Posted in Blog, tagged Natalie Johnson, Swimming, Weekly Workout on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Swimming
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
Swimming is a great way to complete a high quality workout with little damage to muscles. It is also a great cross-training workout to change up your usual gym routine. Make some time this week to get over to the Women’s Building on campus, or any pool and try out one [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Natalie Johnson, Pull-up, pull-ups, Weekly Workout on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pull-ups
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
Pull-ups are a great way to utilize your own body weight
during a workout. Below, are steps
that will show you the proper way to complete a pull-up, and illustrate a few
different exercises to try with them.
Basic Pull Up Exercise
Grab
the bar (you may have to jump to do [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged cardio, exercise, Natalie Johson, squats, Weekly Workout on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
With spring upon us, you may be looking to tone up the legs and lower body for shorts weather. Squats are a quick way to tone your legs, hips, and calves– and can be done after a cardio workout or simply on their own. Alternate between these three different types of [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Jumping Rope, Natalie Johnson, Weekly Workout on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jumping Rope
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
Jumping rope is a great cardiovascular exercise that can be done in addition to a cardio workout, or simply on its own. Jumping rope can be done anywhere, but it is preferred that it be done on a springy wooden or carpeted floor, an exercise mat will work just fine [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Natalie Johnson, Stairs Workout, Weekly Workout on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Work Those Stairs!
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
Working out on the stairs is one of the best ways to elevate your heart rate and condition your legs and the rest of your body. Working out on a set of stairs is ideal, but with bad weather, the stair climbers available in the gym will provide you [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Natalie Johnson, treadmill, Weekly Workout on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Walking Workout
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
Walking is a great workout that you can do daily or use as a recovery day between more intense workouts. But do not underestimate the health benefits of a good walk. If done at an intense speed, a walk can still burn a great deal of calories and leave you [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged gym, Natalie Johnson, Stationary Bike, Weekly Workout, workout on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Stationary Bike
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
The stationary bike is a great way to get a low impact workout that provides almost immediate results in toning your legs—which would be beneficial when hiking those hills around campusTo avoid boredom, and to get the most of your workout, incorporate sprints into your bike routine. Here is [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Natalie Johnson, Weekly Workout on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Welcome back! A new year means new motivation to work out, but sometimes this can be hard to find, especially in the gym. So here is a fun way to change up one of your typical workouts.
The treadmill is a common apparatus people use to exercise, but sometimes the workout can seem [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Natalie Johnson, Triceps, Weekly Workout on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Toned Arms Workout
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
In order to effectively tone arms one must first lose fat, therefore an arm workout fits in well as a post workout exercise. The best way to tone arms is to use free weights that are heavy. Of course, keep in mind not [...]
