Watch and learn busy moms, watch and learn.

Do you like band training? Leave a comment on the Blog and lmk.

Did you ever think of doing body building exercies with resistance bands?

I have.

Check out Jon in this video.

He knows his stuff.

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Here it is;

 

Part 1 of Resistance Bands Training

 

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So here is a top 10  list of the things I like to torture you with in the comfort of your own home (some call me a saddist, lol)

 

(Some I use for personal torture, and you haven’t seen….yet – lol)

 

In no special order here come my fav top 10….

 

 

 

Twist Smart Toner Bands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lebert Equalizer Bars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The BOSU ball

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowflex Select Tech dumbbells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The TRX Suspension Trainer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gliding Discs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lebert Buddy System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energetics  Jump Rope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energetics  Stabilty Ball

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Perfect Push-up

 

 

 

 

So there you have it.  A top ten list of my favourite in home personal training tools that we can bring, to kick your butt at

home.

 

Look out for another post where I demonstrate to you how they are best used either with your Personal Trainer or on your own..

 

If you are a busy mom doing fitness at home, you are going to want to watch these videos.

 

Bye for now.

 

 

So on Firday of last week it was my friend Mindy Milrea’s Birthday. She is such an inspiration to us all in the fitness industry.

Mindy is the person behind one of my favourite fitness products – Gliding Discs.

I love these cool little purple discs. They come in plastic for carpet or cloth for hardwood/laminate.

There are 100′s of different exercises you can use with them at home or on the road.

From side to side push-ups like in P90X, to reverse lunges or even floor sprints in videos like Insanity.

Gliders work and they work REALLY well.

Check out my “Gliding” How To videos at the Fitness Source Blog

http://www.fitnesssourceblog.ca/2011/05/24/how-to-do-gliding-cardio-abs/

Grab the Gliders from Fitness Source. Once you have mastered the videos that come with the discs or you simply want variety, hop over to Mindy’s website to browse through more of her DVD’s.

https://www.glidingdiscs.com/store.php

Thats it for today. Get Gliding.

Sometimes people find it challenging to workout at home.

You might not know where to start?

The whole time though, workout apparatus is right under our noses.

Stairs, Steps, Benches, Monkey Bars and more….

In this video I will show you about 6 different things you can do with your bottom step/stair or a ledge – right at home.

Think of doing 15 seconds for one leg and 15 seconds for the other. When it comes to the jump – do that for 30 seconds. Push-ups can be done for 15 – 30 seconds each way facing. Tricep dips should be done for another 30 seconds.
Repeat that circuit 2 or 3 times for a great 10 minute home workout routine.

Enjoy the video and lmk what else you think can be done on the bottom stair for fitness.

Hey Ladies,

It is sad to say but she is finally gone.

America’s favourite trainer Jillian Michaels will no longer be your in home fitness guru.

She is leaving the show to start a family and focus on charity work.

I am not a big Biggest Loser fan due to the nature of the show however I do watch because I loving helping people lose weight and change their life.

Lets face reality here, it is impossible for these contestants to be thrown back into reality and have expectations of keeping their weight off.

5 hours/day at home 7 days/week and sleeping 10 hours/day is simply unreal.

What I do like though is the no-nonsense approach that Jillian Michaels takes when it comes helping contestants with their battle of the buldge. She greatly uses NLP to help her Black team understand what got them there in the first place. Jillian is what really makes the show in my opinion.

Do you like her approach?

Do you think she talks like that to her regular clients or does she just do it for TV?

Would you put up with it?

I think my clients would fire me if I told them to “take your hands off the treadmill before I tear them off and beat you with them”.

Lets talk Anna Kournikova.

This lady is a world class athlete and has been training to be fit her whole life.

Athletes put time in the gym, watch what they eat and they know how to train.

I think she will be a tough trainer but MAN does she have BIG shoes to fill!!

I assume she made a good impression last year on the 2010 season Oct 5th.

Personally, I don’t think she can live up to Jillian’s hype.

Lmk your thoughts.

Will you watch it?

Do you like Jillian or are you glad to see her leave (she can be an outrageous meanie)?

Leave your comments.

Hey there,

Here is a cool video on Dynamic Stretching versus Static Stretching and which one you want to do before a workout and which one after. My Oakville Personal Trainer Jon Thomas explains here for your home fitness workout.

Remember, you might see professional sport athletes do Static Stretching before a game as well as Dynamic. In an aerobic sport type setting – the Static beforehand is not wrong.

However in a “power/strength” setting like strength training at home – Dynamic is most important 1st.

Jon will reveal why…

Turn those speakers up to hear Jon.

Hey ladies,

If you have a tough time toning your tummy and minimizing that muffin top – try this when training at home.

Think compound moves like I have mentioned before.

But also think stability and balance exercises.

• 1 Leg exercises
• 1 Arm exercises
• Involve a wobble disc, Bosu or Balance board
• Use a stability ball

All of these things above that are mentioned will incorporate your (big words) proprioception, vestibular balance and most importantly = your CORE!

Basic isolated moves for exercise have their place, don’t get me wrong… I would never suggest a newbie to exercise to start doing compound moves or extreme balance exercises.

Nor would I suggest someone looking to build strength, to start training with complex, compound movements. (Or even stability and balance type moves either.)

For strength training you would need solid support. A base to push or pull from or to lift/press maximum weight without injuring say… your back.

But trust me, like Kevin in the video – your body (and abs) will be shaking all over the place.

This makes your mid section a Fat Burning Furnace.

Start with a stable base (feet wide),

Then move on to 1 arm at a time,

Next, put your feet completely together with 1 arm at a time,

If you are feeling like Olivia Newton John or Suzanne Somers – put 1 foot in the air aligned with your body (parallel with the floor).

Enjoy the video, more quick, efficient, home fitness for you busy Mom’s to come.

 

P.S.? Remember, try us out for a free sample workout to see if these are the right fat burning workouts for you?

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Hi Ladies,

Here is a quick video explaining why you don’t want to body build and why you want to functional train or perform compound progressive exercises right in the comfort of your own home.? If you are stuck for time and you want a quick home fitness workout, you have to incorporate compound movement exercises. Of course only do these once you have mastered an isolated movement.

Watch here and lmk what you think?