Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper leg (hamstrings, quadriceps and glutes). The secondary muscles stressed are your core abdominal muscles. Starting...
How to do Straight Bar Leg Lunges
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Endurance – not just a benefit of good cardio
Endurance is a theme for life...a theme for us all. For personal trainers, you know what endurance means when it comes to cardiovascular fitness. When an individual is well conditioned to maximally...
How To Do Lying Leg Curls
Emphasis This movement is very effective in isolating the muscles in the back of your upper leg (hamstrings). Starting Position Lie face-down on the bench with your knees just off the edge of the...
Use Your Step Counter App
Do you have one of those nifty step counter apps? Do you pay attention to it? Do you set a daily goal? If not, maybe you should. A group of researchers at the University of Missouri sought to...
How To Do Seated Leg Curls
Emphasis This movement is very effective in isolating the muscles in the back of your upper leg (hamstrings). Starting Position Sit on the seat with your back against the back pad. Place your legs...
U.S. Adults Getting Wider around the Middle
The paunch. The front porch. The beer belly. Call it what you will, but the rate of occurrence of abdominal obesity in U.S. adults appears to have grown significantly in the first decade or so of...
How To Do Leg Extensions
Emphasis This movement is very effective in isolating the muscles in the front of your upper leg (quadriceps). Starting Position Sit on the seat with your back against the seat. Place the back of...
Circuit Fitness For Your Family Holiday
Social Support is a major factor for adapting fitness habits successfully. It can make or break long-term commitment. Positive social support means you have people in your life who have healthy...
How To Do Leg Presses
The leg press exercise is a favored one for beginning lifters, given the ease of moving a lot of weight with minimal risk. Still, there are tips and considerations to take into account for a safe...
Healthy Holiday Accountability Challenge
Baked goods, cocktails, creamy appetizers and chocolates are coming to a party near you... The holidays are approaching, whether you like it or not. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah,...
