Tag — Workout Tips

Dust off the Nintendo Wii because the word is out that the video game actually does give you some exercise. The Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board series includes sports and activities that gets couch potatoes up and moving but many have questioned if it’s truly giving you a good workout. [Read more →]

Halloween doesn’t only have to be about trick or treating and candy this year. Before you carve that pumpkin for Saturday, why not take it into your backyard and work out with it.

Holly Rigsby from FitYummyMummy.com has created 4 fun workouts you can do. All you need is a pumpkin, a pillow case and 15 minutes. The moves include pumpkin chops, the headless deadlift, the pumpkin plank, lunges with a twist, basic hops and lateral hops.

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There seems to be a new fitness trend sweeping America, and it dates all the way back to prehistoric man. Running barefoot.

Christopher McDougall, best-selling author of Born To Run, is largely responsible for this renewed interest in running barefoot, and it may be more than just a trend. Running barefoot could actually help you prevent serious injuries.

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While celebrities like Brooke Shields completely shun any workouts involving weights, it’s all that stars like Julie Benz use. The Dexter actress shared her secret workout weapon with People magazine recently.

“There’s this misconception that if you lift heavy weights that you’re going to bulk up,” Benz told People. “As a woman, I can attest [that] you don’t bulk up – you actually trim down.”

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Are you a fan of The Office? So are the ladies at Self magazine, who have created office-friendly workouts after they were inspired by the funny TV series.

The Self editorial team, from the fashion assistant to the web assistant, were taped doing routines like the swivel sculptor and shoulder shaper to the upper-body buffer and rear raiser. The team appear to be having so much fun with no one in the rest of the office really noticing that they were actually working out at their desks. And all most of them needed was a simple exercise band.

With these simple moves, you too can get “on-the-job-training”!

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Times are tough and the recession is hitting everyone hard. Some of us have even been forced to cancel our gym memberships. But Women’s Health has found a solution to those who still want to get fit but can’t afford a personal trainer anymore. They are offering free workout videos for download.

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