All Entries in the "Workin’ Out – INSIDE" Category
6 Core Truths
There’s much more to your belly than meets the eye. Most people target the six-pack surface muscles but neglect the deep abdominal ones, namely the transversus abdominis, iliopsoas, and diaphragm. Not only do these key players cinch your waist, they enhance crucial functions of your body — breathing, digestion, and relaxation — and help you [...]
The New Yoga on a PaddleBoard
Paddle boarding, an ancient form of surfing, is gaining popularity as a high-intensity, low-impact platform for group fitness classes from calisthenics to yoga. Experts say it may feel like walking on water because paddle boarding works on the flat water of a lake or pond and doesn’t involve waves. “Paddle boarding is a form of surfing. [...]
Why Crunches don’t Work and Here is What Does
Imagine your spine is a credit card. In the same way that repeatedly flexing and extending a credit card will eventually lead to wearing out of the plastic, repeatedly doing crunches can put damaging strain on your back. Here’s why: Each of your spinal discs is only able to support a limited number of bending [...]
Quick Workouts to Pump you Up
Who says you don’t have time to workout? Here are some super quick weight workouts to get you started. Beginners start with no weights and each time you do this workout, add slowly. I would call myself an intermediate and used 10 – 12 lbs when weights were involved. You be the judge and remember proper [...]
Top 11 Mistakes You Make on the Elliptical Trainer
Stop making these exercise mistakes when you’re on the elliptical machine and maximize your calorie burn: Click each for even more information from Prevention… 1. You’re too lazy to enter your information. 2. Your resistance is zero. 3. You’re a sloucher. 4. Your machine sounds like it’s going to take off. 5. You don’t change directions. [...]
Quitter’s Never Win: 10 Ways to keep Your New Year’s Resolution
They’re out there, in gyms across North America. On New Year’s Day they made a resolution that 2012 was the year they were going to get in shape by going to the gym. Are you one of them? I’ve seen a few of the newbies where I work out. And, as I’ve noticed many a [...]
The Secret of Yoga to Help Winter Athletes
After a full day of snowboarding, skiing or snowshoeing the muscles of the hips can shorten and tighten. Flexible, open hips are a must for winter athletes. Without them performance may decrease while the risk of injury increases. The following hip opening yoga poses are a must for keeping the lower body healthy and limber. [...]
Pole dancing revealed…for the rest of us
~guest post by Judit Gueth. www.juditgueth.com When most people hear about pole dancing, they automatically think of smoky night clubs, alcohol and dubious entertainment. I never really gave it a lot of thought until… Last weekend I received an invitation from a friend to attend a pole dancing class she’d won at a silent auction [...]
Pink Panther’s Favorite Poses…
I would like to share with you beautiful women out there some of my favorite yoga poses: Child Pose – Sit on your knees with your feet together and buttocks resting on your heels. Separate your knees about the width of your hips. Place your hands on your thighs, palms down. Inhale deeply, then exhale [...]
How to Get Rid of your Muffin Top at Home
Here are a few Abdominal workouts to help you leave your muffin top on top of your muffin and not hanging over the top of your pants! 1 – Dumbbell Side Bends Starting Position Stand with feet shoulder width apart, holding dumbbells. Knees should be slightly bent. Action EXHALE: Bend trunk to the left to a [...]
5 Common Mistakes you may be Making while Running
Running isn’t easy. At times it hurts. When the pain is more than the typical sore muscles and fatigue, there’s a problem. Thankfully there are answers. More often than not, the problems stem from the runner and not the activity itself. I’ve had my share of pains through out my running career and thankfully I’ve [...]
Review: Jillian Michael’s 30 day Shred
~ courtesy of DietsinReview, by Carmen Ugh. Phew. ZZzzzzz. That Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred is one tough, exhausting DVD. But, you know what? It works. Just in ten days – the number of days I devoted to level one, figuring that three levels divided by four weeks would be ten days a level – me [...]
Finding and caring for the right yoga mat
A Yoga mat has two basic purposes. It needs to keep you from slipping and sliding while you go through your Asanas postures. It also needs to provide padding between you and the floor if you are very thin and/or do hard fast workouts like Ashtanga Yoga. There are so many different yoga mats available [...]
A World with more Birthdays!
This is one of the charities that Girl Get Strong proudly sponsors. Now a short word from, American Cancer Society. Join people around the globe who are passionately committed to making a world with less cancer and more birthdays a reality! The movement for more birthdays is about everyday people coming together to make a meaningful difference. [...]
Muscle has memory…and so do I
After losing her husband to a rare illness in 2001, Laynie reached a weight of approximately 194 pounds. Five years later in 2006 she was declared winner of the Sydney Women’s Natural Masters Physique Championsip. If you aren’t familiar with her amazing story, click here to read it. Laynie is currently training for the 2010 Australian Natural Women’s Masters Body Building [...]
Twitter Friends Gym Etiquette 123
The gym is a place where we go to get in the zone: to work hard, sweat it out and enjoy some ‘me’ time. We all pay for our gym memberships but we must all share the space. And sometimes we are sharing that space with someone who isn’t that um, fresh. Or we share [...]
