How to reach your exercise goal with loving care

When you drop your clothes and step on your scale in front of a full length mirror, make a note of your emotion. Be your own best friend. Ask yourself what you see? Ask yourself too, what you would like to see? If you are a woman, butts and guts are areas where you can always use a bit of loving care. Yes loving care. Self loathing has never yielded any results! Start small. Pick something that you can marry to your lifestyle. I have suggested some workouts that do not need a gym membership or a big investment in time, what it does need is though is dedication.

Break up your routine into bite size pieces. 10 -15 minutes, twice a day. Rotate a set of your favorite moves. Take note in a week.

Yoga Camel Pose, 3 repetitions’ of 10 seconds to start, proceed with even breathing and smooth poised movements:

Come up onto your knees. Take padding under your knees if they are sensitive.

2. Draw your hands up the side of your body as you start to open your chest.

3. Reach your hands back one at a time to grasp your heels.

4. Bring your hips forward so that they are over your knees.

5. Let your head come back, opening your throat.

Beginners: Curl your toes under and come to the balls of your feet if you cannot reach your heels when the feet are flat.

Lunges around the room, 2 sets 12 repetition twice a day

1. Place hands on hips, lift your diaphragm, make sure your shoulders are not bunched up, take long strides and sit deep into your lunges, go slow for best results.

Triceps curls: Another feminine thang.

Do 10 arm overhead dumbbell extensions.

Take dumbbell or can overhead, holding it with both hands. Keeping elbows pointed up, lower forearms behind your head, and then straighten again.

Gentlemen, in pursuit of flat abs and strong arms and overall weight loss try the following, no excuses!

If overall weigh loss is your goal, try 4 sets of 25 jumping jacks.

For a flat ab an strong arms, hold a plank position.

1. Lie face down on mat resting on the forearms, palms flat on the floor.
2. Push off the floor, raising up onto toes and resting on the elbows.
3. Keep your back flat, in a straight line from head to heels.
4. Tilt your pelvis and contract your abdominals to prevent your rear end from sticking up in the air.
5. Hold for 20 to 60 seconds, lower and repeat for 3-5 reps

Pushups: Start with 2 sets of 5 and work your way up, take your time with each one. If a straight arm push up is too challenging try a resting on your knees and doing it.

Again, weather you are just getting started or simply want to focus on a particular body part, just zoom in and remember, don’t give up till you get there!

Lots of Loving Care,

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