Nintendo’s Wii Fit – Video tones the joystick star!
April 3, 2008 by Kel · 3 Comments
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I’ve been meaning to blog about this since I saw Nintendo’s new “Wii Fit
If you haven’t heard about Wii Fit, it’s essentially a video game that incorporates exercise in four major categories:
- Aerobic exercise
- Muscle Conditioning
- Yoga Poses
- Balance Games
Wii Fit managed to sell over a quarter of a million copies in it’s first week…..which at $70 a pop is a lot of dosh….but is it worth the ticket price?
I should say right off the bat that by no means is this post a review of Wii Fit, It is simply a comment on the idea of having a video game that encourages children to exercise. I love it.
Mum and Dads if you’re going to buy a video game for your child this year that could improve their health…this could be it.
Push ups - Correct Technique Video
April 1, 2008 by Kel · 3 Comments
What exercise sculpts sexy arms and carves out a beautiful firm chest at a great speed of knots? Push ups.
Ok, but here’s the problem….unless you’re performing these body changing exercises correctly, you’re not only setting yourself up for an injury….but you won’t get the results you desire either…which means all that sweat and hard work has gone to waste. Read more
Strength Training Helps Prevent the Saggy Senior Citizen look
Have you ever stood in front of the mirror and wondered what you’ll look like when you’re older? If you’re a lady I’m sure you’d prefer to look like Jane Fonda over say…Mike Moore, right?
You need to seriously think about adding Strength Training to your fitness regime if you want to look fabulous in your Golden years. Because It’s a Fact – The more muscle mass you have, the more fat you will burn.
Many people are put off by strength training. They believe that if they start working out with weights once or twice a week they’ll somehow turn into Arnold schwarzenegger …It’s not going to happen..
Getting to know Your Body—One muscle at a time
February 25, 2008 by Liz Harper · 1 Comment
The Pectoralis Major muscle is your largest chest muscle. It’s origin is Your clavicle (collar bone) and Sternum (Chest bone) and its insertion point is the humerus (upper arm bone).
The Pectoralis Major is used in Horizontal Flexion, Adduction and Internal Rotation.
The exercises that work this muscle are:
- Pushups
- Bench Press or Chest Press
- Flys
- Pec Deck (exercise No-No)
Pec Deck Exercise - It’s an exercise No - No
This is a machine exercise found in most gyms. You sit in the machine placing your feet in front of you, sometimes on a foot rest that can double as a mechanism of moving the arm pads forward. The arms then are placed behind a pad on each side of your body with the arms in a right angled position with your hands usually level with your eyes.
