Adding any sort of balance challenge to an exercise will automatically activate your core musculature. The other thing that’s great about this particular type of balance exercise is that your also strengthening the muscles in your feet, ankles and legs. Single Leg Balance Reach Stand on one leg. Keep a bit of a bend in [...]

This is another great core exercise that works your deep abdominal and stabilizing  muscles. Stability Ball Roll Out On your knees, punch the lower half of a stability ball. Allow the ball to roll out straight out in front of you until you feel your core stabilizers holding the ball in place. With your core, bring the ball [...]

Here we go! A series dedicated to building strength in your core. This series will focus not only on your external muscles but your internal muscles as well. We will build core strength as well as strengthen all those tiny little muscles that surround our spin and keep us balanced and strong. These are the [...]

There are a ton of different ways to workout. But which way is the right way? Everyone wants to know the “elusive” secret to fitness. Heavy lifters think weights are the way to go and say cardio classes are useless. Cardio people pooh-pooh weights for fear of bulking up. And runners love the adrenaline rush. [...]

Over the last five months I have posted three different exercise series. One where you perform exercises using your own body weight, one where you can do exercises with a stability ball and the one I just wrapped up using resistance bands. Now that you have all this information, how do you apply it? Well- the good news it, it [...]

Your butt is actually made up of the biggest muscle in your entire body! Your gluteus maximus. So, lets work it! The names of both these exercises say it all. Performing three sets of either of these will make your butt feel tighter, smaller and ready to boogie. Butt Blasters This is an awkward one to get into, but [...]

The following resistance band exercises are great for your abductors, adductors (sides of your legs- inner and outer thigh) hamstrings and buttocks. Tie your resistance band around an object that will not move and make a tight knot. Side Raises Stand beside the band and place the foot that is furthest away from it into the loop you created. [...]

We have finally moved down our bodies and made our way to exercises for our legs. These are two of my favorites simply because technically they are full body exercises but they focus primarily on your quadriceps and glutes ( butt). I really started seeing changes in the shape of my butt when I started [...]

Pull Downs Loop your resistance band securely in a door using the door hook provided. Kneel on the floor facing the door and grab hold of the band handles. Move far enough away from the door so that you create the right amount of resistance for you.  Begin the motion by squeezing your shoulder blades together (as if you had a pencil [...]

Here are two exercises that focus on your back! Bent Over Row Place your resistance band underneath your feet and hold each handle. Bend over at your hips so that your back is flat. Begin by squeezing your shoulder blades together as if you had a pencil in between them, pull the handles up beside your chest [...]