever seen the infomercials for Perfect Pushups, those loverly thingees that provide you with handles that rotate and allow you to do rather intense pushups?
I bought them for myself and have to admit - they made pushups ‘way more difficult for me. I greatly enjoyed teaching my upper body to stabilize itself when executing very *slow* pushups….talk about a killer workout! Read more »
Trampoline fitness even an elephant can do
Morning!
Have you ever seen (gasp! Dare I say it) Urban Rebounding?
For the usual human bean, it can be called "jumping on a mini-trampoline to get your heart-rate up".
But! For those brave and intrepid few, it can mean,
To Boldy Go Where Elephants Fear To Tread!
In other words, Read more »
A MILLION Glorious Painful Pushups!
Morning!
Betcha that title caught your eye, eh?
If you’ve been around online for more than, oh, say, 4 seconds, and you’re interested in fitness and health, chances are, you’ve come across the site for A Hundred Pushups.
It’s a neat concept - it offers you a Read more »
Beachbody 10 Minute Trainer reviews and resources
Okay, blame it on the fact I’ve only recently started watching infomercials again…but imagine my surprise when I saw that Tony Horton, he of the most magnificent P90x fame, has a new program - 10 Minute Trainer! (true, it’s not new, it was released last year, but like I said…I’m slow. :) )
Of course, my first reaction was, give me a break! 10 minutes? Talk about infomercial hype!
But…this IS Tony Horton, so I decided to research a bit more. And here’s what I found! Read more »
Billy Blanks Bio and Taebo
Morning all,
I’ll confess - I *adore* Billy Blanks and his wonderful workout called Taebo. Here’s why.
True, it’s not real martial arts (I do Goju-ryu karate, so I know the difference) but! Many of the exercises he shows does build great muscle memory as well as really cause you to work up a sweat.
That’s not all, of course. Billy Blanks himself is a very inspiring man indeed - as a child, he was undiagnosed with Dyslexia, was the 4th child of 15, and lived in a high-crime area to boot. You can learn more over Read more »
10 Killer Resources for Rock Hard Abs
So you’ve been hitting the gym and pumping iron and realize that yes indeed…your abs, they need juuuuust a wee bit more encouragement to amaze and astonish the entire world.
Well! I have news for you.
Your ability to show off your rock-hard abs is dependent upon the lovely, ahem, covering of fat that might still be hanging around on your tummy. Once that’s gone, you can indulge in execises to toughen and chisel ‘em up…but until that point, you have to focus on your overall fat loss on your body.
So! Let’s first chat about ab exercises. Forget the ridiculous machines out there like the Ab Rocket or Ab Pail or Ab Give-Me-Your-Wallet etc.,; instead focus on (get this!) what works.
Here are some super resources for that: Read more »
5 Crucial Free Weights Free Sites
One of the most optimal ways I’ve found over the years to keep myself in an optimal state of fitness is free weights.
Now, don’t get me wrong - I do enjoy the Cybex goodies I find at my local Y too! However, free weights allow you to target all sorts of muscle groups while sitting in virtually the same position (thus eliminating the need for several machines to accomplish the goals of one).
Free weights sites on the Internet come and go…but here are some definite keepers.
- Exercise and Muscle Directory - plain but great, lots of great animated images to quickly show you how to do specific weight lifting.
- YouTube Videos of Free Weights Exercises - Lots from which to choose
- Weight Training / Lifting Exercises - Another useful how-to site
- Teach PE! - Really useful site with lots of detail
- Exercise Database Guide With Exercise Video Demonstrations - from Critical Bench
Want some videos right away? Enjoy: Read more »
Free fitness journals or diaries online
One of the best ways to keep your fitness and/or dieting journey on pace and in step is to write down your successes, your failures, your wishes, your goals…and to see how others support you as well.
I found such things to be extremely useful myself - whenever I’d run into a plateau or learned how to achieve one! whole! magnificent! pullup by myself etc., it was great to share it with like-minded individuals as well.
So! If you’d like to start a fitness journal, here are some nifty sites you can check out. Read more »
ChaLean Extreme Forums, resources and more
This morning for the first time I caught the Infomercial ChaLean Extreme! It garnered my attention because:
- She’s the person behind TurboJam which I really enjoy (it’s a great cardio workout!)
- The "X" in Extreme looked kinda sorta like the P90x X if you used your imagination.
Anywhos, I decided to check it out (and I found discounts for you below!). First I read the reviews over at Amazon: Read more »
