Think About Being Fit
“Imagine the thighs melting downward into the blankets,” says a yoga instructor. “Think like if you were pinching a pen to fully contract the muscles around the scapula,” says a trainer. “Keep your hands as if you were holding an egg,” says a runner coach. What do all these guidelines have in common? Beyond the...
Push-ups: The Super Exercise
Push-ups are for the upper body what squats are for the lower body. They have all the qualities that make a good exercise to stand out. This is a multi-joint exercise. It can be done anywhere with no equipment, and best of all, just by tweaking the hands and legs position you can change the...
Four moves + One piece of equipment = Total-body workout
Take a quick look around the gym and you’ll notice how many people are packed into the free weight area. Barbells, dumbbells, medicine balls and anything else that doesn’t look like a machine are quite popular with hardcore fitness aficionados. The current trends of “functional training,” “working the core” and “working out like athletes” are...