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Medicine balls have been around for a few hundred years or more and have not changed much until recently, as new materials have become available. There was already a healthy number of individual and partner exercises that used them for everything from rehabilitation exercises, strength building, toning, functional and sports training, but now with the different styles to choose from, there are even more exercise possibilities. Over the years I have used every style of this piece of equipment out there. I have compiled a list of the different types and their uses to help you narrow down your search for the best kind for your workouts. The following are all from Power Systems as they are a company I have used many times before and can attest to their products quality and durability. Bounceable Styles - Elite Power Medicine Balls This is my favorite of all and I use it on a regular basis with my clients. It bounces very well and has a perfectly centered weight, which gives it a consiste...

Having a slim, trim waistline or defined washboard stomach is almost a national obsession that motivates people to intensively work their core muscles. But how much is too much? Is it okay to work your abs everyday? Can you over train your abdominal muscles? Yes, there is such a thing as too much, and you can over train your abdominal muscles but how quickly you get to that point all depends on exactly how you train. Low Intensity / High Repetition Abdominal Routines For those who mainly focus on a toning style of exercise consisting of lower intensity exercises (using light weight or no weight, low difficulty exercises) with a higher number of repetitions per set (3-4 sets of 12-20 repetitions), reaching your threshold takes a bit longer. This is primarily due to the lower intensity of an exercise used for such a routine. Because the exercise is less intense it will not rip the muscle fibers as often or as much as a higher intensity abdominal exercise, which means you can do this st...

There are hundreds of bodyweight exercises out there that can be a great part of strength or toning routines at home or at the gym. So, what do you do when those exercises start getting too easy but you don’t want to give them up? Well, you can either modify the exercise’s leverage in some way to make it harder, or you can simply incorporate some kind of additional resistance to make it more challenging. Whether you are doing plyometric training, balance training, agility training, or even Pilates, using only an extra pound or two with ankle and wrist weights can take an exercise from easy to epic in no time flat. There are many different types and features in these pieces of equipment. Read these reviews to help you decide which ones are best for your workouts. Best Ankle Weights 1 – All Pro Adjustable These are the best that money can buy. They are comfortable, easy to put on, the individual increments secure at any angle, and they are incredibly durable. These are...

If you burn just an extra 500 calories a day, you can easily lose a pound a week. Exercise doesn’t have to be monotonous, painful or unenjoyable. In fact, making sure that it’s not can help you avoid burning out. If spending 60-70 minutes on the gym’s elliptical every day of the week sounds mind numbingly boring to you, as it should, try pulling from any of these more interesting ways in order to keep yourself interested. 50 Fun Ways to Burn 500 Calories 1) Clean the house for 2 hours; turn on your favorite music and you can probably boost that number by 15% (if you dance while you vacuum, of course). 2) Garden for an hour and a half. 3) Hit the slopes; 65 minutes of just downhill skiing burns 500 calories; you only need 50 minutes of cross country skiing to burn the same. 4) One hour of Zumba burns roughly 500 calories, if you give it your full effort throughout the entire class (the Zumba 1,000 cals per hour thing is a myth). 5) Play 55 Minutes of racquetball. Grab...

Whether it is via surgery, padded underwear or pills, many people are flocking towards products and procedures that increase the hip to waist ratio to get an hourglass shape. Here’s the thing; you don’t need expensive surgeries and you don’t need to stuff your jeans or top. There are routines and exercises for a curvy body that can build up muscle mass in the right places and whittle the waist, which both create that distinctive and highly sought after shape. The programs below were built to help create an hourglass silhouette. They focus on these objectives; • Exercises to get a bigger butt; a more toned, round butt, specifically, and ones that help shape the upper body, to increase contrast between upper & lower body, and waist • Dynamic bodyweight exercises that burn a high number of calories, making it easier to maintain a lean, firm, toned body • Exercises to slim the waist; focusing on pulling in the oblique muscles 22 Minute Workout video fo...

Whether you are looking to enhance your running performance or you are just looking for an intense workout that will blast fat and boost your metabolism, interval sprinting workouts are an amazingly efficient way to kick your own butt on the treadmill with minimal time spent at the gym. Increasing running speed or endurance doesn’t require hours on the treadmill. It doesn’t even require that you push yourself to the brink of your own physical condition limits through the entire routine. Sprinting intervals are a fantastic and efficient tool for runners that will provide the most gains in the least amount of time. Treadmill Interval Workout: Minutes 1 – 5: Warm up; aim for a speed between 3.5 and 4.2 mph 6 – 8: Jog; roughly 5.5 to 6.5 mph 8 – 9: Sprint; push yourself to run at the max of your comfortable speed; 6.5 to 12 mph 9 – 11: Jog; slow back down to a jog to recover for next sprinting interval 11 – 12: Sprint 12 – 14: Jog 14 –...

When used with intent, a treadmill can be an incredibly useful tool for getting in shape or dropping weight. Structured programs can be the difference in wasting an hour lollygagging and walking away from a cardio machine feeling seriously accomplished. Intervals are the fastest, most effective way to burn calories and rev your metabolism. Read more about aerobic interval training and why it burns more calories than regular cardio. These routines vary in their purpose and intensity. Choose a plan that will challenge your own fitness level and use them to get your cardio fix. Mix and match on different days of the week to keep your body guessing. Incline Intervals This uses incline intervals and is great for toning legs and glutes. Incline treadmill plans like this one are ideal for people who want to get their heart rate up without high impact jogging or running. Interval Program to Lose Weight Faster A combo of walking and running, this interval program is excellent for individu...