Friction from the water plays a major role in slowing you down when you are swimming. Without proper form and technique, your body will drag in the water. Decreasing drag can greatly improve your speed in the water.
In this video from fatlosslifestyle we learn how to widen your shoulders and upper back with a few exercises. This is a workout you do twice a week. First is a dumbbell overhead press. Bring dumbbells up to starting position, turn palms in to face a bit. Keep dumbbells above shoulder lift up. Don't let the dumbbells touch though when you bring them above your head. Repeat this action. Find a weight where the last 3 are difficult in the 12-14 range. The next exercise you need a flat bench. Thi...
If you are just starting guitar or are trying to improve your skills then this is the video for you. In this video Andrew from Creative Guitar Studio will teach and show you, stretch and dexterity exercises to improve you guitar skills. You will also see left and right hand coordination exercises. The video starts with an add 2 chord and then follows up with 8 other exercises to improve you guitar skills. Some of these include timing, finger independence, chromatic string exercises, and finge...
Watch this video to learn how to burn fat doing cardio. A step by step video tutorial that will guide you through some basic instructions to help you burn fat doing high intensity interval training. Yuri Elkaim from MyTreadmillTrainer presents a very informative lesson on how high intensity training burns fat. He explains the difference between high intensity training and long cardio. Long cardio encourages you to take your time and, for example, go on a 1 to 2 hour slow bike ride. High inten...
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...
Learn how to use printer paper to make a paper airplane. Find a piece of paper shaped like a rectangle. A sheet of computer printing paper or school notebook paper is a good size and weight. Lay the paper on a table with one of the long edges closest to you. Fold the paper in half lengthwise. When the two edges match up, use your thumbs to make a sharp crease along the fold. Take the upper left corner of the top layer of paper and fold it diagonally down toward the first crease you made. When...
Michael Jackson has to be the entertainer with the most copied dance moves in modern times. Here, Carole Torti teaches the viewer to do a signature Michael Jackson dance move in this "Fit for a Feast "video that is oriented towards children. You will be slowly walked through hand and arm motions to achieve what the host calls "The Michael Jackson Move." This is a fun way for you and your child to learn a cool dance move and do a min-workout, though you may have to watch it a few times to get ...
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...
Learn how to make an easy drink that can be supplemented as a workout drink with this tutorial! 1. Buy some carbonated water from any convenience store,such as seltzer water or make your own from carbonated water capsules.
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Step aerobics are performed for cardio fitness and weight loss using an elevated platform. Classes are offered for all skill levels. Learn how to do step aerobics in this exercise tutorial. When doing step aerobics you should get an aerobic stepper, use entire foot to step up & down, keep an eye on the step, tap it out to rest and be safe. With this how to video you can do step aerobics for a more effective workout.
Treadmills allow users to walk or run regardless of the weather. Many treadmills also provide specific information, such as speed, distance, calories burned and time elapsed. Learn how to use a treadmill from a trainer in this exercise tutorial. When you use a treadmill you should start at a moderate speed, increase speed comfortably, relax shoulders, and keep abs tight. With this how to video you will be able to use a treadmill for a more effective workout.
There is not better way to get in shape than with the help of some fitness experts. In this how to video tutorial SELF Magazine shows you how to tone and sculpt your body with light weights. Watch as they demonstrates how to do the following exercises: allover toner, thigh tightener, slimming swing, fast firmer, core curriculum, total trimmer, sculpting steps and fat-burning turns. These simple yet intense workout moves will help you get firm and fit in no time.
In the upcoming version of Fifa 12, you can actually play as the goal keeper during a match. You can try it out in the demo of the game available now. Check out this guide on how to switch to goalkeeper mode in Fifa 12.
If you've mastered the origami jumping frog already, then this is the next step on your journey to paper folding enlightenment. Take a gander at this origami tutorial to learn how to crease and fold an intermediate level origami fighting toad.
Know someone who's full of hot air? Grab them and make a heat motor with this cool home science experiment with Mr. G. When air is heated, it rises. This experiment uses that natural law to create a simple, spiraling heat 'motor'.
This quick tutorial packs quite a lot of information into a short amount of time, and shows you a few quick tips on how to go up against turrets, fight inhibitors and end a match by destroying the Nexus in your League of Legends games.
Still using those boring plastic coasters that you got at a sale at Ralph's? Add some personal style to the mix the next time you serve your friends some soda by making your own coasters!
The world first knew it as Weave Sync, but Mozilla has moved Firefox's in-house synchronization project out of its Labs, giving it a new name. Check out how Firefox Sync, which will be included in Firefox 4, matches up your preferences, bookmarks, passwords, history, and open tabs in this How To video.
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 725th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to calculate quartiles with the MATCH and QUARTILE function.
Have a flowery personality? Apply a pretty floral nail look to match. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this clip can present a complete overview of the process in just under eight and a half minutes' time. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, and to get started recreating this look yourself, watch this video guide.
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 629th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the VLOOKUP, MATCH, DATEDIF, SUMIF, SUMPRODUCT and INT functions to look up salary based the number of relevant years worked.
Gemstone trees are very zen and are a wonderful complement to your feng shui-ed out apartment. These are not easy to make but the results are gorgeous and are excellent conversation pieces.
Daredevil is one of the least conventional and most popular Marvel superheroes, having been played by Ben Affleck in a recent Hollywood movie. This video tutorial will teach you how to make a Daredevil Lego minifigure using only simple hobby tools. He looks very cool, and should be more than a match for any Lego villain that you can throw at him.
It's a little freaky that ahanhbarbie34, who narrates this hair tutorial, actually looks like Audrina Patridge, but that makes the resulting look even more like a spot-on match.
Interested in adding a new specimen to your paper menagerie? How about a piglet? Have extra paper and time to match? This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make a paper piggy using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper pigs, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
Love Microsoft Excel? This clip contains a tip that just might induce you to. With this free video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 80th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll learn how to highlight an entire record (row) in a database that matches a bounced email addresss. Learn to love digital spreadsheets more perfectly with the tricks outlined in this free Microsoft Office how-to.
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 528th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to check two data sets (lists & tables) to see if there are discrepancies using the MATCH and VLOOKUP functions.
Learn how to make hydrogen with some household chemicals and items. This experiment is dangerous, so please exercise caution. You will use Liquid Plumr for this science experiment, and be warned, Liquid Plumber and hydrogen are dangerous, maybe not the aluminum foil, but the chemicals, definitely. Fill a balloon with it and watch it explode with a close match.
Try out this puzzle, then try it out on others. It's a funny little puzzle where you make a dog look the other way just by moving a couple of matches.
Check out this wrestling drill from Barry Davis Wrestling. The circle drill is a basic wrestling drill to reinforce proper stance and circular movement.
Check out this wrestling drill from Barry Davis Wrestling. Here are a few spinning drills to reinforce the motion of spinning behind your opponent's shots.
Check out this wrestling drill from Barry Davis Wrestling. This sumo drill, in which you try to push your partner out of the circle, is good for positioning, force, and balance.
Check out this wrestling drill from Barry Davis Wrestling. The pummeling drill is a good drill at beginning of practice as a warm-up, or toward end of practice for conditioning.
Check out this wrestling drill from Barry Davis Wrestling. The scramble drill is a good intermediate drill with a partner for positioning and conditioning.
Check out this wrestling drill from Barry Davis Wrestling. This is a basic drill to be used during warm-up or warm-down that helps strengthen the neck muscles.
Practice the kick over drill with Barry Davis Wrestling. This is a drill to increase flexibility and lower back strength as well as basic conditioning.
This is a basic wrestling drill from Barry Davis Wrestling that helps teach sprawling. It is also good for basic conditioning.
Barry Davis Wrestling shows you This drill is good for positioning and conditioning.
Cary Kolat demonstrates wrestling technique in freestyle offense. This is a Leg Lace traditional step over.
