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How To: Exercise your upper body with a Pilates Reformer

See how to work your upper body and core with a Pilates Reformer exercise machine. With pilates, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. Whether you're looking to slim down or merely tighten up your core, you're sure to be well served by this home fitness how-to from the folks at Balanced Body Pilates. For complete instructions, give this free exercise video a g...

How To: Exercise your core with a Pilates reformer machine

Have access to a Reformer? This video demonstrates a simple Pilates exercise routine that targets and strengthens the core. With Pilates, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. Whether you're looking to slim down or merely tighten up your core, you're sure to be well served by this home fitness how-to from the folks at Balanced Body Pilates. For complete instru...

How To: Do push-ups on a Pilates Reformer exercise machine

See the proper method for doing push-ups and press-ups on a Pilates Reformer exercise machine. With pilates, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. Whether you're looking to slim down or merely tighten up your core, you're sure to be well served by this home fitness how-to from the folks at Balanced Body Pilates. For complete instructions, give this free exerci...

How To: Perform a standing Pilates mat exercise routine

This clip demonstrates a useful and powerful standing Pilates exercise routine. With Pilates, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. Whether you're looking to slim down or merely tighten up your core, you're sure to be well served by this home fitness how-to from the folks at Balanced Body Pilates. For complete instructions, give this free exercise video a gander.

How To: Do a Pilates EXO chair exercise routine for cyclists

This clip presents an overview of a number of EXO chair Pilates exercises particularly well suited for bicyclists. With Pilates, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. Whether you're looking to slim down or merely tighten up your core, you're sure to be well served by this home fitness how-to from the folks at Balanced Body Pilates. For complete instructions, g...

How To: Perform footwork exercises on a Pilates Reformer

This clip offers an overview of a number of simple footwork Pilates Reformer exercises well suited for those who can't use the device in a supine position. With pilates, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. Whether you're looking to slim down or merely tighten up your core, you're sure to be well served by this home fitness how-to from the folks at Balanced B...

How To: Improve yoga step-throughs with pendulum exercises

Pendulum exercises will help you to perform step-throughs in yoga practice. When you are in tabletop position, on the floor, extend your right leg back. Bend you knee and bring your leg in to your chest. Tuck your head down and attempt to bring your knee to your nose. Then, extend it back again. Flex your foot, when you extend your leg back, and point your toe, when you bring your leg in to your chest. Repeat this ten times, before you switch to the other leg.

How To: Do a back pain preventing workout

In this tutorial, we learn how to do a back pain prevention workout. The first exercise you can do is a low back stretch with pull. First, sit down with your legs parallel to each other. Then, round back and bring your head below your needs and clasp your hands together under the knees. Hold this pose for 20-30 seconds and then pull chest up and away from knees, holding again for another 30 seconds. The next exercise you can do is a twisted hip stretch. For this, lie down on your back with yo...

How To: Strengthen legs with a leg circuit workout

If you haven't discovered circuit training you haven't discovered how to lose weight and burn calories in half the time you'd usually take doing any exercise. By doing strength training exercises in circuits, or rounds of repititions, you keep your heart rate up and blood pumping to all of your muslces so they stay pliable and active.

How To: Use a pilate reformer

Get that body toned and conditioned for a balanced life with the help of Pilates! In this Pilates tutorial conducted by expert, Ann Arnoult, learn how to use a Pilate Reformer. The Pilates Reformer builds on the idea of mat exercises, adding new levels of resistance with weight-bearing exercises. Improve the quality of movement, posture, flexibility and range of motion with help from a Pilates specialist in this free video.

How To: Get skinny legs with squat exercises

Do feel as if your legs are the bulkiest part of your body? It tends to be a huge complaint according to Trainer Josh. In this video, learn how to get those skinny legs you desire through the power of squats! This is a great quick circuit to throw into your workouts that will help cut out the bulkiness and start to trim your legs down so you can finally fit into those skinny jeans!

How To: Define your lower abs with bar exercises

In this video, John Alvino talks about his favorite lower ab exercises. The first is called the lowball pulling. You begin by putting your feet on top of a swiss ball, put your hands in push up position, have good stability and bring your knees towards your chest and then extend it out, all while contracting your abs. The next lower ab exercise Alvino discusses is called the hanging knee raise. With an overhead bar, grip on to the bar and allow your body to hang in a pull up position. Bring y...

How To: Perform a bird dog extension

First of all sit on your knees on the floor. Now place your palms on the floor facing downwards. Now position yourself such that you are resting on the floor on your palms and your knees. Now lift up your right hand and at the same time you have to lift your left leg. Position them in line with your body. Hold for a few seconds. Now bring your right hand and your left leg down. Repeat it for the other hand and leg as well. Keep repeating this exercise for sometime. This exercise helps you in ...

How To: Do pilates exercises at home

Slim down or tighten up by doing pilates exercises at home. If you're looking for a means of losing weight or strengthening your core, you might want to give pilates a try. This free video guide presents a general overview of a number of simple pilates routines that you can easily do at home including the roll up, the single leg stretch, the hundreds and rolling like a ball.

How To: Measure your body parts

Trying to lose some weight and inches off your belly, bottom, or legs? It is essential to measure your body before starting an exercise program. In this video, learn how to accurately measure your body parts for the purpose of monitoring your weight loss' progress.

How To: Fit fitness in to your daily life

In this video, we get tips on how to get into shape and add fitness into our lives. One alternative to get fit is to just add fitness into your everyday routine instead of having to add in a specific work out regimen. Something you can do is take the stairs instead of the elevator and park further away from the store. You can also place things to keep active at your desk including weights and doing leg exercises. While on breaks, you can also do exercises with co-workers. All of this exercise...

How To: Make your waist smaller with an abdominal exercise

In this video from fatlosslifestyle we learn how to get a smaller waist and to burn belly fat. In this exercise he is lying down, bending the knees. You are creating a vacuum in a sense. You take a deep breath in forcing your belly button to push up towards the ceiling, then as you blow the air out, feel your belly button going down. When you have 3/4 of the air out, hold your breath, and suck in through your throat with your breath being held. Visualize your organs going up into your diaphra...

How To: Use stretching techniques to help you gain muscle

This is a demo showing how to do Stretching & Flexibility Techniques for Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, & Athleticism. It includes pull ups with proper stretching on the shoulder, triceps, biceps and abdominal muscles. Try to keep your vertebra straight and erect while doing any type of exercises. Push-up exercises may built your chest as well as your biceps muscles. Also, it may improve your abdominal muscles. You can also do hamstring and calf muscle exercises lying down on the floor and by stretch...

How To: Perform a great exercise for your chest and pec muscle

This man shows how to focus on your chest and triceps when doing dips. He begins with a piece of equipment called the Roman Chair. Lift yourself up onto the chair. Bend your knees before you begin to lower yourself into the dip. As you slowly move down into the dip keep your elbows out to the side and your chin on your chest. This will help put the focus of the exercise on the muscles in your chest. To change the focus of the exercise from the chest to the triceps, you want to keep your body ...

How To: Get six pack abs with cardio & strength training

In this video, Yuri Elkaim will teach you how to get six pack abs using cardio and strength training. He breaks down the discussion of cardio vs. strength training for burning fat and building muscle. In the video, Elkaim stresses high-intensity interval training (HIIT), in which he says you will burn more calories, and therefore lose more fat if that is your aim. Furthermore, working at a higher intensity for longer periods of time increases your cardiovascular strength to an even higher deg...

How To: Build your pecs with nutrition hints & exercise tips

Darin Stein from Fat Loss Lifestyle demonstrates how to build your pectoral muscles with exercise tips. Put two medicine balls into the butt of your palms, not your fingertips, for pushups. Lower your body for two seconds, keeping your elbows apart. Get a real nice stretch in the chest and push your body up. Do fourteen pushups. For an advanced workout, elevate your feet when doing the pushups. Walk a 65 millimeter resistance ball to your toes and continue doing the pushups. In addition to to...

How To: Tighten your belly

This video shows you to a few options on how to tighten your belly for all you beginners. With simple exercise you can do from sitting at your desk at work, watching TV, or even sitting at the bar. Here Annmarie of "The Renegade Health Show" demonstrates a few ways you can activate your body to help tighten those abs without spending too much money on a gym membership. Quick, easy, exercise for anyone of all ages for a fitter, healthier lifestyle.

How To: Do simple ab workouts to get a ripped six pack

CobraWorkout teaches you how to do simple ab workouts to get a ripped six pack. For the first exercise lay down on your back, heels on the floor, take a medicine ball between your hands. Then angle your body at 45 degrees from the ground and twist it to the left and to the back. Do this 15 times and go straight to the next exercise. This involves getting on the side and having your feet in the air, while moving your upper body up and down. Do 25 repetitions on each side. For the third exercis...

How To: Work your lower abs with a hanging leg raise

It's never a bad time to get excellent abs. This instructional video demonstrates how to exercise your lower abdominal muscles with hanging leg raises. This routine is especially effective because it maximizes spinal flexion and extension. The focus of the exercise should be about rolling the hips up to generate an abdominal contraction, then returning to a good lumbar curve to relax and stretch out the abs. A good stretch at the end range of motion allows for a better workout and builds flex...

How To: Do a BOSU ball squat thrust

This video shows you how to perform a BOSU ball squat thrust. A beginner and a more advanced version of this exercise are both shown. First you put the BOSU on the ground flat side up and you reach down and grab the sides of the BOSU. You then kick your legs out into a push-up position, do a push-up and then stand back up. You finish the exercise by lifting the BOSU ball over your head. You should do 3 sets of 10 reps of this exercise.

How To: Get strong abs doing old school playground exercises

You can get strong ripped abs by letting your inner child loose! By combining playground exercises and cardio you can have washboard abs that you are proud of. This video shows how to properly execute playground type exercises such as pull-ups to strengthen your arms and push ups to work your arms, back and chest. Follow along to find other quick and easy exercises that you can incorporate into your every day life to get the body you've always desired!

How To: Gain weight with Jack Lalanne

Learn exercises and information to help underweight people gain weight. Jack Lalanne cites poor nutrition and lack of exercise as the reason for being underweight. He recommends the correct balance of vitamins and minerals to help combat the poor nutrition that leads to a low body weight. He also recommends whole grains and many other natural foods to correct a personal weight problem. Lalanne believes that exercise is a normalizer that helps correct weight for both the underweight and overwe...

How To: Get crazy abs in 3 minutes

This instructional video walks you through how to get great abs in 3 minutes. The person that did this video lost 100 lbs in just 3 months. You should perform each exercise for 20 seconds with a 10 second break in between daily. After completing all 6 you should repeat 2-3 times. It shows you exactly which exercise to do without talking but using music. After successfully doing these exercises daily you should see results in no time at all.

How To: Stretch a stiff neck

Relieve the pain of a stiff neck and loosen up with these detailed and helpful activities. Learn how to have a better posture, and then some great and simple exercises that stop problems with a stiff neck. These exercises are well described and easy to follow, and are effective in reducing problems with a stiff neck. Not only do these tips help with a stiff neck, they also help with relaxing. The video also helps with when to do these exercises and how many to do, to feel the maximum benefit ...

How To: Have graceful hands

Mistress Didi brings you an instructional video on how to have graceful hands. These are simple exercises for beauty and function. Graceful hands can create greater comfort and beauty in your self-expression. Use these exercises if you want to achieve graceful hands.

How To: Do rear deltoid rows

Rear deltoid rows are a great way to work parts of your upper body, letting you go from "bony" to "broad shouldered" in no time. Warning: always consult a physician before starting any exercise program. You will need a barbell and optional: a cambered curl bar. Watch this video to learn how to do rear deltoid rows.