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Build your Lower Body Strength
Fit Body: Single Leg Bridge for Lower Body Strength The Bridge is an effective exercise to strengthen your glutes, hamstrings and core muscles. It's important to maintain proper spine alignment with your belly button in throughout the range of motion. Lie down on the floor on your back. Bend both knees, with your feet flat. Extend your left … Read More
Need a little inspiration? By Jennifer Austin
If the hustle and bustle of the season has taken your energy, time to reset with a motivation boost. Let others inspire you with their words. “Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.” -Henry Ford. Do you really want to get fit? Getting healthy and fit is not easy. It takes effort, … Read More
Going Nuts for Nuts? By Dr. Bushman
Going nuts for nuts? In a recent publication in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, researchers highlight the health benefits of nut and tree nut consumption. For purposes of the study, “nuts” referred to peanuts, peanut butter, tree nuts, or tree nut butter. Specifically “tree nuts” included almonds, Brazil nuts, … Read More
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Build your Lower Body Strength
Fit Body: Single Leg Bridge for Lower Body Strength The Bridge is an effective exercise to strengthen your glutes, hamstrings and core muscles. It's important to maintain proper spine alignment with your belly button in throughout the range of … [Read More...]
Stretch Break: Shoulder Posture Stretch
Fit Body: Shoulder Posture Stretch Stretch Break: Stand up. Raise your right hand straight up overhead and then lower it behind your upper back. At the same time, move your left hand down and behind your back, then up to grasp your right hand. … [Read More...]
Side Plank for a Strong Core
Fit Body: Side Plank for a Strong Core Begin lying on your right side on the floor. Place your right hand directly below your right shoulder. Keeping your body and legs straight lift your body up off the floor. Hold for a count of 10-15, and … [Read More...]
Get Moving While You Wait
Fit Body: Stop wasting time! Get moving while stuck in line. Stuck waiting in line or waiting for an appointment? Do a few exercises to make use of the time. Toe Raises. Lift your toes, then lower. Do 10 reps. Heel Raises. Lift your … [Read More...]
Tone up your arms and posture muscles
Fit Body: Tricep Kickback Tone up your arms and posture muscles with this one exercise. Begin by holding a weight in each hand. Bend forward slightly from your hips, keeping your back straight. Bend both knees. Hold your elbows into your waist. … [Read More...]
Fitness Opportunities
Fit Body: Look for fitness opportunities around you! Exercise does not always have to be structured to count toward your fitness. There are fitness opportunities all around you- LOOK! Here are a few ideas to get you started: While waiting in … [Read More...]
Health Inventory
Healthy Mind: Take a health inventory Your number on the scale is merely one component of your health and fitness. Your clothing size is also simply one component, that many would argue isn't relevant to gauging health at all. Instead of … [Read More...]
Creative Abs
Fit Body: Creative Abs Get creative with your ab exercises. Your abs and core work during all of your daily activities. Sometimes your core works to bend and twist. Other times, your core works to stabilize against movement by preventing … [Read More...]