In today's society many people are looking for weight loss solutions. More than one-third of the U.S adult population are obese. There are serious medical conditions that comes with obesity. Some of these medical conditions include but are not limited to the following: cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. To help prevent these medical conditions from occurring it is time to do something about your weight. A good way to start would be to change your eating habits. Start with eating smaller portioned meals and gradually start to add vegetables and fruits into you daily eating routine. Remember to drink 8-10 glasses of water per day this will also help replenish your body. Once you have changed your eating habits begin excising.

For beginners it is recommended to start at a slow pace with aerobics and weight training. If you have any medical conditions it is recommended that you consult with your doctor first about exercises routines that you will be doing. After you have mastered the basic workouts you can now ease your way to more intense workouts. From here you are well on your way to losing the weight that you need and want to lose.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Sculpt Those Arms!

Today's Topic:

Arms

Having toned arms are one of the many goals for men and women when they are completing their weight loss journey. There are many different arm workout exercise that can be done at home or in a gym. Here are 5 exercises to tone and sculpt those arms:


1.) Push Ups    or  


Pushups can be done starting in plank position. If you need to modify the push up start with knees bent. Another way to complete a push up exercise is by using the wall. Start with your hands lined up with the shoulders begin pushing down on  your hands and pushing your body upwards. Complete 20 repetitions 3-4 times each. You can always increase the number of repetitions at any time.


2.) Forearm Plank  

Position your body in the normal plank position. This time you will push up from the ground using your forearms. Hold this position for 30 seconds. repeat 5-7 times.
3.) Dumbell Curls

To start, position your arms 90 degrees from the floor. Bring in the arms towards the chest  and then back to the starting position. This can also be done by alternating the arms. Completing 8-10 reps would be ideal for this exercise.


4.) Chair Dips

Begin by Position each hand on opposite sides of the chair bending your knees 90 degrees from the floor. Dip you lower body to the floor causing your elbow to position 90 degrees. Keep feet flat on the floor throughout entire exercise. Repeat 8-10 repetitions.

5.) Pull Ups  or

Set up and grasp bar with hands wide apart pull your body up until your chin is above the bar. For beginners in order to decrease difficulty place your feet on a floor under bar or bench. Repeat this exercise 15-20 repetitions.