Posts Tagged ‘toning’

Gym Ball Exercises: Perfect for Stretching and Toning your Body

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

The best thing about a gym ball is that one can perform a lot of exercises on it. The ball is so versatile that the kind and variety of exercises which can be done on it are numerous and are executed without toiling much. There are some exercises listed below which can be perform with the gym ball and yield a lot of positive results. These exercises are meant for the whole body and tone all the muscle groups. Trunk extensions are for the lower back. The person exercising has to go down on the knees and cover the upper body over the ball. The arms need to hug the back. The chest has to be lifted so that the torso is completely stretched. The core crunchers are meant for the core and abdominal muscle groups. The person has to go down on his/her knees and rest the elbows on the ball. The abdominal muscles need to be squeezed till the upper body and the thighs form a straight line.

Elevated push ups are a great exercise for shoulders, triceps, abs and pectorals. The body has to be placed parallel to the floor with the front of the knees on the ball and the hands to the floor. The face has to be lowered and then brought back to the original position. The bent knee bridge is a technique through which the hamstrings and the buttocks can be trained. The person exercising lies on his back with bent knees and heels on top of the gym ball. The arms need to be spread on the side and then the butt has to be lifted off the floor. All these drills have their own roles to play in toning the muscles of the body. The ball does not cost much and with this blog, you get a chance to flex all the muscles in your body.

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Reebok Mini Stepper: Easy and Simple, but Effective, Way to Stay in Shape

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Different types of exercising gadgets are used by people for their daily exercise regime. In spite of many other such products present in the market, Reebok introduced the new Reebok Mini Stepper, which is a stepping machine for people who like to workout.

For a healthy workout and proper toning of bum and thighs stepping is a well preferred exercise by professionals. Stepping raises the heart rate providing a better cardio workout by burning the calories.

The Reebok Mini Stepper is also equipped with twisting feature. This feature provides the user with smooth twisting of the foot paddles which enhances the proper toning of thighs. This feature also engages more of the muscles in the thighs, which helps in toning the outer thighs and trimming the inner ones.

Weighing just 8.3 kg and dimensions of 52cm x 45cm x 31cm, this incredible product can be easily assembled. Unlike the huge similar products available in the market, the Reebok Mini Stepper is a portable machine which doesn’t acquire much of space. The Reebok Mini Stepper also includes resistance tube attachments. This provides the user with two choices. The first includes a free stepping workout for toning the lower-body. The second includes the addition of the resistance tube in the workout regime for the toning of the upper body.

The Reebok Mini Stepper also includes adjustable resistance level along with bi-directional movement which means up & down and side to side movement. The Reebok Mini Stepper provides display of count, total count, time, calories and scan. It also has adjustable blocks that provide 3 levels of incline workout to the user. It also has a durable band construction. 2 x AAA batteries are included with the Reebok Mini Stepper which comes with one year warranty.

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