Unleash the Authentic Woman in You – Faey Szeuw

Another amazing video from the www.ToneItUp.com. Tone up your ab with Katrina Hodgson and Karena Dawn in this fun beach workout video.

Today, I want to introduce you to the fitness dynamic duo, Katrina and Karena from www.ToneItUp.com. Katrina Hodgson is a certified personal trainer and Karena Dawn is a fitness coach and a sports model.

The video above is one of my favorite. In it, they’ll show you how to tone up your thighs with these equipment-free thigh and leg workout. Tone up your thighs with this workout 3 times a week.

Have fun and enjoy!

A while back, I enrolled myself in a fitness bootcamp created by two ex-marine guys. It was quite an experience. I had a lot of fun despite some of the ridiculously looking exercises we were asked to do.

That intense 6 week program was tough but it delivered what it said it will. We were all in better shape than when we first started! We did most of the exercises mentioned below minus the handstand push-ups. The most odd looking one was when we bear crawled outside on the park grass. You should have seen the faces of the onlookers passing by. Confused and baffled by our ‘army’ exercises.

You don’t need to enrolled in a fitness bootcamp like I did to learn about these cool intense workouts.  Here are some neat body weight exercises from Jason Oh to get you working out anywhere you go. No gym needed.

As one of my drill instructor love to say, “NO EXCUSES!”

7 Bodyweight Exercises For Extraordinary Strength

By Jason Oh

Listed below are 7 bodyweight exercises that can be done at home to improve strength and endurance.

1. Bear Crawls: Get down on all fours and ‘crawl’ or walk around like a bear. Bear crawl for three to five minutes to work the entire body. You may look silly, but this movement should not be overlooked.
2. Spiderman Push-Ups: One of the harder push-ups. Assume a normal push-up position and as you lower your body to the floor, bring your knee to your elbow. Return to the normal push-up and repeat for the other knee. Repeat this 10 times.
3. Lunges: Stand with feet close together. With hands on your hips, step forward with one leg into a deep lunge, whilst keeping the other leg straight. Push yourself back up and repeat with the other leg.
4. 1 Leg Squat: One of the best leg exercise that you can do with your bodyweight. This will make you become more stable and challenge your leg strength, endurance, balance and agility. In a standing position, raise one leg out as straight as possible in front of you, and squat down on one leg until your thigh touches your calf. Thereafter, return to the starting position on the same leg. For extra balance, hold your arms straight out. For beginners, try to get your thighs parallel to the floor. And as your strength increase, get down as low as possible.
5. Squats: In a standing position, squat down until your thighs touches your calf. It may sound easy, but try to doing this 100 times!
6. Opposite Elbow Touch: In a push up position, bend one arm at the elbow to a 90 degree position and touch the opposite arm. Return to the original position and repeat for the other arm.
7. Handstand Push-Ups: Try this against a wall and get into a handstand against the wall with your legs straight up. Whilst looking forward in a handstand position, lower yourself to the floor and when your head touches the floor, push yourself back up to the starting position. Try doing this 5 times, and if you find it difficult initially, try to hold in a handstand position for 60 seconds.

The above bodyweight exercises are great for both women and men.

To mix it up more, try a combination of upper and lower bodyweight exercises without rest. That is, 10 ‘Spiderman Push-Ups’ reps followed immediately with 10 ‘1 leg squat’ on each leg. Rest for 60 seconds and repeat.

Do this –you will build strength and burn fat fast.

For more body weight exercises for extraordinary strength visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com and discover  how to lose body fat and build muscle.

Want to be healthy and lose weight in a safe way? Then you need to engage in low-fat cooking, which to some is very hard as they are used to the fat which makes food taste “better”.

However, here are some great cooking tips I found from Will C., a fitness fanatic who has successfully battled childhood obesity,
to get you started on how to make your food taste better. (Although, I wouldn’t recommend microwaving as an option. It destroys the food.)

Losing Weight – Tips on Watching What You Eat

By Will C.

If you are an overweight adult you are probably eating too much and by this I mean more than you require. A human body only needs a certain number of calories and when this is exceeded, you will gain weight. A few facts will be focused on at this point.

A fact that you are overweight means that your heart has to work even harder to pump blood all around your body. This extra pressure from doing this can cause a lot of wear and tear on your heart and blood-vessel system. Many people who are overweight for a long time develop high blood pressure or diabetes, which are both risk factors for heart disease. Studies show that in the last 10 years there has been an increase in the number of people who are overweight or obese. Obesity damages our hearts and our joints. So, if you are overweight, taking action now will help prevent you from continually to be obese and give you a better chance of living a longer life.

One should not involve themselves in a very intensive diet but in fact should follow a well planned out weight loss plan for life or a long extended period of time instead of a rapid program which will trigger the body to resist the weight loss by thinking that is in a starvation period and thus hold on to the fat with an even stronger grip. It is not advised that you should stop eating the regular meals but instead lower the quantity bit by bit so as not to shock the body. An Intensive diet might make the body drain the energy from the fat and also the muscles thus making you weak and drowsy.

When one talks of food the first thing that pops up is cooking. To be healthy and lose weight in a safe way one needs to engage in low-fat cooking which to some is very hard as they are used to the fat which makes food taste “better”. One should consider cooking a good meal which is also healthy. Some of the things one should consider are stated below:

• Oven-bake, grill, boil, poach, stir-fry or microwave food instead of frying it.
• Boil, steam, dry-roast or bake potatoes instead of having chips.
• Try a light cooking spray instead of cooking oil.
• Cut all visible fat off meat and take the skin off chicken
• Drain fat off meat and sauces when they are cooked.
• Choose tomato-based sauces instead of creamy sauces for pasta and rice dishes.

The above mentioned meal cooking techniques will help you eat healthier yet tasty meal at all times. It is also important to note that the regularity of the meals should also be watched to get the best results for your efforts. One should ensure to have eaten at least 4 hours before going to sleep in the evening and have an average of 3-4 meals a day. As for any weight loss regime, be sure to check with you doctor before you making any drastic changes to your exercise or diet regime.

Click here to get more Healthy Weight Loss Advice. And watch a short informative FREE video exposing the UGLY truth behind today’s food.  Learn what kinds of  food to avoid.