Fitness Workouts

March 25, 2010 · Posted in Build Muscle · 2 Comments 

Workout Ideas to Make Fitness Fun

Fitness Workout

When you ask someone to workout with you, you will usually hear the word “no.” Besides, working out is boring. Maybe even you will consider that working out is boring and rather do fun things than spending time at the gym doing some boring workout routines. However, you have to consider that more and more people are putting up with the boring workout routines because of the alarming increase of heart related diseases and obesity. You have to consider that you have to take care of your body in order to live a happier and more satisfying life.

You and only you are responsible for maintaining your body’s health. This is why you have to do fitness workouts in order to keep your body in top working condition. Failing to do so will result in a disease-ridden life where you and your family will suffer. So, while you are still not experiencing diseases because of being overweight, such as diabetes and heart diseases, you have to start doing fitness workout in order to keep your body healthy plus give you the benefit of having a great looking body that you can show off during summers at the beach.

However, if you find regular fitness workout routines very boring, there are quite a lot of fitness workouts that you can do to make workout more fun. There are fun activities that you can do where you can definitely enjoy and at the same time, give you a great quality fitness workout experience.

First of all, most people consider that fitness workouts are only limited at the gym. However, you have to consider thinking out of the box and start being creative. Active sports such as swimming, golf, tennis, football, and basketball is a fun sport that can give you great quality fitness workout experience. For example, if you like to play tennis, there are quite a lot of tennis schools available that can teach you how to play. You can even include your family in this fun activity and all of you can have fun while at the same time, promote fitness.

If you are not sports minded or you can’t think of any sport that can be fun for you, you can also consider dancing as a great fitness workout experience. You can try and enroll in dance classes. Although some people think that dancing is easy, you have to consider that it’s not. Dancing is quite difficult and can be very stressful for your body as it will require you to run, walk, and jump around in the dance floor to do those dance moves. Dancing can definitely be a great fitness workout alternative if you find regular gym workouts boring. Plus, dancing is also fun especially if both you and your significant other enroll in the same classes.

These are just some of the examples that can make fitness workout more fun and more enjoyable. There are still quite a lot of activities out there that you can do for fun and at the same time, give you a great quality workout. There are belly dancing activities, there are hiking and camping activities, there are rock climbing activities and a lot more. All you need to do is find one that interests you and be creative. Read more

Workout Exercise

October 30, 2009 · Posted in Build Muscle, Exercise Routines · 6 Comments 

Three Most Basic Upper Body Workout Exercises

fitness workout exercise

fitness workout exercise

Different exercises concentrate on building different muscle groups of the body. Some exercises are aimed at the arms or legs and some aims at the chest or back. The upper body workout includes those exercises, which make your body to work on your chest, back, arms and the shoulders.

Here are some of the very basic rules, which you must keep in mind, before you actually carry out the upper body exercises:

  1. The beginners should perform 1 set of 13-15 repetitions.
  2. The professionals must perform 3 sets of 12-14 repetitions.
  3. Take a break of 48 hours in order to help your muscles relax and recover.
  4. You must warm up your body before you start with your weight training session.
  5. Its better to see your doctor if you have any medical conditions before starting with the workout

Here are some of the very basic, simple, easy and effective exercises that actually concentrate on your upper body:

1.Bench Press:

  • Lie on a ball with your abs contracted
  • Hold weights straight up your chest
  • Keep your elbows slightly bent
  • Keep your elbows bent and lower your arms
  • Lower them to a level where elbows are just below the shoulders
  • Slowly contract your chest and push your arms up
  • Repeat this movement for 13-15 repetitions

2.Push Ups:

  • Place your body in the push up position on the floor
  • Keep your hands wider than your shoulders
  • Rest on knees or an exercise ball
  • Slowly bend your elbows and lower your body into a pushup
  • Hold your abs tight while your elbows making an angle of 90 degrees
  • Try not to sag
  • Push yourself back to the starting position and repeat it for 15 times.

3.Back Extension:

  • Lie on the floor with your face down
  • Hold your hands behind your back
  • Slowly lift your upper body few inches above the ground
  • Keep your neck and your head in alignment
  • Now lift your feet and keep your legs straight
  • Hold your body in this position for 3-5 seconds
  • Lower and repeat for 13 reps

These three exercises are the most effective and easy workout exercises that help to concentrate on your upper body. These exercises, if done along with the above stated rules, will give you best results for your upper body muscles and shape. Read more