Exercise of the day Thursday 22/04/2010

Stability Bridge:

This exercise is really good for working the core, lower back and glutes!

I love to do this exercise after a leg set including squats and lunges as it really finishes my bum workout off!

To do this exercise is really simple and you can do it at home! All you have to do is lie on your back, heels and toes touching the floor with arms at your side. Using your hips and bum and trunk muscles lift your pelvis off the ground until your body forms one line from your shoulders to your knees, then slowly lower back to starting position.

Jess Kavanagh

Personal Trainer

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Exercise of the Day Wednesday 21/04/2010

Russian Twists:

This is a lovely little core exercise, the easiest way to do and learn this is with a partner, they're there to support your body weight from falling back only, and to encourage, start in a sat up position with your feet held down, lean back until you start to feel your abs engage, this is the start point, then keeping yourself in that slightly back position twist first to one side with your arms extended to the front, then return to the middle and do the other side.

to make this harder, first do it without the support on your feet/ankles, then add weight.

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Exercise of the Day Tuesday 20/04/2010

Lunges:

Get in the standing position with a good posture, from here take a step forward with one leg, just a little further than the norm, keeping your back and torso in the upright position bend at the knees, do not let the rear legs knee touch the ground, then return to the starting point and do the same on the other leg. This exercise is great for the leg and bum muscles, if you want to make this harder just add weight!!

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Weekly Workout Monday 19/04/2010

This is a nice little session, 3 exercises, 55 rep's each non stop heart ponding muscle aching mayhem!!

The exercises: Chins, Dips, Sit-ups.

The Rep's: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Now if you are among those who find chins & dips hard you can still get the most out of this session by doing the following.

Body rows, Tricep dips, sit-ups.

Rep wise up it a fraction to 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6. thats 105 of each except the sit-ups which can still be done at the normal rep rate.

A toughy but a goody!

Chris Nash

Personal Trainer

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