If you work a desk-job, are constantly on social media, or skipping out on your daily workouts, chances are, there’s bound to be tightness or small injuries that arise. So what’s the antidote to moving better? Mobility training! But what really is mobility? Let's find out.
If I only had more time!” An expression, I often hear, and one I am doing my best to get away from. Why…because the expression became an excuse as to why I was not getting in all the stretching and strengthening I knew I needed to prevent pain and promote wellness. So, I started to end a cardio session with 10-20 minutes of strengthening a few times a week.
Grab your bestie and get fit together with this super effective workout. It proves that exercising can be better with a friend, plus it’s double the fun!
Get sweaty with this new Total Gym CycloTrainer 2 workout from Total Gym Ambassador Cassandra Kurpiel! This workout really shows how versatile this cardio attachment can be: you'll obviously work your legs (it is cycling after all), but we'll throw in some upper body and ab exercises to really challenge your whole body during this workout.
“Sitting is the New Smoking”. We've all heard the phrase. The office, our couch at home, the car or bus ride to work... everything is based around sitting. Your muscles tighten and you get strains, pains and groans. Stretching is one of the easiest ways to alleviate pain from constant seated positions. Learn to stretch properly on your Total Gym with these great stretches from JayDee.
Get ready to recharge your mind and body by approaching ‘motivation’ in a different way. Simple techniques will help you stay focused so that you achieve more and stay on track, plus you will learn a new Total Gym workout to rev up your routine!
Without question it is important to take rest days to first restart the body and the mind. Taking a break from a structured workout routine allows the body time to recover properly while also giving muscles, nerves, and bones time to rebuild. I have been asked by various people in my exercise classes about recommended activities to perform during a rest day. One of the first things we discuss are light activities they may enjoy so they will want to continue with it moving forward. Here are a few fun light activity recommendations along with their benefits.
Have the holiday’s gotten the best of your body leaving you with fun memories and a little ‘extra fluff’ on your waistline? It’s the perfect time to get your ‘butts’ back in gear and shape up that waistline with a good booty liftin’ and core slimming workout that will shape, sculpt, and tone these stubborn areas. Plus, your backside and torso will look and feel great as you ‘strut your stuff’.
A sample Strength & Conditioning Program with 7 exercises for your Total Gym that you can incorporate into your exercise regimen 2 – 3 days per week that will have you feeling like an athlete in no time.
Bodies are meant to be in motion especially when you can make it fun. Engage with your kids to get them up and moving by relating to something they enjoy, hence FORTNITE style. Set up a boot camp style with a few different stations that alternate between an exercise on the Total Gym, a body weight exercise, cardio, and a dance move. The person on the Total Gym counts 10 reps while everyone else performs the other exercises chosen! Then you rotate to the next station until all are performed. Perform the warmup and cool down all together.