Although I like to exercise, I sit at my desk longer than I would like, but could jumping rope help me? One midday, I dove into the trunk of my car (housing random assortments of weird and wonderful workout gear) in search of anything again to get me moving during 10 minute work breaks. I …
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When done correctly, the humble kettlebell swing is a full body workout. Not only do they strengthen the posterior chain (the muscles along the back of the body) and increase your heart rate in a short time, but they target the legs, arms and core. It’s a high-intensity, low-impact move, but what would 100 a …
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If you dream of toned triceps, you need a reliable arm workout in your arsenal, and skull crushers are a guaranteed tricep blowtorch. The name hardly sounds appealing, but the skull crusher is a great triceps isolation exercise – as long as you don’t drop the weight on your head (hence the name). If you …
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Is there a better-known strength training exercise than the biceps curl? The push-up, maybe, but almost anyone can do a bicep curl, with the right weight, while I know plenty of people who can’t even do a single push-up. (A jaded friend of mine, who refuses to do weight training, dropped on the floor one …
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The kettlebell snatch is a brilliant full-body exercise, however, I never thought I would do 100 of them a day for a week. In fact, the thought of doing 100 kettlebell snatches a day for a week filled me with dread, not because the movement is difficult, but because 100 kettlebell snatches can take a …
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There are no two ways to do it: The pike push-up is a weird exercise (you literally do a push-up from a pike position – downward facing dog or inverted V). If you were in a judgmental mood, you might slyly say that this looks like one of those moves performed by people in the …
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I decided to adopt the famous Arnold press every day for a week with the aim of sculpting a pair of shoulders that even Arnie would be proud of, and feed my curiosity – could it make a difference to my shoulders? But curiosity killed the cat, and this training almost killed me. The Arnold …
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Bodybuilders and mobility exercises? Yeah. Despite their considerable size, bodybuilders are surprisingly mobile. After all, you can’t lift heavy weights for a living without having some degree of mobility. As a fitness writer and trainer, I’m constantly looking for a balance between spending time at my desk and practicing what I preach in the gym …
One of my least favorite moves when it comes to my Pilates classes? The socket hollow. This one sounds relatively simple – sitting on your seat bones with your arms and legs raised, but it’s an isometric exercise with a lot of bang for your buck, and it really works hard. Like many of best …
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