Archive for April, 2009
Diet and Nutrition Tips – The Truth about Sugar
If you want to live and eat healthy you must watch this video about sugar. Sugar is quickly absorbed by the body and not an ingredient you want in your food. This is especially true if you are trying to diet to lose weight. Sugar is high in calories and is a really concentrated source of carbohydrates which does not aid in fat loss.
Fitness Video – Pull-Up Bodyweight Exercises
1. the jumping pull-up
2. assisted pull-up machines
While most people never train using pull ups, they are one of the best upper body exercises you can do. Pull up workouts use many muscle groups in your upper body. Even your abs are used during this exercise for stabilization. I frequently perform pull ups in my fitness routines and almost always warm up with them. To increase difficulty try one of the variations in the video below or use gymnastic rings instead of a bar. If you cannot perform pull ups there are several progressions such as the videos above.
Gymnastic Rings Beginner Workout – Exercise Video
Learn some basic gymnastic ring exercises watching the instructional fitness video below. Rings cost between 50 and 100 dollars from the internet. If you cannot afford to purchase your own pair then make homemade gymnastic rings.
Fitness at Home – How to Make Homemade Gym Equipment Exercise Videos
Use clubbells for any type of sledgehammer exercises or like the sample exercise below. There are hundreds of exercises to perform with this versatile tool.
Homemade equipment will add variety to your workouts for practically nothing. These videos show how to create workout equipment from ordinary objects for cheap.