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Home Fitness Test: Quad Strength and Endurance
Ski season is rapidly approaching and with it means sore quads. That is if you don't do any preseason conditioning. I would start with the simple assessment of the your quad endurance, which is also a great exercise to add into your routine.
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Strike a Yoga Pose: Warrior 2
You can't go to a yoga class and NOT do this pose. It's called Warrior 2 and it's great for opening tight hips and shoulders and strengthening quads, calves, and shins. It also works your core muscles, because when you're in this pose, you really have to concentrate on elongating your spine and drawing your belly in.Get Lifted: One Arm Mini-Lunge
Looking for a new move to add to your strength training routine? This one will tone your shoulders (just in time for tank top season), and also work your quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves and just in time for short and skirt season.
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Small Workout Window? Focus On Big Muscles
Chances are, if you have time to sneak in a workout over the holidays, you'll have a small window of time in which to do it. So save time by going big — big muscles, that is.
One way to make the most of quick holiday workouts is by focusing on the big muscle groups, including your chest, back, glutes, and quads.
Back to Basics: Dumbbell Squats
Not everyone shares my love of squats, but strong quads, hamstrings, glutes, and a lower back are essential if you're looking to run or cycle faster, as well as help prevent sports-related injuries. So going back to the basics, I want to review dumbbell squats. They are easy and effective.
Enter Our Get Fit For 2010 Giveaway: Challenge 2, Fitness Test
Last week your Get Fit For 2010 challenge was to write a blog post stating your health goals for the upcoming year. Now it's time to get physical. This week's challenge: assess your fitness level with the three tests listed below and write a blog post in the Get Fit For 2010 community group of your results.
Cardio Workout: Elliptical Full Body Workout
A major plus of the elliptical machine is you can work your body in a variety of ways. By pedaling forward you work your quads more and going backward targets the hamstrings and booty. Focus on pushing the handles to focus on your chest, and pulling will work your upper back.
cLEAN Momma Workout: Get Lean While You Clean
If you've ever spent time cleaning your home, you know that you end up working your muscles and maybe even breaking a sweat. That's the idea behind the cLEAN Momma Workout ($15). This isn't your basic DVD that you follow along like Simon Says from start to finish.
Get Moving: Workouts to Print Out
We all know that fitness doesn't really begin at the computer and that's the reason we created strength training, yoga, and cardio workouts for you to print and use in your life away from your PC or Mac. Check out these workouts, then download, and print them. I suggest handing them on your fridge for motivation or storing them in your gym bag.
Now Is the Time to Get Ready For the Slopes
Even though we're in the middle of Fall and I've yet to see any real signs of snow, experts say now is the time to get your butt in gear for Winter sports. Days on the slopes can be long and require a good amount of endurance, especially if you're the type who likes to visit the mountains for an extended weekend or even longer.
Veteran Winter Olympic athletes like ski racer Daron Rahlves and snowboarder Elena Hight recommend doing specific training for Winter sports six to eight weeks before the season starts.
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