Archive for May, 2009
40 Minute Yoga Routine Exercise and Fitness Video
Yoga is an excellent way to improve your muscle strength, flexibility, muscle endurance, balance, and coordination with no equipment needed. I like to perform yoga exercises to improve joint and tendon strength in order to prevent injury.
Kettlebell Workouts – Windmill Variations Video
Kettlebell windmills strengthen your shoulders and obliques. This exercise prevents shoulder injuries by constantly requiring you to stabilize the kettlebell throughout the movement, thereby strengthening the shoulder joint and increasing shoulder flexibility. If you do not have a kettlebell use a dumbbell. Start with a small kettlebell or dumbbell to learn the technique and gain flexibility before you move up to a larger kettlebell.
Gymnastic Ring Workout – Arm and Chest Exercise Video
Gymnastic ring workouts require you to stabilize your body weight during the entire exercise. This makes ring exercises much harder and engages more muscle groups. To make it a complete upper body workout add ring pullups and ring pushups or by substituting muscle-ups for dips and pullups. Ring exercises are one of the most versatile and cheapest pieces of equipment for your upper body to build muscle strength and endurance.
Beginner Workout Exercise Video
If you are totally out of shape or have not exercised in a long time you need to ease into your workout routine to prevent injury or an excessive recovery time. It is best to start slow the first two weeks to work on your exercise form and acclimate your muscles so you can prepare your body for more intense workouts.