Exercise of the week – The Bicycle
With the festive feasting season over many of us will now be looking for the most effective way to undo the damage we may have caused to our waist lines...
Abdominal Exercise
When it comes to stomach exercises, they are the most convenient and cash-friendly, you can do them almost anywhere and you don’t need any equipment.
The common thought about stomach exercises is that if you do a lot of them, your stomach will become flat – this is not the case. When combined with diet and aerobic exercise, abdominal exercises can help to tone the area. However, when you are just trying to get the number of your repetitions up, you’re probably sacrificing form and just wasting your workout time.
To avoid this, slowly move through abdominal exercises, asking yourself at every point whether or not you can feel the muscles working. If so, you’re on the right track. It’s always better to do ten good repetitions of abdominal exercise, rather than one hundred poor ones.
The Bicycle (so called because of the leg movements) is great for the lower-half of the stomach and the obliques (sides). This exercise is great for tightening the mid-section
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Start: Lie face-up on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Place your hands lightly behind your head.
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Movement: Simultaneously crunch up and cross your right shoulder towards your left knee while pulling that knee in towards your chest. Alternate from side to side; once to each side equals one rep
Tips and Techniques:
· Squeeze your stomach in as you do this exercise
· Go slowly, this will cause you to be more controlled. Once you gain more control use a more moderate pace, fast is never good.
Note: Please consult your General Practitioner before embarking on an exercise regime.
By Marta Kargbo
Personal Trainer
Focus Health Personal Training
www.focushealth.biz
Personal Trainer
Focus Health Personal Training
www.focushealth.biz
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