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How To End Your Daily Workout : STRETCHING

Posted by AJ Wednesday, April 23, 2008 0 comments

End your workout with 10 minutes of stretching.
This area is often overlooked by men. It is extremely important to stretch as it opens up the worked out muscles, preventing stiff joints and soreness.
Following are few stretching techniques to open up your muscles.

Toe Touch
Stand and slowly bend forwards from the hip reaching down for your toes. Hold on to your legs without bouncing.
The stretch should be held for 20 seconds.
You should feel it in your back, hips and back of the legs.


Chest, Biceps and Shoulder Stretch
Stand and link your fingers behind your hips. Raise the arms as high as possible pushing the chest out to the front.
Hold for 20 seconds.



Back Stretch
Link your fingers to the front. Now push the hands forward and round your back towards the back wall. Feel the stretch all over the back.



Quadriceps stretch
Bend your right knee and pull the heel into the hip with your hands. Repeat with other leg. You will feel a stretch in the front of your thighs.




Abs Stretch
Lie on your tummy. Prop yourself up on your elbows. Push the elbows into the floor and backwards while pulling your torso forwards and upwards. Feel a stretch in the tummy.
Relax with your face turned over to one side for 2-3 minutes relaxing your breathing.



Follow the above stretches after your daily workout and relax your muscles, so that next day you can again charge them up with out any strains.

Have an Ageless Body & Timeless Mind.

Thanx,

Aj

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New AGE Workout : Phase- II mainly for Abs & Lower Body

Posted by AJ Thursday, April 17, 2008 0 comments

Friends in my last blog I have talk about the New Age Workouts and which is still continuing. In the last post the three exercise that I explained that mostly for your upper body parts, but the three exercises that i am explaining here are mainly for your Abs and lower body parts like hips & thighs.

As it is essential to have both our upper & lower body banaced to have an excellent body this New Age Workout techiques takes care of each and every part of your body, thats why these are widely popular these days and mostly it will helps you develop your Abs easily.

New Age Workout: Phase - II

Its all about balance, strength and flexibility. So here we use the ball, only for todays exercises. These exercises give you an edge over the typical bulked up, stiff gym guys!

1. Lunges: Works your Quadriceps, Hips, Inner and Outer Thighs
Balance yourself on your left leg and place your right leg on the ball, keeping it close to your left leg. Now extend the left leg to the side rolling the ball out and simultaneously bending your left knee, pushing your hip backwards. Straighten the leg and bring the ball back in towards the left leg.
16 reps rest and repeat. Then change legs and do 2 sets.

2. Pass the Ball Abs: Works the Upper and Lower Abdominals
Lie on your back, holding the ball in your hands overhead. Raise your legs straight up to 90 degrees. Now raise the ball up to pass it onto your legs. Grip the ball between your feet and lower your legs till they are about 30 degrees off from the floor. Lift the legs up again and pass the ball to your hands. Take your hands back to the overhead position and repeat.
Every time you perform a lifting move, you will be using yoru abdominal muscles. Contract them hard.
Do 16 reps, rest and repeat.
3. Obliques: Works the Oblique Abdominal muscles that criss-cross in front of your Tummy.
Sit on the ball and very slowly roll out till your lower and middle back are supported on the ball. Link your fingers behind your head. Lift and twist your body towards the left leg, squeezing your tummy muscles. Lower to start position and repeat.
Work one side at a time. Do 16 reps then repeat the other side.



By doing this exercise on the ball you are challenging your balance and stability which makes the exercise tougher to do that on the floor.

Have An Ageless Body & Timeless Mind.

Thanks,

Aj

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