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Plank with Chest and Back Series: Exercise of the Week
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | August 16, 2010
In the eighties and nineties we heard the words "six pack" used to describe strong rectus abdominals. In today's fitness industry, the words core strength is commonly being used, but what does the core really consist of? Anatomically, the core consists of the muscles in the hips, deeper muscles i... Read More » -
Stability Ball Hamstring Curl: Exercise of the Week
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | August 9, 2010
The Stability Ball Hamstring Curl could possibly be the most effective hamstring exercise around. To perform this movement you will need a Stability ball and your body. Since the ball is unstable, your hamstrings and back muscles have to work hard to maintain your body position. Hamstring curls ... Read More » -
Bosu Burpie Pushup: Exercise of the Week
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | August 2, 2010
If you haven’t already seen this blue and oddly shaped ball in your gym or fitness studio, you will soon because this fitness item is one of the best to hit the gyms in a long time. BOSU stands for “Both Sides Up” or “Both Sides Utilized” depending upon whether you are talking about th... Read More » -
Stability Ball Push Up: Exercise of the Week
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | March 1, 2010
Pushups using the Stability ball make a great exercise even better! By placing the ball underneath your feet adds instability to the pushup, it forces you to engage your core and transfers more weight to your hands increasing the resistance for your chest and shoulders. If you choose to position the... Read More » -
Ripped to the Core Workout
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | January 24, 2010
A six-pack may turn heads, but unless you have a strong group of deep-core muscles you'll never develop a complete midsection. With Fitness Goop's Ripped to the Core program you will get a workout that will strengthen your transverse abdominals and the deep muscles of the core, plus some favorite mo... Read More » -
Hitting the Slopes Ski Workout
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | November 23, 2009
Ski season is upon us and you have finally decided that this is the season to try out this alpine sport. Hitting the Slopes ski workout will help prepare you physically for the challenges you will face up on the slopes. This ski workout is also designed to help strengthen specific muscles that ar... Read More » -
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | September 28, 2009
There has been alot of buzz lately in the fitness industry surrounding High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). This type of cardio training is designed to improve your overall performance as well as burn fat by completing short, very intense workouts. High Intensity Interval Training can be appl... Read More » -
Marisa Tomei Spins the Hula Hoop Workout
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | August 31, 2009
Some actresses prepare for a movie with Yoga, Pilates or expensive trainers. The My Cousin Vinny star, Marisa Tomei turned to the hula hoop. The Oscar-nominated actress, who showed off her hooping moves on the Ellen DeGeneres show earlier this year (see video below), became addicted to th... Read More » -
Gwen Stefani Workout Program – Staying Fit On Tour
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | August 10, 2009
With Gwen back on tour and surviving a busy tour schedule, she needs to have a workout program that trains her full body and also burns more calories in less time. Fortunately, we were able to find out her training secrets by tracking down her personal trainer Gunnar Peterson who is a well kn... Read More » -
What’s in Tiger Woods Workout Routine?
By: Suzanne Zilkowsky | July 17, 2009
Over the years we have watched this child prodigy who began to play golf at the age of two grow into a skinny, 155-pound 22-year-old, and then into a 180-pound 33-year old world class golfer. But the question in the back of every golfer's mind is, how does he stay in shape and what's in Tiger Wo... Read More »
