3 Ab Exercises On The Stability Ball

25-09-2010

Tagged Under : Ab Exercises, Ball, Stability Ball

Taking the time to add some stability ball ab exercises into your fat loss workout is a very good way to both improve your core strength and move you closer to getting six pack abs.

While you definitely will have to work on reducing your overall level of body fat as well as you go about the goal to get a six pack, having stronger muscles is also definitely going to help.

There’s no better way to really challenge those abs than performing some stability ball exercises since these are going to really throw the body off balance and make all the muscle fibers sit up and start contracting.

Let’s take a look at three of the best stability ball exercises to add to your fat burning workout.

Exercise Ball Planks

The first exercise that you’ll definitely want to consider adding are exercise ball planks. Since

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Body Fat Vs. Bodyweight – Which Is More Important

20-09-2010

Tagged Under : Bodyweight, Vs Bodyweight

When looking to assess the progress you’ve been making from your fat burning workouts, the first thing that most people will take into account is their bodyweight. They go and step on that scale, praying a lower number looks right back down at them.

But, is this really the best way to go about gauging your progress? Is it really showing you whether you’ve been able to get lean successfully?

If you’ve been hard at work with a solid fat loss workout, you may want to reconsider this method.

Here’s why.

Bodyweight Doesn’t Take Into Account Body Tissue

The very first reason why bodyweight isn’t a very good judgement of your progress is because it’s not going to take into account whether you’re built muscle mass or lose body fat. Instead, it tak

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Turn Basic Exercises into Challenging and Fun Workouts

17-09-2010

Tagged Under : Basic Exercises, Exercises

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Exercise doesn’t have to be boring. Even basic exercises such as push-ups and jumping-jacks can be made fun if you add a little challenge to them. Give yourself something to accomplish each workout and not only will you improve each time, you’ll have more fun and the time will fly by. Below are various ways to challenge yourself each time you workout.

5-50 Challenge – Do the following 5 exercises: squat, push-up, jumping-jack, mountain climber, and crunch in any order.

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Fitness Review: Beach Body Insanity DVD Workout Program

12-09-2010

Tagged Under : Program, Workout Program

Just what are you getting yourself into if you sign up for a workout program that calls itself “Insanity”? Here’s what I think you should know, based on my review of the Insanity program.

Insanity is a 60-day home-based workout video program designed by the company Beach Body, which also produces other popular workout DVDs such as P90X, Hip Hop Abs, Power 90, and Slim in 6.

Sold online and by infomercial, the program costs $120 and includes 10 workout DVDs, a nutrition plan, and a workout calendar to track your process.

Insanity: How It Works

Insanity is possibly the most difficult, cardiovascular-based DVD workout program on the market today, due to the strenuous pace of each workout.

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Top 10 Workout Mistakes

09-09-2010

Tagged Under : Mistakes, Workout Mistakes

As you go about your fat burning workouts, it’s going to be very important that you’re being mindful not to make some of the key mistakes that could really cost you in your results.  Unfortunately, many people are not performing weight loss workouts correctly, so they waste needless weeks, if not months, without seeing progress.

Let’s go over the top ten workout mistakes that are often made while doing your program so you can get a grasp over what not to do.

Too Much Volume

The very first mistake that’s often made is doing way too much volume.  Remembe

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