This how to video demonstrates a SELF magazine workout featuring intense aerobic movements. Watch and learn how the Maggie Q, star of Live Free or Die Hard, tones, strengthens and sculpts her body. All Maggie Q does and all you need to do to get a strong body is an intense aerobic workout. Practice doing flying punch kicks, one-two kicks, sweeping kicks, switch jumps, jumping knees and a capoeira cartwheel.
Yoga is for everyone, not just yoga lovers. It helps relieve stress and tension. This how-to video has yoga poses to help you firm your butt. Watch and learn how a few lunges and beds can help strengthen your gluteus maximus.
Neck Pull #1 is an easier version of the original Pilates exercise Neck Pull which helps build strength and increase spinal flexibility. By focusing on keeping the abdominal muscles pulled in flat throughout the exercise, the lower back is always protected and the abdominal muscles are being strengthened in their flattest position. Watch this fitness how to video and you will be toning your body with pilates in no time.
The Hip Twist is an original pilates exercise that strengthens the abdominals and the core. By focusing on a modest range of motion to start and the correct use of the abdominal muscles, your abs will get stronger and flatter and you will protect your lower back. Watch this fitness how to video and you will be toning your body with the hip twist pilates move.
The Prone leg lifts are variations of the classical pilates exercise the Swan Dive. This exercise tones and strengthens the back of the legs (hamstrings and glutes) and improves hip extension, both necessary components of a good Swan Dive. Remember to keep your abdominal muscles pulled in to protect the lower back and keep tension out. Watch this fitness how to video and you'll be toning your body with pilates in no time.
The one leg kick is an original pilates exercise that strengthens the hamstrings and glutes. You'll tone the back of the legs and firm your butt while increasing your abdominal strength as you hold your abs off the floor. If you have tight quads, only bend your knee as far as is comfortable or feel free to pulse only once. Watch this how to video and you will be gaining core strength with pilates in no time.
Swan Dive Graceful Rocks is a variation on the original Pilates exercise "Swan Dive." It strengthens the gluteus muscles (so your butt will get firmer.) and increases flexibility of the spine. Keeping your abdominal muscles engaged throughout will increase core strength and protect the lower back. Watch this how to video and you can gain strength through pilates.
The single leg stretch is a classical Pilates exercise for strengthening and toning the abdominal muscles. For increased abdominal challenge, stop the knee at 90 degrees of hip flexion instead of hugging the knee into the chest. Actively stretch through the legs, flatten the abs and keep the shoulders down with each movement and this exercise will tone many muscles in the body. Watch this how to video and you'll be getting in shape with pilates in no time.
Improve your yoga routines my strengthening your upper back. In this yoga how-to video Esther shows you an exercise you can do to mobilize your upper back. Open your chest and improve your posture with this yoga routine.
Watch this instructional how to video as fitness expert, Gin Miller, demonstrates the prone row with extension. This quick weight exercise strengthens your core, upper back, and shoulder muscles. It opens the front of your body and uses the mobility of the shoulder.
The Tendu is one of the fundamental steps of classical dance. If performed correctly, Tendu can be a fantastic exercise for strengthening your feet and lower legs. This little video will give you some tips on how to perfect your Tendu.
Perform a clams and piriformis stretch for ballet. This is a short ballet video to show you a fantastic way of strengthening and lengthening your turout muscles!
Remember to take care of the squares f2 with white or f7 with black, in the opening face, so that you don't lose the queen or get checkmated early in the game.
Patrick tells you why the core is important, how to find your core, and how to strengthen your core with some basic yoga poses and their variations.
By themselves, crow (kakasana) and crane (bakasana) aren't all that exciting. They're good for wrist strengthening and concentration, but the best thing about these poses is that they teach you where your center of mass is. That's what this video is all about!
Watch this video to learn how to strengthen your body to become a better juggler. Watch to do the shoulder press. In another exercise, put your feet on the couch and do a proper crunch. How? Check it out.
Get those small shirts out of storage after toning your upper body with this exercise! Practice the dolphin dive yoga pose to strengthen your arms, shoulders, back and abdominals.
Do one or all three of these lower back strengthening exercises to help you blossom into a yoga peacock pose.
Sadie Nardini teaches you how to unlock all your arm balances faster with the proper balance points of the crow foundational yoga pose.
Sadie Nardini teaches you her "Sadie's 30" core strengthening yoga exercises to improve your balance, poses, and inversions in only 30 seconds a day.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the half roll down pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your abs. Adding an arm lift makes it even more challenging.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Half Roll Down with Obliques pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your core and helps develop the muscles to do more advanced pilates exercises like the Hip Twist and Teaser.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Open Leg Rocker Balance pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your abs and core as well as improving balance so that you can better perform the Open Leg Rocker exercise.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the breast stroke pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening and improving the flexibility of your spine.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Hip Rolls with Heel Lift pilates exercise. This exercise is a variation of the hip roll used for strengthening your glutes and hamstrings and improve spinal articulation
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the half swan pilates exercise. This exercise is used for relieving neck and shoulder tension and strengthening the upper back muscles.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Side Lying Scissors pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your abs and core as well as improving balance.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the side leg lifts series or the banana pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your obliques, inner thigh, and glutes to help improve stability and balance.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the rolling like a ball pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your abs and improving balance.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Toe Taps pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your abs and lower back.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Side Plank pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your shoulders and tightening your waist.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Side Bend pilates exercise. This full-body exercise is used for strengthening your core, legs, arms, and shoulder girdle as well as improving balance.
You can learn how to get a six pack and strengthen your abdominal muscles. You do sit ups, extend your knees, and keep them together.
Strengthening your arms takes determination and effort, and one surefire way to get there is by working out your triceps. Triceps extensions are the perfect exercise for those of you with dumbbells at home. It's a great workout to get those dreamy arms and is a basic exercise that isolates the triceps. After doing a couple sets you may start to feel the burn! Lift safety!
Increase strength in the triceps with triceps kick backs. Learn about muscle growth with arm exercises in this fitness video. Take action: keep head in line with spine, only movement should be with lower arm, and keep core tight. Michelle, the instructor in this how-to video, is a personal trainer at a gym in NC and has been a personal trainer for several years. She is certified through ACE and is a certified aerobics instructor as well. Her Specialty is weight lifting and she enjoys training...
Strengthen the triceps with triceps push ups. Learn how to increase arm strength with triceps exercises in this training video. Take action: position hands in diamond shape under chest,so that the elbows move straight back, and maintain plank position. Michelle, the instructor in this how-to video, is a personal trainer at a gym in NC and has been a personal trainer for several years. She is certified through ACE and is a certified aerobics instructor as well. Her Specialty is weight lifting ...
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Working out your abs strengthens your core, the center of your body that holds everything together. The stronger your core is, the stronger the rest of your body will be.
