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Better Posture Workout – Exercises to Improve Posture and Prevent Hunched Shoulders

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10 Min Abs Workout — At Home Abdominal and Oblique Exercises

this is fitness blenders ten minutes to work out in this workout routine we’re 45 seconds of 10 different exercises let’s go ahead and get started with the first exercise go ahead and lay down on the mat we’re going to doing flutter kicks first go ahead and get ready and begin those legs come straight up over your hips drop your left leg out first then cross them back and forth nice quick motion making sure those legs stays straight as you possibly can bring that leg up over top of your hip over top of your chest a little bit then all the way back out to almost touching the ground and right back up again make sure those ABS stay nice and contracted the entire time sucking that belly button in just keep that motion going under control you two more one and two go ahead and let those legs relax let’s move on to the next one this is the reaching oblique crunch go ahead and get ready and begin crunch up and try to rotate those shoulders sideways you want try to get both those shoulders off the ground as best you can nice tight squeeze reaching to the outside of that thigh try to keep those hips flat on the ground trying to let them roll just keep rotating left to right reaching across trying to get a nice tight squeezes obliques and those abdominal muscles you got two more on each side nice tight squeeze keep those abs contracted and there’s your last one right there go ahead and let it relax next one is going to be the Pilates side hip raise go ahead and get ready and begin up on that left arm first on that left side so I keep those knees relatively close together you’re going to try to shove those hips up as high as you possibly can the same time pulling that left shoulder down towards that left hip a nice tight squeeze to those obliques and let those hips drop back down as far as it’s comfortable but don’t completely touch the ground you want to keep just a little bit of a hover then press them right back up nice tight squeeze every single time you almost done just one more and let it relax all right let’s switch it over the other side then the same exact motion on the right side this time go ahead and get ready and begin bring that hip up nice and high same thing you try to pull that right shoulder down towards that right hip get a nice tight squeeze in that oblique I want that hip drop back down but don’t completely touch keep a little bit of a hover right back up if you want to make these harder you can always kick those feet out completely straight so you’re going off of those toes rather than off that knee you almost done he’s got one more and let it relax all right moving on the next one this is the Russian twist sitting up on your tailbone for this one get ready and begin lean back keep that chest nice and straight you want a nice straight line for that torso rotating left to right as far as you can it’s more about range of motion that is about how fast you can do it now for the easier version you keep your feet on the ground just like we’re doing here otherwise if you want to make it more difficult lean back just a little bit further and get those feet up off the ground so they’re actually hovering off the ground just a little bit leaning back like that actually makes those core muscles have to work a lot harder to help you keep that balance burns more calories and makes it much more difficult to do the motion you almost done and let it relax alright moving on the next one this is a toe touch crunch so laying out flat on your back for this one leg straight up above those hips get ready and begin get those legs up there nice and high straight up don’t let them come over top of your stomach you want them right on top of those hips crunch up like you would with a regular crunch but instead of forward you want to go straight up like you’re trying to touch those toes the higher you get up towards those toes the more those ABS are gonna have to work also make sure as you lean back you don’t want those abdominal muscles release you almost done just one more and let it relax all right moving on to the Pilates leg pulls facing down up into that push-up position get ready and begin go and get up in that push-up position nice straight line from your shoulder all the way down to your ankle alternating legs lifting one then the other try to keep those hips as stationary as possible now as you can see here we’re doing our push up off of dumbbells and that’s just to relieve the tension on your wrist a little bit a lot of times people have problem with putting their palm flat down and get the ground because that wrist is just a little bit too tight but not enough flexibility in there for that range of motion so this just relieves that tension just a little bit you almost done is one one each side and go ahead let it relax alright moving on the next one is the Pilates leg pull facing up this is basically done from a reverse plank position go ahead and get ready and begin bring those hips up nice and high off the ground you want to try to keep a nice straight line from that shoulder all the way down to that ankle then alternate those legs try to keep those hips up nice and high trying to let not to let them swing left to right as you switch those legs so nice slow fluid motion nice tight squeeze in that leg try to keep that leg as straight as you can as you lift it up it’s going to want to bend on you those hamstrings can be pretty tight in this position just keep that motion going so I have just one more in each leg last one and let those hips drop go ahead and let it relax moving on to Pilates toe taps next so back over onto your back get ready and begin those knees come up to that tabletop position 90 degree on that knee 90 degree on that hip make sure that knee is directly above that hip joint doesn’t come in any further over top of that stomach then nice and slow alternate those legs tapping that toe barely to the ground then coming back up to that tabletop position constantly suck that bellybutton in down toward your spine keeping those abdominal muscles nice and contracted you don’t want to have any gap underneath your lower back you want to have that lower back plastered against that mat if you need a little bit of help with that hug those knees into your chest reset your back and start right back into this motion we’re almost done just a few more repetitions and there’s your last one right there and go ahead and let it relax all right moving on to the knee techCrunch’s next this is your last exercise get ready and begin come up onto that tail bone tuck those knees in nice and close to your chest as you crunch forward and then lean back nice straight back as you kick those legs out away from you those hands back behind you there for a little bit of support if you want to make this exercise more difficult just lift those hands off the ground do this motion just hovering off that tail bone makes it much more difficult for those abdominal muscles just try to get as much range of motion out of that chest as you can it’s not going to feel like you have a whole lot so crunch forward as those knees come in extend that chest back as you extend those legs out just keep that motion going or it’s got a few more to go through – left and let it relax all right good job you completed this workout routine go to Fitness Blender calm to find out how many calories you just burned Fitness blender is 100% free help us keep it free by sharing this video or one of our others on your favorite social networking site

Staying fit and losing weight after age 40- Hot ‘n Healthy

hi I’m Melanie Edwards and I’m here at the islands YMCA as we reach our 40s it gets much harder to lose weight and stay physically fit but it’s more important than ever in midlife to stay physically fit I’m going to show you a few exercises to work several muscle groups at one time let’s go get started toe taps on a medicine ball step or curve alternate tapping your toes as quickly as possible football run into a Burpee start running in one spot really fast drop and perform a Burpee repeat split jump into a lunge assume a split stance and jump up rapidly veining with the leading knees parallel to the floor jump up as high as you can and switch legs in midair continue jumping in switching legs always land with the leading knee parallel to the floor assume a plank position on your hands drop down to your elbows one at a time come back up onto your hands one at a time perform each drill for thirty Seconds rest for ten seconds between each drill and repeat the circuit three times great job everybody these exercises were intense as you used your own body weight for strength training and for great cardio exercise you did a fantastic job I’ll see you next time you

5 Ways to Stay Healthy & Fit!

hi Camille Katherine I’m Sarah and we’re the gymnastics girls and today we’re going to be doing five ways to stay healthy and fit we’re going to be showing you a whole bunch of things to stay fit as well as some delicious snacks and so make sure to watch this so it’s good time I stopped you to try going on a morning jog every day and if you can’t every day try going at least once a week like that jogging can help build strong bones and also tone your legs it’s also a really good cardio workout so it’s very good for your heart jogging around your neighborhood is a great way to get out of the house and have a mild morning exercise waste it next up you should try drinking more water because there’s many benefits to it and one of them is it helps energize your muscles if you don’t really like the taste of water you should try detox water so basically what that is is you add some fruits into your water and we decided to use lemons cucumber and strawberries and not only will this make your water taste better but it will also release antioxidants into the water which will help your immune system drinking a lot of water is really important when you’re exercising because it helps energize your muscles and if you don’t drink enough water when you’re exercising your muscles are going to get tired really easily try getting in the habit of eating more healthy foods especially fruits because if you like sweet things you should try reaching out for a nectarine or a peach instead of cookies and brownies if you like chips you should try eating nuts instead because they have the same crunch that chips do – all of the oils and fats you should also try pushing yourself to get vegetables like baby carrots next you should try doing yoga because it helps with relaxation and flexibility Yoga isn’t the only thing I can do this dance also produces a similar effect as yoga so if you don’t really like yoga you should try dance I can’t find the words I just go last but not least you should try doing daily stretches this will help lower the risk of pulling or tearing muscles throughout the day this will also help get you more flexible over time Oh thank you guys so much for watching our video I hope you guys enjoyed it so don’t forget to comment like and subscribe bye