Exercise Goals, Muscles, and Toning

Posted by on May 1, 2009 under muscles | Be the First to Comment

When beginning an exercise program, it is important to have goals set. Do you want to do bodybuilding? Do you just want to be in great everyday shape? Do you want to just get in shape enough to feel good? Fitness models Eric and Sarah in the below photos have their own goals, with resulting muscles and toning. Eric and Sarah have both built up a great deal of overall strength, toning and muscles. In your own exercises, you can focus on muscles in any area of the body. To find exercises that focus on the areas you want, you can either browse through this website naturally, use the search box at the top, or use Categories on the right to select exactly the type of exercises you are looking for.

Eric and Sarah show their toning and muscles from past exercise

Eric and Sarah show their toning and muscles from past exercise

Sarah shows her upper body toning and muscles

Sarah shows her upper body toning and muscles

Eric shows upper body and back muscles

Eric shows upper body and back muscles

Perfect Push Ups

Posted by on under Arm exercises, Exercise, Shoulder Exercises, fitness | Be the First to Comment

This video with Eric and Sarah includes examples how to do perfect push ups. A number of styles of push ups are covered so that depending on skill and ability, there are options to choose from. Push ups are an important component to arm and chest exercise.

Crossover crunch core exercise

Posted by on April 11, 2009 under Core Exercises, Exercise, fitness | Be the First to Comment

The Crossover crunch core exercise starts out with the student on their back. This is a terrific exercise for the abs. Hands are folded behind the head with elbows open. Left leg is bent and folded over the knee of the right leg. That folded leg calf is at a 90 degree angle to the thigh. The right foot is on the ground, below shoulder width. The motion for this core exercise is to bring the right arm and shoulder across the body, flexing the torso, towards the left knee. Meanwhile, the left elbow stays in contact with the ground. Exhale while moving towards the knee, and inhale while lowering. Do 10 of these, holding each for one second. Then switch sides and do this exercise with left foot on the ground, right leg on the knee of the left, and bringing the left arm and shoulder through in the crunch.