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Practical Workout Tips

February 8th, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

You should know already that exercising is a good source of health and energy. This article will briefly introduce you to few simple exercises which can be performed almost anywhere. This gives you freedom to exercise anywhere you want and can.

Fitness professionals won’t find these exercises interesting because they know them already but anyone who is starting, these will be perfect. If you’re looking for something that will make your body look and feel healthier then continue reading.

Cardiovascular and Lower Body training

Walking is a great way of keeping your heart healthy and making your legs stronger. Go for a 30 minute walk around your block every day or, if that’s a problem for you, then why not use stairs in your building? You can mix these two options which is even better – one day walking, another day climbing the stairs.

Besides cardiovascular training, it’s a good idea to have some upper body training. Try doing exercises bellow three times a week to achieve best results and to see significant changes in your body.

Basic Push-ups

This exercise is for your triceps, chest area and the rear deltoids. Exercise should be performed in three sets of 10 to 15 repetitions which can be increased after you become more trained. Also, in order to increase your workout strength you can elevate your feet on a chair making the exercise more intense.

Position: Lay straight and face down on the floor with hands directly beneath your shoulders. Fingertips should point straight ahead, keep your back flat. Straighten your arms and lift your whole body off the floor still keeping your back and legs flat in one line. Then go back down until you almost touch the floor with your nose. Repeat from the first step.

Wide-Grip Push-ups

This type of push-ups is similar to basic but different muscles are involved. By doing this exercise you will train parts of your back, chest and rear shoulders.

Use same starting position which you used for basic push-ups. Position your hands beyond the width of your shoulders. Your fingers should point frontward. Again, use the same movements when you performed basic push-ups.

Arms

This exercise is effective for your chest muscles. Lie on a bed on your back and hold the dumbbells if front of you in fully extended arms. Then lower the dumbbells outwards (arms should be straight all the time) until they are parallel with your shoulders. After that return to the starting position and try to do 8-12 repetitions.

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