Five Fast Ways To Get Beach Body Abs With Team Fitness AmericaBy: Cali Estes
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When you mix Pilates and personal training, you can get a tight, toned, beach ready body in almost no time at all. Most clients feel that Pilates is separate from a basic in home personal training program and requires an individualized focus. On the contrary, Pilates focuses on core muscles and stabilization of the midsection, which in turn, enables you to focus on all of your muscle groups and get the most of your training workout.
Pairing Pilates and personal training in the same workout can increase your muscle definition and give you a lean sculpted look. For fast, seriously fit abs, try these five quick exercises to kick off your summer beach body workout.
1. The Ball Lift - This is a classic move that will target stubborn lower abs that women mainly refer to as their “pouch”. Begin by lying on your back and put your hands under hips for support. Place a stability (Swiss) ball between your feet and extend your legs straight up in the air. Squeeze the ball tight. Lifting and lowering a stability (Swiss) ball that weighs less than 1 lb will assist your stubborn lower abs in tightening and toning. Most of the time when basic crunches are done, cheating occurs, which only can cause strain and pain. In both Pilates and personal training, you need to focus on your abs as you lift and lower the ball in a controlled motion. Take a two-second exhale to lower your legs and continue lowering it until the ball is just off the ground. Then take a two-second inhale while you lift your legs back up to the starting position. Repeat 10 times then rest.
2. The Ball Extension - This move targets the entire abs from top to bottom. While still lying on the floor, squeeze the ball tightly between your feet, inhale and bend your knees to your chest. Then exhale while extending your feet to the ceiling. Continue exhaling, remember to keep your legs straight, and then lower your legs to the point that you have almost reached the floor. Inhale, bring your knees to your chest and repeat. Take two seconds on the inhale, and four on the exhale. Keep your hands under your hips for stability. Repeat 10 times then rest.
3. The Reverse Ball Extension - This is the same move as the Ball Extension but in reverse. Start in the same position, extend your legs out first while exhaling, then lift to ceiling on the exhale. Inhale and bring your knees to your chest. Take four seconds on exhale, and four on the inhale. Repeat 10 times then rest.
4. Dinner Plate - This classic move targets all the side (oblique) muscles that extend around to the back and targets stubborn “love handles”. Again, starting on your back with your feet in the air and the ball between your feet, make small circles the size of a dinner plate in the air. The key to this exercise is to place your legs at a 45-degree angle so you are using gravity to pull down as you rotate. Do 10 times in each direction then rest.
5. The Twist - Keeping your back on the ground and your feet in the air, keep the ball tightly between your feet. Go to a 45-degree angle and twist your legs left and right focusing on the oblique muscles on each side. Repeat 10 times then rest.
It is important to pair personal training components in your weekly workout routine with a great abs stabilization workout. Joseph Pilates created the original Pilates method workout, which traditionally, included machines and pulley systems.
The advent of portable, lightweight equipment has enabled everyone to be able to workout from home, the park, or even the beach. Using Pilates exercises a few times per week and pairing it with a good personal strength training workout will increase your workout potential, decrease fat and propel your weight loss.
Each month, Team Fitness America will release three articles that are developed through their new Fitness Corner. This section of their website has been developed to introduce workout advice including motivation, how-to tips, and much more.
For more information about Team Fitness America, please visit www.teamfitnessamerica.com.http://www.teamfitnessamerica.com/fitnesscorner |
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team fitness america, personal training, pilates, Fitness, beach body, abs |
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Feb 26, 2010 |
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The global prevalence of overweight and obesity is rising at an alarming rate. The same, however, cannot be said about drugs used for treating these indications. Whereas rates of obesity and overweight have increased continuously over the past 50 years, the market for drugs against such indications has only seen failures till date, says “Booming Global Obesity Drug Market”, our new market research report.
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Despite its previous failures, however, the future potential for obesity drugs is huge. The future pipeline for obesity drugs is rich with a number of drugs in late phase-II and Phase-III pipelines. With no effective weight loss therapy currently available in the market and the number of overweight and obese patients expected to reach 2 Billion and 600 Million respectively by 2012, the opportunity is tremendous. And if any drug with a high benefit to risk ration manages to reach the market, it will easily become a potential blockbuster.
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RNCOS Releases a New Report- Ukraine Pharma - New Opportunities for Growth
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RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “Ukraine Pharma - New Opportunities for Growth” to its report gallery. According to the new research report, Ukraine promises to be one of the most lucrative pharmaceutical markets in the world. In 2007, the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market grew by nearly 21% to register revenues in excess of US$ 2 Billion. The market is characterized by an increasing proportion of imported and high-priced drugs. In 2007, the average unit price of drugs sold in Ukraine increased by nearly 20%, strongly pushing the value of pharmaceutical sales, despite a relatively ordinary growth in sales volume.
The future outlook of the industry also seems very positive as the market is expected to be driven by a number of reforms recently proposed by the government. Factors such as increasing penetration of health insurance and increasing disposable incomes of consumers will also fuel growth. The lack of effective price controls and high margins are also expected to lure foreign players in this market. The country’s unstable political environment, however, will be the biggest hurdle for investments. But overall, the market is expected to grow strongly, exceeding US$ 4.5 Billion in revenues by 2012.
This report gives an extensive and objective analysis on the pharmaceutical market of Ukraine. It investigates both the past and present trends in the market, with its main focus on the future trends shaping the industry. The study discusses the performance of both the retail and hospital segments of the pharmaceutical market in detail and based on various present and future indicators, analyzes the future of these segments. This report gives valuable information to manufacturers/investors planning to enter the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market.
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RNCOS Releases a New Report- Global Cancer Treatment Forecast to 2012
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Japan - Generics to Account for 29% Pharma Sales Volume by 2013
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According to the report “Japanese Generic Market Forecast to 2013”, the generic drugs market in Japan shows immense potential as Japan is amongst the youngest generic markets in the world both in terms of value and volume. But with a number of factors operating in it, the market is expected to grow robustly in the next five years.
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Based on the various present and future indicators, the future scenario of the market has also been analyzed. The report thus gives valuable information to manufacturers/investors preparing to enter the Japanese generic market.
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