This is a circuit workout I did very early in the new year. It's a full body, functional workout. Always keep in mind that if your goal is to build muscle, endurance, improve athleticism, or anything else that's worth getting from your fitness efforts, then multi-joint, compound, and functional exercises are the way to go. Exercise machines have their place. Suppose you're injured or otherwise unable to do certain movements. Machines can help fill those gaps. But if you're able to do it, then functional exercises are the way. For today's workout, we have five exercises all arranged in a circuit. Minimal…
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NEW YEAR CIRCUIT WORKOUT
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WORKING OUT FOR 50 AND OLDER
I remember as a teenager and in my early 20s, when I thought about being 50 years old it seemed so far away. I thought for sure I wouldn't be working out the same way. Well here I am at almost 51 years old and I'm still doing my thing pretty much the same way as I was in my 20s. But there are some differences in how things must be done that you can't just ignore. First, recovery is an issue. Like it or not, you can't recover the same way in your 50s as you did I your 20s.…
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TRX FULL BODY WORKOUT
Suspension training is a really great way to exercise. One good thing about it is that it allows you to easily control the difficulty of the movement depending on where you place your feet. There are many angles and exercise variations you can do. For this full body workout I went through some of my favourite moves to give you a full body workout. Give it a try!
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BACK TO SCHOOL WORKOUT
It's been a great summer, but now it's time to get back to working out! Today's workout is 5 exercises and each one is done for 5 sets of 10 reps. The key here is the rest time. Limit it to only about 30 to 40 seconds and then go again. It's a fast paced tough workout, but it's definitely effective. Here are the exercises. Seated Cable Rows Dumbbell Bench Press Lateral Raises Front Barbell Squats Hanging Leg Raise Watch the video to see what it's all about and for information about personal training, click here
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FULL BODY WORKOUT IN AN EMPTY GYM!
I had the whole place to myself. Now with the new Covid regulations, you have to book your time now and I guess no one else did! Anyway here were the exercises. I just did straight sets today (no supersets or circuits) Cable Pulldowns Dips Lateral Raises Dumbbell Curls Knuckle Pushups Goblet Squats One arm kettlebell swings. For more health and fitness tips or for information about In-Home or Online Personal Training, click HERE
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