Archive for May, 2009

Team Up For Better Nutrition

Eating healthy can be time consuming. Enlisting the help of a friend can be a smart solution to the time crunch. Working together, you can come up with healthy snack recipes, divide the labor and shopping and keep each other on track. Here are some great ideas you can use to work together: Discuss your [...]

Exercise 7: Plank-Ups

Start on all fours, then lower to rest your forearms on the ground, keeping your elbows under your shoulders. Tuck your toes under and straighten your legs to take you into a forearm plank position. Hold for 5 seconds. (A) Raise and extend your left arm straight in front of you. (B) Lower your left [...]

Exercise 6: Boat Pose

Begin in a seated position with your knees bent and your feet resting lightly on the ground as you balance on your sit bones. (A) With your core engaged, lengthen through your torso and recline slightly, avoiding any rounding of your back. Extend your arms straight out in front of you, then extend your legs, [...]

Exercise 5: Limb Raises

Lie on your stomach with your arms extended overhead, palms facing each other and your head and neck in line with your spine. (A) As you exhale, contract your abs to stabilize your torso and slowly raise one leg and the opposite arm a few inches off the ground simultaneously. (B) Hold this position briefly [...]

Exercise 4: Forearm Side Plank

Lie on your left side with your legs extended, your left elbow directly under your shoulder, and your right hand palm down. Stack your feet one on top of the other. (A) As you exhale, gently contract your abs and lift your hips and knees off the mat. Keep the side of your left foot [...]