Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Fitness Tip Number 2

DISCLAIMER!!! Understand that these weekly fitness tips are not from a doctor! I am not a doctor and do not try to be. I am a fitness trainer, not to be confused with a dietician, doctor, or physical therapist! These fitness tips are exactly what they are, tips! These are designed to help your health and fitness by suggesting new exercises, routines and possibly diets.

So I'm a little late this week, but that's ok! Hopefully that just means you continued to do your crunches all of this week as well! Week 2 is made to be COMBINED with Week 1! Imagine that, MORE exercises to do!

Week 2: ALONG WITH your crunches from week one, add in Toes & Bows! For week two you will only work out for 3 days of the week again, MONDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY.


--Toes & Bows will be done in 3 SETS OF 30-60 SECONDS.


Exercise 2: TOES & BOWS could quite possibly become your best friend. This will strengthin your entire core, meaning, lower back, abdomin, upper thighs, hips, and shoulders. In the same place you complete your crunches, Toes & Bows will be done by simply rolling over on your stomach. Get into a pushup position minus the hands on the ground. Replace the hands on the ground with your forearms. Then simply lift your back, rear, and legs like the picture shown below. You want to make sure you stay parallel to the ground. Try not to put you rear too far in the air, but you also want to make sure it is high enough. Hold this position for 30-60 seconds. (**Put a watch on the floor front of you to keep the time, believe it or not, humans cannot keep time like a watch can!**) In between sets, rest for NO LONGER than 60 seconds!





Simple as that! Combine Week 1 with Week 2 and continue to do these workouts three times a week and before you know it......even this guy will be jealous! HAHA!

Ok...maybe he wont be jealous. Personally, I wouldn't want that to be me, poor guy can't even put a shirt on! Happy ABBING!

1 comment:

LAURA'S BLOG said...

Hey Gene Jr! Is Toes and Bows sometimes called "Planks"? I've done this at Jazzercise and it works 'cuz it hurts!