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Boat Pose Made Easier

Core work is an integral part of having a strong, lithe body with an upright and healthy posture, but if the mere thought of boat pose (an intense core centered yoga pose) makes you want to keel over and abandon ship, read how you can make it smooth sailing and much easier on yourself.

Don’t go overboard

Start with the basics. Before attempting the full expression of boat pose (with both legs and arms extended off the floor) practice the beginner version until you can fully integrate your core without compromising your low back.

Sit comfortably on your mat. Place both hands about 12 inches behind your hips and place them shoulder width apart. Bend both elbows and lean slightly onto your hands. Rock your pelvis forward just enough so you are teetering on top of your sit bones (the bony protrusions at the base of your pelvis).

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Posted on December 6, 2023 by Jill

5 Moves for a Crunchless Ab Workout

Fitness Magazine’s model Sarah, a trainer in New York City, maintains tight abdominals by running intervals, biking, and swimming regularly.

Sarah shares some of her favorite ab workouts with us. The best part is that they don’t require doing those dreaded crunches!

These ab workouts are ideal no matter if your fitness level is beginner, intermediate or advanced.

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Posted on November 1, 2023 by Fitness_Magazine

The Doctors Show How to Supersize Your Health

Tune in Tuesday, October 25, 2024 to The Doctors to learn how to “supersize your health.”

The cast will be sharing great advice and tips on how to look younger, get fitter and feel healthier. Jillian Michaels will also be sharing her no-sit-up secrets for great abs.

This episode is loaded with must-see health information.

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Lacy

Join the Plank A Day Revolution

Ok, confession time. Or better yet, twitter-fession time. I’m a bit of a Twitter addict. Ok, maybe more than a bit. I may be a big enough addict that I find myself talking about my “tweeps” like they are good personal friends. But it’s a new world and social media serves more than just entertainment purposes. Twitter really does have more to offer than just seeing what Justin Beiber had for lunch today.

This summer a particular hashtag kept coming across my feed that caught my attention. #Plankaday was showing up after several of my “tweeps” mentioned they got their ab workout in. Having just lamented that I needed to commit to a more consistent ab routine to help me with my running, the Plank a Day challenge walked into my life.

Apparently I’m not alone in my loathing of ab work. While I know it’s useful, I still hate to do it.

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Posted on July 21, 2023 by Lacy

Impressive Planking Requires Extreme Core Strength

A new viral trend has swept the nation, where mature, upstanding citizens take pictures of themselves laying face-down, motionless and expressionless, on…something. Anything, really. This trend is called “planking”, and while it sounds stupid, lazy and like a waste of time, it is.

I know, I know, they aren’t hurting anything, but I can’t help but roll my eyes that the newest craze in America is to take pictures of yourself not moving. We’ve always been fond of not moving here in the great U.S. of A., but documenting it and putting it on the Internet for all to see is a new development. You can now become a YouTube sensation for being sedentary.

I see the lure, though. While I am used to thinking of planks as a core exercise that actually, literally, makes me angry, as I started scrolling through Google images of planking, I saw some planks that made me laugh, cringe, gasp and scratch my head.

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Posted on July 21, 2023 by Kelly

Beginner’s Guide to Yogilates

In 1997, certified Pilates instructor Jonathan Urla combined yoga postures and Pilates exercises and named it Yogilates. Louise Solomon created her own blend of both and termed it Yogalates. Whatever you call it, hybrid classes like these are very popular in health clubs and studios across the country.

Yogilates and other hybrid yoga and Pilates workouts are designed for the purpose of gaining the benefits of core work from Pilates while mixing in the breath and flexibility training of yoga. Just as a yoga practice may not target all of the core muscles, a Pilates class may overlook certain stretches that promote a balanced and healthy body. Combining the two introduces a dynamic experience of connecting the breath with a new level of mind and body fitness.

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Posted on July 21, 2023 by Jill

The Ultimate Fitness Plan for Lazy People

We all know those gym-goers that bounce into the gym, bright-eyed and energetic, excited to start their workout. And then there is you: the person that wants to slap the grin off their face and the six pack off their abs.

Not everyone loves to workout, but everyone needs to workout, so I’m not going to waste my energy trying to use the benefits of exercise as motivation for you. Your body doesn’t know if you loved your workout, it just knows if you did it or not.

Lazy folks usually hate exercise for 2 reasons: the physical exertion of it all and the time it takes up. These aren’t an excuse anymore. While the definition of exercise is making your body do work, you can make the work less obvious, and that it-just-takes-too-long excuse doesn’t fly when you- get this bomb I’m about to drop on you- speed it up.

Here are 5 exercises that even the most blase about fitness can do in 30 minutes or less.

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Posted on April 15, 2024 by Kelly

Fat Belly to Flat Belly on The Doctors

The Doctors TV showTune in to The Doctors on Tuesday, April 12 to see Dr. Travis’ tips for getting a flat stomach. Although the diet you tried at the beginning of January may seem like a distant memory, this tips can help you turn your “fat belly into a flat belly” in just 28 days.

Dr. Travis will show you the easy workout moves you can do at home, flat-belly friendly cocktails and some tips for eating. Try these moves at home or in your office, you don’t even have to go to the gym!

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Posted on April 11, 2024 by Health Buzz

Use Yoga for a Flatter Stomach by Summer

It’s just about that time of year again when the birds start chirping, the sun beats stronger and the bikini and tank tops in your closet start to rustle for some fresh air. We all love the dawn of summer, but let’s be honest: Months of sweaters, turtlenecks and gym membership cards that weren’t used as often as they should have been makes us all a little timid about baring our midriff.

Getting a flatter stomach by summer does not have to involve fear, thousands of crunches and lunches after lunches of un-dressed salads topped with a plain chicken breast. Instead, focus on these next three months of spring to start or ramp up your yoga practice for a lean and bikini-ready middle by summer.

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Posted on March 28, 2024 by heather

NOx Edge Credited for Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’s Physique

By Descygna Webb

The popular TV show Jersey Shore has brought about some colorful characters with an affinity for working out, like Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino. Many people have started to adopt the Situation’s routine of hitting the gym, tanning booth and doing laundry, or GTL as the cast likes to call it.

A product that is part of The Situation’s workout routine is NOx Edge. This is a dietary supplement that you take before you work out to enhance your strength and help you get bigger in a faster period of time. The supplement has been formulated to speed up your recovery time and raise nitric oxide levels which will increase muscle size. For men and women that want to bulk up and gain more strength, this product is designed to help those who are already working out on a regular basis and engaging in a healthy diet. By increasing your levels of nitric oxide, you will be able to boost stamina, increase your load capacity, maximize your muscle pump, and achieve longer workouts.

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Posted on January 27, 2024 by Health Buzz

Insider Weight Loss Secrets From a Personal Trainer

Fitness and weight loss is a science. Personal trainers, coaches, doctors and others in the health field know this, because we’ve studied it at length and have devoted our lives to it.

Unfortunately, most of what the general public knows about weight loss is what they hear on TV, read in magazines or glean from late night infomercials. The problem with that? Everyone is trying to sell you something. They don’t have your best interests at heart. Their goal is to confuse you into thinking they have the one, true answer, when, in fact, everyone knows the answer to weight loss: a healthy diet and consistent exercise.

There are a few insider tid bits that don’t make it to the general public very often, because it doesn’t help anyone sell machines or diet pills or meal plans. Sorry if any of these shatter your weight loss world as you know it, but knowledge is power, folks.

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Posted on January 25, 2024 by Kelly