Summer May In Fact Not Be A Myth!

It looks like we may have survived another long and cold winter! So you know what that means......

Bathing suit weather is nearing......

That MEANS..........

Abs are a huge deal! Not just because summer is approaching, but as we continue to address the obesity issue, belly fat has be come the new smoking! The root of all that is evil!!
Have you noticed this lately? I was just watching a film entitled "The Covenant" with my wife, and couldn't help but notice the physiques. One character in this movie had ridiculous abdominal muscles. I'm talking ripped to shreds here. I couldn't help but laugh since no athlete I saw in high school had abs like this. Sure high school kids work out, but this guy looked like he was training for a fitness magazine. Oh, and not to mention that he looked about 25 years old. He must have invested in some major abdominal exercise machines. It's either that or some really cool genetics. 
You can take your pick from an abundance of abdominal exercise machines on the fitness market today. Who doesn't have a bright idea for some new and improved ab invention? It's kind of funny because I was just reading a piece on abdominal muscles last weekend. Personally I like to switch-up my workout regimes just to keep my muscles guessing. This typically promotes more growth. Anyway, the article said nothing promoting abdominal exercise machines. In fact, it didn't mention them at all. It named the three most effective abdominal exercises, which are all performed without the contemporary abdominal exercise machines. The first one was the bicycle motion. This is performed while lying on your back. You pretend like you're pedaling a bicycle and bring your elbows to your knees. The second ab exercise is crunches. These are highly recommended since they put very little stress on your back. And the third was also crunches, but crunches done with the aid of a chair to prop your legs on. I tried these and it's a great one. I found that it really started burning quickly. I love that! 
In short, before you run out and purchase the latest abdominal exercise machines, I suggest that you do a little reading online first. This will help you better understand how the abs are properly worked and exhausted. The last thing you want is to adopt an ab exercise that damages your back over time. Furthermore, the recommended exercise routines are free; unlike modern-day abdominal exercise machines. You do the math.  I do however suggest that you try a few different exercises so that you can determine which one offers the best results. 
Here is a quick video about a unique abdominal exercise machine that you might be interested in! This may be one that you can actually have the loved ones use enough to make a difference due to its "horse riding" motion!

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Kettlebell Clean and Lunge Sequence

Here Is A Nice Sequence That I Had Not Seen Before!

Kettlebell Clean and Lunge Sequence.

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Looking For A New Kettlebell Workout?

Here are some new moves for you guys!!! Did them in my class as in tabata format 8 rounds 20 sec work 10 sec rest. You can go for reps or Time either way HAVE FUN! 

SEERS TRAINING - TOWEL KETTLEBELL CURL

This Is New To Me!

A friend of mine told me a couple years back that he watched a guy at his gym using a towel in his kettlebell workouts. I didn't give it much thought at the time, but it seems to be gaining in popularity.

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Yoga With A Focus On Fitness

Functional Fitness does not have to mean hardcore weight lifting! A great workout schedule would include Kettlebells for strength and resistance training and Yoga for flexiblity and stretching/recovery.

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5 Common Myths about the Fitness Exercises That Hold Us Back!

How would you finish the statement?

It is so easy to put off doing the exercise and fitness activities that we need to be doing to maintain our fitness and health. Don't let these common myths keep you from leading a more healthy and active life.
1. Sport is for professionals. This idea applies only in the case of performance sports. The native qualities required for professional sportsmen (speed, skills, specific height, etc.) can only be developed, they can't be formed by training. As long as the aim of a regular person is not performance, almost all sports can be practiced for keeping the body in a good shape. It's all about dosing the training you chose, so that the benefits are bigger than wear and tear. Even the sports considered tough can be practiced in a 'soft' way (tae-bo, mini-triathlon, jogging, etc.).
2. Training is tiring. This idea is true as long as it refers to consuming all your energy (muscular and hepatic glycogen), but it doesn't mean that training gets you into that state of exhaustion which would slow down the process of recovery of the body. Even in performance sports, the purpose is to have effective rather than exhausting training, so that the body can get the stimulation necessary to make qualitative progress from one training to the next.
Even more than in other sports, in fitness, the participant is spared overexerting their bodies, through common sense. However, the training must not become ineffective. People can come to the gym tired after a work day and leave relaxed (physically and psychologically) and not be more tired. This is extremely useful for people with sedentary jobs, but also for those who put out considerable physical effort at work. They could use the training by choosing a type of effort meant to compensate for and balance out the one involved in their job.   3. Training takes too long. Again, this idea is true if applied to performance, which can only be obtained by working a lot. For the rest of us short and very intense training (bodyweight or kettlebell for resistance/strength training) or training for relaxation and recovery (yoga) are often more than enough. In fitness, you can get to 20-minute training, working only super-series of fast exercises, which could involve, directly or indirectly, all the muscles.
Anyway, regular training shouldn't take longer than an hour and a half. Otherwise, the body will get into the catabolic phase, when the cortisone secretions 'cannibalize' the muscles.   4. Any type of exercise is good for solving your problems. What's true in this refers to some particular cases like excess of adipose tissue. This tissue can be 'melted' by any kind of aerobic exercise (running, cycling, swimming) if this is continued long enough.
Even in these cases it was clear that some exercises are more effective than others.
There are situations when only a combination of exercises, with a certain amount of each, can provide you with the results you expect. More than that, repeating the same exercise all the time can have as a consequence, not only losing balance in the antagonist muscles and in the joints involved in training, but also stopping progress or even regressing. 
5. You're older? No more exercises! This is true only if we refer to extremely demanding efforts (really heavy weights, fast running, jumping, etc.). There are lots of exercises adapted to different ages. Their purpose is to keep and improve health and also to improve physical shape. The development of movement parameters for seniors refers especially to muscular and cardio-vascular resistance as well as mobility of the joints. Because the final purpose of training is not preparing for a competition, the exercises can be organized gradually according to their difficulty, eliminating the risk of accidents. Because it's based on perseverance, fitness can be adapted without problems for older people and even for people suffering from different affections specific to old age.
Science and common sense tell us that exercise is needed everyday. It just makes us feel better, both physically and mentally. 
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