Archives for: December 2010
12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 12: Reverse Crunch
Reverse Crunch Step 2

Hey everyone! Today’s the last day of our journey through 12 Days of Amazing Moves! (Yaaaaaayyyyy!!!) I’m so glad you decided to take this journey with me to discover 12 more ways to get fit and challenge your body.

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12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 11: Long Lever Crunch
Long Lever Crunch Step 2

*Remember*: Any of these 12 moves can be added into your daily routine for extra work on toning and shaping, OR you can put all these moves together in a circuit, adding a cardio blast between each rotation. Challenge yourself to try something new and different!

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12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 9: Single Leg Push and Pull
Single Leg Push and Pull Step 2

Hey everyone! So today’s move is a slight variation to the Hamstring Push and Pull move I posted for Day 4. This move isolates one of your legs and is a bit more challenging since you’re only using one leg to stabilize the ball. Try it out!

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12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 6 (7 and 8 too!)
V-Crunch Step 2

Me, being so busy and sometimes careless, I accidentally deleted the pics of the exercises for days 6 and 7 and had to take the pics all over again! Womp! So, I’m making up for those two days in today’s post! Please forgive me!

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12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 5: Romanian Deadlift
Romanian Deadlift Step 2

Today’s amazing move focuses again on hamstrings, glutes and even your quads and you don’t need any equipment for it. Ready? Let’s go!

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12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 4: Hamstring Push and Pull
Hamstring Push and Pull Step 3

Today’s move was hard to name creatively because it’s simple, but dynamic. This move is great for tightening and toning your hamstrings and glutes, as well as engaging your core for balance and strength. Here goes!

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12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 3: Swinging Plank
Swinging Plank Step 1

Moving right along! Welcome to day 3! Have you had a chance to check out the first two days? If so, how’d you do? Easy? Hard? Not so bad? Be sure to leave your feedback! Ok, here’s day 3: Swinging Plank Materials Needed: Nothing! Just you! Muscles Targeted: Core (abdominals), hamstrings, glutes Begin in plank position with your knees off [...]

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12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 2: Core Roll-Up/V-Up
Core Roll-Up Step 2

It’s day 2 of “12 Days of Amazing Moves!” (Yaaaayyyy!) Today, we work our core. I’ve provided 2 different moves in case some folks don’t own a stability ball. Let’s get into it!

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12 Days of Amazing Moves! Day 1: Power Push-Up
Power Push-Up Step 1

Including today, there are exactly twelve days before we hit Christmas, and I couldn’t be more excited! I’ve put together a “12-day challenge” with amazing moves that are modifications to traditional exercises (push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, lunges, squats, curls, etc.) Each day will feature a different move.

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Five Fab Gifts for the Fitness Fanatic
santa fit

Well, as we continue down the road toward “the most wonderful time of the year” most of us are getting geared up for purchasing the gifts we know our loved ones will love. It’s only right that I give in to the festivities and give you all some ideas for the fitness fanatic on your list!

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