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In my last trip to the gym, I watched two women round their backs like a rainbow as they lowered the bar. So sad to see a great exercise ruined because someone didn’t properly teach this exercise. (And magazines are to blame sometimes as well, I’ve written articles where we’ve had to toss some of the accompanying photos because the fitness model was doing the exercise with brutal form).

Whatever you are doing

And don’t stop using good form once the exercise is over. If you’re picking up dumbbells off the floor (or picking up toys at home), squat down and avoid rounding your back.

I also recommend avoiding sit-ups and an excessive amount of crunches. The benefits aren’t worth the risks.

Back to my gym visit…about 20 minutes through my workout, a young woman of about 45 came in and started doing a superset of split squats and dumbbell chest presses.

I was very impressed. AND she had a training journal to record her sets, reps, and weights.

Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed when she started doing dumbbell triceps kickbacks. I think these are one of the most useless dumbbell arm exercises in the world. You’d be far better off doing some version of the pushup - that would give you more total body results.

So today’s 3 lessons were…

i) Don’t round your back when lifting.

ii) Keep a training journal for motivation and direction.

iii) Avoid isolation exercises, and choose total

By doing this, you will burn lots of calores after training. Add in intervals in place of slow cardio, and you should be able to get all of your results in only 3 sessions of 45 minutes per week. Much less time than you spend now with slow, boring cardio.

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The lower end of the Vision Fitness ellipticals are more compact than the higher end and fold for storage. The handlebars move along with the pedals so that you can get an upper body workout. However this can be difficult and uncomfortable if you are a short person. You should try those machines in the store to see if they are a good fit for you.

All of the Vision Fitness

The front flywheel Vision Fitness ellipticals tend to wear out faster and get noisy after a while.

The Vision Fitness elliptical trainers come with a wide range of warranties depending on which one you buy. If you do decide on a Vision Fitness elliptical it is advisable to purchase one

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I decided to look into her “alma mater”, and in the process found out

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This article will help shed some light on why it is so important that every woman be involved and adhering to a strength training program.

You actually might be involved in a strength-training program right now. Even if you are, I want you to really pay attention to what we’re going to cover for the rest of the article. I’m sure it is going to have you thinking differently about why you should be lifting weights from now on.

We’re going to talk about why developing a strength training program will ultimately help you lose weight, add some muscle tone, look better and feel better about yourself.

Myths

Let’s first clear up some of the misconceptions about strength training and the truth behind these myths. This first myth is the “biggie” and it has prevented many women from strength training. It sounds a little something like this; “I don’t want to lift weights because I don’t want to get bulky.”

Let’s explore that myth a little. When you think of weight lifters, you probably think of body builder’s, right? You think of the men and women on ESPN parading around in little swimsuits with big

There are three reasons for this:

1.) These people are an extremely minute percentage of the population.

2.) That is their livelihood and they spend 4 to 5 hours a day in the gym.
3.) Most of them are using performance-enhancing drugs (steroids, etc.) to look like that.

So if you can get that image of the “bodybuilder” out of your head and think in terms of the average everyday person, you will see why the myth about getting bulky is just that, a myth!

What we’re going to talk about next is simple. When you lift weights your body builds muscle. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn (even

Let’s say two women are sitting on the couch watching some T.V. Woman #1 strength-trains 3 times a week, but woman #2 does not. After an hour of watching T.V goes by, who will have burned more calories? The common answer to that would be that they both burned the same (almost nothing), since they were just sitting and not moving.

But the actual answer would be that woman #1 burned more calories, and I’ll tell you why for one simple reason. THE MORE MUSCLE YOU HAVE THE MORE CALORIES YOU BURN!!

That myth being one of the most popular in the world of exercise, which is, “muscle weighs more than fat.”

That’s like the old joke, “What weighs more–10 lbs. of steel or 10 lbs. of feathers?” Hopefully by now you know that the answer to that question is that they both really weigh the same. 10 lbs. is 10 lbs. no matter what it is made of. Let’s examine this point in a little more detail.

Muscle is much more compact than fat. It actually takes up less

Let me give you another example to clarify this a little more.

If you were to take 10 lbs. of fat and 10 lbs. of muscle and roll each of them into a ball, the 10 lbs. of fat might be the size of a bowling ball. In comparison, the 10 lbs. of muscle would be about the size of a baseball. Now let s use this as a real life example using woman #1 and woman #2 in an example again. Let s say for arguments sake, both women are

How can that be?

Think of what I said before, muscle takes up less space than fat. Of those 140 pounds that each woman weighs, what s the percentage of fat and muscle on each woman? I would venture to guess that

That brings up another good point I d like to make. The weighing scale is the worst indicator of losing FAT. It will tell you that you ve lost weight, it s great at that. But what if you lose 10 pounds of fat and replace it with 10 pounds of muscle? Will you have lost weight? According to the scale, NO! Will you have

Well all right, you say, “I’ll lift weights, but I’m only lifting light weights and doing lots of repetitions.”

This is another mistake a lot of you are making. This is not the wrong way to lift, but it is certainly not the only way to go about strength training if your goal is weight loss. There is and should be a place in your fitness program for higher repetitions, but

Women do not have enough of the male hormone, testosterone, to get big muscles. You probably couldn’t even get big and bulky if you tried to. So, is it all right for you to lift heavy weights with fewer repetitions? ABSOLUTELY!!

Let’s take a moment now to recap some of the main ideas to take away from this article:

Lifting weights will not make you bulky (it will make you leaner and more toned).
Muscle is more compact and denser than fat and actually takes up less space than fat.
The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn (even at rest!).

Kevin Valluzzi is the owner of The Fitness Leader, an in-home training business located in Bergen County NJ. He has helped hundreds of women lose fat and redesign their bodies through training, motivating and empowering. Kevin is the author of the popular busy womens workout program, ReDesign Your Body, which can be found at http://www.redesignyourbody.com

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Lets face it, all women feel this way! It doesn t matter who
you are young, old, rich or famous, we all think like this.

Are you ready to learn a quick fix? All you need is ten minutes
a day, a set of steps, one dumbbell or a heavy canned good.

Great Arms
-Bicep curl-(using a comfortable dumbbell or a can of soup).

-As you build strength change to a heavier dumbbell.

Shapely Legs
-Standing calf rises on the steps.
-3 sets of 15 Repetition each day.
-Standing on the step while letting both heels drop below the
step ledge.
-Slowly raising onto the ball of your foot, and return back down
(this is one rep).
-To shape the middle, inner and outer part of the calf muscle, point your
toes in for the first set. Point your toes out for the

Continue these exercises for 30 days and enjoy the results.

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How to Get Buff with the Weider Crossbow Home Gym

The Crossbow Home Gym is ideal not only for weight loss, but it is a powerful tool in strength training, as

Why Choose the Weider Crossbow Home Gym?

This equipment stands apart from other similar pieces in full body strength training workouts because there are no weights utilized! That s right no weights. The strength training is accomplished with resistance using power rods. The power rods can be adjusted effortlessly so you can move from exercise to exercise quickly and stay within your current fitness level. And there is a wide assortment of resistance training routines that can be used on the Weider Crossbow Home Gym. If you want to make it even easier to work out at home, the Weider Max

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In order to succeed, you need to be committed.

But what about stubborn fat. It can wear down even the most committed exerciser. What can you do to bodysculpt that area?

Unfortunately, you just need to stick to your overall fat loss program, as you can’t spot-tone your body. Sugar, processed carbs, and inconsistent training will be your downfall, so don’t give up.

To help you stick to a schedule even during your busy week, you need

So focus on the following:

1. Nutrition: Avoid processed carbohydrates. Eat mostly fruits and vegetables for your carbs. Eat protein at every meal, and stay away from fried foods. Eat at least 4 small meals, preferably 6. And don’t drink any calories unless absolutely necessary.

2. Training: Forget about long slow cardio and light weights. Train harder, but in shorter workouts. Use your training to boost your metabolism and burn fat even when you are not working out.

3. Supplements: Forget fat loss supplements. While some supplements will boost your health, nothing will burn your fat.

With this approach, you will

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