All About Knees
So many people have knee issues that we thought it would be a good idea to provide you with some simple yet helpful exercises. Someone please tell my husband to take a look at these videos 🙂 Simple Isometrics Home Leg Extension LEG CURL and FUN on the DOLLY This was so much fun that […]
Continue Reading...At Home Leg Extensions and Leg Curls
Strengthen your knees without gym equipment! You will love the variation on the dolly. Wouldn’t it be fun to start dolly races around the neighborhood? |Leg Extension on Chair| Equipment needed: Tall chair or kitchen counter Use a kitchen counter or tall chair so that your legs are hanging free Make sure that the back […]
Continue Reading...ROLL DOWN
The Roll Down The Roll Down is actually a precursor to many pilates’s exercises such as the hundred and other rolling exercises. It is beneficial in it’s own right since it requires focus to ensure all parts of your body are working together. |Benefit | Core Activation and strengthening. |How to do | |Mat Variation […]
Continue Reading...LEARN PUSH UPS BEFORE and AFTER 55
Are you having problems with your push ups? Why learn or re-learn a push up? Some of us were push up kings and queens but stopped doing them. Some never learned how to do them or never did them to full range. Push ups are a basic functional exercise that should not be avoided. It […]
Continue Reading...Scissor and Helicopter Legs on Spine Corrector
The spine corrector is one of my favorite pieces of equipment. It was invented by Joseph Pilates to stretch and mobilize the spine, improve alignment, and pelvic stability. Scissors Legs and Helicopter Legs release the hip joint and stretch the hamstrings and hip flexors. |Scissors Legs|Sit on the barrel and bend back across it. Roll […]
Continue Reading...Tricep Overhead Dumbbell Extension
Are you doing this overhead extension correctly? Check out the video to make sure that you isolate your triceps. | Tricep Overhead Dumbbell Extension |Benefit: Exaggerated stretch on long head of tricep. How to do:Stand straight with feet shoulder width apart. Keep your spine straight and core tight.Raise the dumbbell directly above your head and […]
Continue Reading...Lying Tricep Extension
Check out these 4 variations of lying tricep extensions. My favorite is #3. What is yours? Let’s Continue the Elbow health series with some lying tricep extension variations. Start with Dumbbells so that you notice the balance between the right and left side. With a barbell you have one dominate side picking up more of […]
Continue Reading...TRICEP EXTENSION for ELBOW HEALTH
Balance Bicep and Tricep work to Maintain Elbow Health and avoid tendonitis. Let’s talk about the Tricep Pressdown, an easy exercise to learn how to use and isolate the triceps. |Tricep Pressdown| Attach bar to cable and adjust to chin height or above. Stand facing cable. Pull bar do starting position (elbows to your sides […]
Continue Reading...Hammer, Zottman, and Forearm Curls for Elbow Health
Elbow Health is a major concern. Let’s Improve grip strength, prevent bicep injury and strengthen muscles to fight off elbow pain. Strengthening the proper muscles is the name of the game. The elbow joint is formed where the humerus (upper arm bone) and Ulna and radius bones (forearm) come together. The Bicep Brachii is the […]
Continue Reading...Lateral Lunges and Bowlers Lunge
Side lunges are a great way to work balance and stability. Runners and walkers move in a straight forward motion and will benefit from this side to side exercise. Benefit: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads, Abductor, and Adductors Variation 1 – Static Position Stand with feet shoulder width apart. Take a wide step out to the side. […]
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