Archive for March, 2010

The exercise ball is an excellent tool to strengthen the abs and comes out number three for working the rectus abdominis. To do it right:

1. Lie face-up with the ball resting under your mid/lower back.
2. Cross your arms over the chest or place them behind your head.
3. Contract your abs to lift your torso off the ball, pulling the bottom of your ribcage down toward your hips.
4. As you curl up, keep the ball stable (i.e., you shouldn’t roll).
5. Lower back down, getting a stretch in the abs, and repeat for 12-16 reps.

Thanks to Paige Waehner and exercise.about.com

Well, Jon Benson has struck again and he’s been good enough to let my readers in on this weird tip of his for flattening your belly.Take a look…

Some of my greatest progress in life has come by listening to my elders. Wisdom often comes with age.

Well in this case, fat loss wisdom comes with really, really… REALLY old age.

I’m talking Fred Flintstone-age.

But once I saw how it works, it made perfect sense to try it myself…

… and what do you know?

Flatter stomach; less body fat; and better muscle tone. Even sleep improves.

All from this 1 tip.

There’s a presentation you need to see:

http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com <– Click-Here

That will tell you all about it.

Enjoy,

Ron

P.S.  On this page you’ll also discover how to get a really powerful fat loss plan for free…

Folks can shed up to 21lbs in 21days if they do it right…

http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com <– Click-Here

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If you are one of the many people on the planet who would want to lose weight and keep your body free from fat, then you may well give up on ways to manage your possible choices to get you on the track to great weight loss. Thanks to technology and scientific discovery, you have many different choices to pick from when you start thinking weight loss. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a fitness and health site, so after a few queries into the subject of erectile dysfunction, its treatments for impotence and the viability of generic viagra…it’s time to touch on the problems and treatments. Erectile dysfunction can not only affect a male’s confidence, but it can also do quite a bit of damage to a otherwise healthy relationship between a couple. Read the rest of this entry »

Fitness madman Jon Benson is at it again… this time telling us you can get “skinnny eating fast-food…” And he intends to prove it. Naturally you have to modify the way you eat fast-food (duh!) but his tips are really clever. Here’s 3 for you today…

Jon’s 3 fast-food fat loss-tips…

Believe it or not you can get lean by eating fast food. Read the rest of this entry »

The body core consists of the bones of the spine and pelvis and all of the many connected muscles whose job it is to stabilize that core structure. Core strength training involves exercises that are designed to increase the strength and flexibility of the muscles, tendons, and bones from the shoulders to the hips. Read the rest of this entry »

The emotional and mental strain of dieting has been felt by most people at some point in their lives. With many, those extra few pounds accumulate to a point where they get fed up and launch themselves into a dreaded DIET.

Many have asked what the toughest aspect of dieting is. There are far too many emotional and physical challenges to list in one article. However, here are a few, the last of these being what many consider to be the biggest challenge with respect to losing weight. Here are some of the most common hurdles: Read the rest of this entry »

Note:  My friend and fitness author Jon Benson shared this letter with me and gave me permission to share it with you.

If you ever needed another good reason to exercise, I’ve got one for you:

Exercise makes your brain bigger.

Actually this isn’t entirely accurate. To be more specific, exercise was found to increase brain size slightly, but far more important to increase “spatial reasoning.”

This is the ability to recognize patterns, remember phrases, numbers, and so-on. This was discovered by researchers at the Universities of Chicago and Pittsburgh.

It is also one of the most important factors to the prevention of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

My mom suffered with dementia the last ten years of her life. But unlike most dementia patients she was fully functional thanks to exercise. She drove and had a mind that was unbelievably sharp right up until an accident injured her beyond the ability to exercise.

After that, she mentally went downhill rapidly. Thankfully, she passed in peace… and she had ten wonderfully active years thanks to her willingness to take up weight training at the age of 71.

She eventually walked up to 3 miles per day and trained in the gym 3 days per week.

That kept her mind sharp, along with fish oil and N-Acetyl L-Carnitine, a wonderful brain nutrient.

Once again, we see the power of exercise. It increases the QUALITY of your life.

Quantity is no where near as important to me as quality.

One of the best ways to start exercising when you are over 40 is by using the routines covered in “Fit Over 40″.

This book profiles 53 different men and women, age 40 to 80, all sharing their workouts, nutrition plans, and mental empowerment techniques.

It is a MUST-HAVE for anyone wanting to begin exercising or improve their level of fitness after the age of 40.

For a free fat-burning course from Fit Over 40, go here –

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It may seem like the reverse crunch is for the lower abs but, remember, the rectus abdominis is one long muscle, so you can’t separate upper from lower. To do this move right:

1. Lie on the floor and place hands on the floor or behind the head.
2. Bring the knees in towards the chest until they’re bent to 90 degrees, with feet together or crossed.
3. Contract the abs to curl the hips off the floor, reaching the legs up towards the ceiling.
4. Lower and repeat for 12-16 reps.
5. It’s a very small movement, so try to use your abs to lift your hips rather than swinging your legs and creating momentum.

Thanks to Paige Waehner and exercise.about.com

Finding and keeping the motivation we need to exercise is one of the must difficult elements of maintaining our health and fitness. Motivation is what provides meaning for all of our huffing and puffing. Face it, we know that we need to do it and that it is, putting aside some injuries, good for us. Problem is that this knowledge is not enough to get many, if not most people, to maintain a regular exercise program or fitness routine.
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