Did you say more planks please? You got it! It’s music to my ears to deliver another plank series for you to expand your fitness knowledge and intensify your workout challenge. In the previous Plank IT blog, we discussed the importance of plank training, the muscles worked, correct form,…
If you had to choose one exercise that conditions, strengthens, and tones every muscle in your body, planks are it! It’s a total body exercise that strengthens multiple muscles simultaneously and gives your body the biggest bank for its hard work! Planks require no equipment and can be done virtually……
My name is Jenny Nelson, and I am a 36-year-old wife and mom living in the Arizona desert. I'd like to say my fitness journey began early on in life, but that's not the case. In fact, in my adolescent years, and into my 20s, health and fitness was not…
Did you know that your core is supposed to be the strongest muscle in your body? No other part of your body is as important as your core because it controls every single movement that you make throughout your day. Most people have heard of the word “CORE” or “MIDSECTION”…
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” - Henry Miller Perhaps this is one reason why returning from a vacation or a long voyage abroad brings a sense of post travel sadness. When removed from your ‘normal’ everyday life to set off on a…
It’s summer time and if you’re like most people, then you love the idea of getting in some time in the ocean and/or at the pool to enjoy some swimming. Obviously, swimming can be done year around but this is the time of year when it is optimal and when…
No time to exercise is no longer an excuse! Here are two simple yet effective full body workouts using your Total Gym meant to maximize time and results. The moves focus on the legs, chest, back and abdominals, as well as, biceps and triceps. Since variability leads to success, there…
Summer is ramping up so it is time to tone and beef up our arms so they look great in our sleeveless dresses and tank tops! Supersets are a great way to save time by working two different muscle groups back to back with little to no rest. And there…
Vacations are a necessity of life. We all need some time to get away from our daily lives. Whether we physically go somewhere or take a staycation (regrouping at home), it’s needed to maintain a healthy balance in life. This is the 6th workout blog of the Travel and…
Barre meets The Total Gym Over the past 3 years, barre classes have taken the exercise industry by storm as a way to sculpt and mold muscle tone in very targeted ways. The classes combine small, isometric exercises at the barre with light weights on the floor, using small, repetitive…