Mind-Body Abdominal Exercises
Abdominals are an important muscle group of your body.Of course, if you have strong abdominals your belly is going to look great. You could even sport a set of those washboard abs everyone wants on the beach. But we often...
Abdominals 101
Effectively working the abdominals requires a specific mind-body connection. This is a video I use in my MindBodyBlast class to get people started on abdominal exercises. It's also how I teach my one-on-one clients to start out with. No...
The Single Leg Squat for Strength and Balance
If you've been doing squats for a while and feel you're pretty good at them, it may be time for you to move up and try the single leg squat. This great exercise works your entire leg - hamstrings, glutes, quadriceps,...
For Healthy Knees Exercise your Glutes and Hips
If you swim, bike, run, walk, climb stairs or use an elliptical for exercise, no doubt you're fully aware of the big muscles of your leg that you're working. Those quads, hamstrings, glutes, and even calves use lots...
For a Strong Back and Great Posture: The Swimmer Exercise
An excellent exercise for a strong back and great posture, the swimmer is a must-do exercise for your regular routine. This exercise works all the muscles along the spine to hold the back up strongly. It also works...
What’s the Best Way to Warm Up for Exercise?
In the last few years there’s been a lot of controversy around what’s considered the best way to warm up for exercise.
Short Cardio Warm Up
Here's a short cardio warm up for you! It's a great way to warm up at home for a run, a bike ride, a strength training session, or any other workout. Active stretching is built in, but if you need to focus on...
Sun Salutation with Core Exercises
Take A Yoga break and Get Your Core Exercises with Your Sun Salutation. Do this with me! This is a fun and different take on a traditional sun salutation with core exercises strategically placed in the middle....
Short Exercise Routine for Legs and Biceps
This is an exercise routine for legs and biceps combining the squat and bicep curl, and introducing a little bit of the yoga pose, Ukatasana (chair pose), for a fun twist. Try it with me! We start with an easier version. If...
How to do the Plank and Push-Up for Toned Arms and a Strong Core
This is a demo of how to do the plank and the push-up for the chest, and the tricep push-up. I'll give you a little secret on how to make the push-up easier by using two, key areas of the body. I also show you how to use all...