Exercise Tuesday!
I didn't see this posted yet, so here it is....what are you doing to move today????
I have karate class for an hour. It's bully week, so I get to spend an hour being attacked....this is very anxiety provoking for me, but I will deal with it. We did it last night too, and I swear there are new bruises to go with my older, yellowish/greenish fading bruises from last week!! After that, it is off to the gym for an hour of cardio, lower body weight training and then stretching. Last night after karate, I spent and hour running/walking on the treadmill, did upper body strength training and then about 20 minutes of stretching.
What about you?
hg
I have karate class for an hour. It's bully week, so I get to spend an hour being attacked....this is very anxiety provoking for me, but I will deal with it. We did it last night too, and I swear there are new bruises to go with my older, yellowish/greenish fading bruises from last week!! After that, it is off to the gym for an hour of cardio, lower body weight training and then stretching. Last night after karate, I spent and hour running/walking on the treadmill, did upper body strength training and then about 20 minutes of stretching.
What about you?
hg
GM Heather,
Started with a little stretching then 45 on the elptical and 300 crunches / 60 russian ab curls. Then heading over to Planet Fitness for another 20 on the Arc Trainer. Tonight I have a MMA (mixed martial arts) cardio class for an hour. In between - lots of running around -errands, house work, etc.
Last night I met an 80 yr old in the gym and he was going strong. What an inspiration! Have a good day.
Kim Z
Started with a little stretching then 45 on the elptical and 300 crunches / 60 russian ab curls. Then heading over to Planet Fitness for another 20 on the Arc Trainer. Tonight I have a MMA (mixed martial arts) cardio class for an hour. In between - lots of running around -errands, house work, etc.
Last night I met an 80 yr old in the gym and he was going strong. What an inspiration! Have a good day.
Kim Z
The MMA Cardio trainer has us doing them the different and calling them "V" Twists" Essentially with the "V" Twists you are on the floor - legs at a 45 degree angle straight in front of you and body at a 45 degree angle - so if someone is looking at you from the side - you are on the floor (legs up) and in a "V" shape.
Next with a weighted ball (im using 15 pounds) - arms bent, elbows close to your body and pointed down - you (using only your abs) move the ball from hip to hip. dont use your arms, dont bend your elbows - just use your ab muscles.
Its not easy. I hve been doing a different version for about 2 months now and went looking for a pic to show you and I am calling them the wrong thing - they are called "Russian Twists" Not everyone bends their arms and you can do them on a bench or on the floor. Essentially you dont have your legs up in the air - but bent up at the knees and feet flat on the floor or just inchess off the floor - but same ab motion with arms and the weighted ball. Here is a little YouTube clip - showing a pretty good example of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21H0GQGXEBs&feature=related
It really works on the core abs and the obliques.
Kim Z
Next with a weighted ball (im using 15 pounds) - arms bent, elbows close to your body and pointed down - you (using only your abs) move the ball from hip to hip. dont use your arms, dont bend your elbows - just use your ab muscles.
Its not easy. I hve been doing a different version for about 2 months now and went looking for a pic to show you and I am calling them the wrong thing - they are called "Russian Twists" Not everyone bends their arms and you can do them on a bench or on the floor. Essentially you dont have your legs up in the air - but bent up at the knees and feet flat on the floor or just inchess off the floor - but same ab motion with arms and the weighted ball. Here is a little YouTube clip - showing a pretty good example of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21H0GQGXEBs&feature=related
It really works on the core abs and the obliques.
Kim Z
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