Here are some reasons why, the machines at the gyms can be your best friends, especially when you are traveling and have no time to run/workout outside. All you need is to find a gym with weights, and you can even do this with free weights. It halves the time of cardio, but doubles the […]
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The Most Effective Fat Burning And Muscle Building Workout
The Most Effective Fat Burning And Muscle Building Workout, can be done at home! The following exercises should be performed with little or no rest between and you may need to adjust the number of repetitions or time depending upon your current fitness level. Push-ups (slower reps or decline push ups, for advanced) – as […]
Why the dreaded Spiderman Crawl is great for you!
Spiderman crawls.. I have a love hate realationship with them. I.e. I love to hate em! On your hands and feet with a flat back – reach forward with your left hand while simultaneously stepping forward with your right foot pushing your knee towards your right elbow – repeat with the opposite – for every […]
Burn Fat with these 3 great Body Weight Exercises!
Here are 3 great workouts that do not need weights but when done properly with give you the overall strength and fitness that supplements your other cardio workouts. Workout #1 – Legs and Hips Jump lunges to failure – Lunge position with one foot in front and one foot behind, hips lowered into a squat. Begin […]
Friday Pooch Blasters!
Some mornings you just ‘feel’ fat around the middle. Have no fear.. Leg circles are amazingly effective in getting rid of that stubborn lower belly pooch! This exercise also help those irritating love handles and builds strong abs. Lie on the floor with your legs extended straight. Keep your abs tight and lower back pressed […]
Absolutely Abs!
If you are the sort who finds the six-pack tiringly illusive, join the club. One of the hardest things to come into being, are Abs. A couple of heavy meals (God knows I eat a lot #foodblogger) and it’s all gone to the dogs. Well abs they say, are made in the kitchen, this is […]
HIIT Me Baby, One more Time
Folks who know me, know I’m mad about HIIT workouts. How else can you get the maximum bang for your buck, when you are under time contraints? Not only do you burn more calories during a HIIT workout, but the effect of all that intense exertion kicks your body’s repair cycle into hyperdrive. That means […]
How to Work Out on Island Holidays
The Maldives is super small. Some Atoll’s are so tiny you will find yourself running around in circles. So a good way to overcome this un-inertia is to kick start your holiday with yoga – a lot of resorts offer this, followed by interval sprints across the island, a swim and finally hit the gym […]
Friday Fat Burners
Friday is all about the fat burning, in preparation for the weekend of eating and drinking! Here’s a great HIIT sequence I like to throw in after a 40 minute run around the park at tempo pace. If you are in the park, there should be ample stairs for you to work this : 8 […]
Decline push-ups Rock!
Decline push-ups up are a step harder from standard method because you need to elevate your feet. The incline adds weight, and thus intensity, at the bottom of your movement—the toughest part of the push-up. This move requires no additional equipment other than a bench or a step. While the decline pushup mainly targets muscles in […]