Now that January's almost over, I hope you're making plenty of progress with your New Year fitness goals. During the month, I've tried to help along the way by providing you with a range of dumbbell based exercises that you can use to strengthen and tone your chest, triceps, upper back, biceps and shoulders. Today I'm going to be finishing off this series of dumbbell based articles and providing you with 4 Effective Dumbbell Leg Exercises To Try This New Year. As I've mentioned in the previous articles, dumbbells are a fantastic workout tool which can be used to strengthen and tone all … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
5 Effective Dumbbell Shoulder Exercises To Try This New Year
Over the month of January I've been providing you with a range of fitness themed New Year articles and provided you with some highly effective dumbbell exercises for your chest, triceps, upper back and biceps. Today I'm going to be adding to this series of articles and giving you 5 Effective Dumbbell Shoulder Exercises To Try This New Year. As you probably know, dumbbells are an extremely versatile piece of fitness equipment and are a great tool for targeting all the muscles in your shoulders and giving them an effective workout. If you want to develop stronger shoulders this New Year, these … [Read more...]
4 Effective Dumbbell Bicep Exercises To Try This New Year
With January almost over, I hope you're well on your way to achieving your fitness based New Year goals. So far this month I've given you a selection of dumbbell based chest exercises, tricep exercises and upper back exercises. Today I'm going to be expanding on this and providing you with 4 Effective Dumbbell Bicep Exercises To Try This New Year. If you enjoy using dumbbells as part of your workouts and want to build bigger arms this New Year, then you'll love these four effective dumbbell bicep exercises. The only equipment you need to perform these exercises is a regular bench, a preacher … [Read more...]
3 Effective Dumbbell Upper Back Exercises To Try This New Year
In my last few posts I've been focussing on ways you can improve your fitness in the New Year and provided you with a selection of effective dumbbell based exercises for your chest and triceps. Today I'm going to be continuing with this topic and providing you with 3 Effective Dumbbell Upper Back Exercises To Try This New Year. If you're a fan of dumbbell based workouts and you want to build your upper back this New Year, these three dumbbell upper back exercises will be right up your street. All you need to perform them is a bench and a set of dumbbells which you can either purchase to use … [Read more...]
7 Ways To Increase Your Healthy Fat Intake In The New Year
When it comes to eating healthier in the New Year, most people don't understand the importance of dietary fats. They see them as high calorie nutrients which lead to clogged arteries and weight gain and therefore view them as something that should be avoided. However, the truth is, with the exception of man made trans fats (which can be very damaging to your health and should be avoided at all costs), dietary fats not only boost your health but they're actually essential for your survival. That's why today I'm going to be helping you make sure you eat enough of them this year by providing you … [Read more...]
Don’t Stress! A Helping Hand With High Blood Pressure
Hello everyone. This is a guest post from Holland & Barrett ----- As much as we’d love it to be, daily life is far from a Disney film. Carpets can’t fly, mice can’t sing and toys don’t spring to life when no one’s watching. It’s sad but it’s true. That’s why we have to find our own means and ways of handling day to day stresses. An issue in particular which many would like a genie to make disappear is high blood pressure. In addition to all the other trials and tribulations of life, those with this condition are also more susceptible to serious heart problems. Understandably, this is … [Read more...]
Ways To Make Those New Year’s Resolutions More Bearable
Hello everyone. This is a guest post from GNC.com ----- So 2013 is well and truly here and hopefully everyone will be continuing to make progress with their New Year goals. By now you have probably discovered that being good and resisting temptation is not as easy as it sounds. On the first of January you’re full of optimism and are ready to take on the world but as the first couple of weeks pass by, this positivity unfortunately soon tends to wane. Well the good news is, you’re not going it alone and many people across the country will be feeling the pressure too. But what’s the … [Read more...]
Gadgets To Help You Exercise, De-Stress & Feel Great
Hello everyone. This is a guest post from Chris Stillwell ----- While this won’t come as a surprise to most (I’m preaching to the converted here), exercise and physical activity has been proven to reduce stress and is something that has been tested and documented widely. The NHS have previously reported on research conducted by Dr Mark Hamer and Colleagues from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Univeristy College London, who revealed that just 20 minutes a week of any physical activity can impact on psychological distress. So doing exercise helps reduce … [Read more...]
Top Exercise Routines To Try In 2013
Photo by www.localfitness.com.au Hello everyone. This is a guest post from Dance Direct. ----- Looking for a new fitness routine to try? If even a 50% brand dancewear sale doesn’t motivate you, it’s time to try new exercise programmes or even mix several ones to keep fit while having fun. Look through the list of top fitness routines you should try in 2013. Yoga Yoga is one of the oldest exercise routines on earth, and if you haven’t tried yoga yet, do it. Fortunately, men and women of all shapes and abilities can practise yoga and benefit from it. Besides, there are plenty of … [Read more...]
3 Effective Dumbbell Tricep Exercises To Try This New Year
So far this month I've provided you with a post on improving your fitness in the New Year and then followed that up with a selection of dumbbell chest exercises to try this New Year. Today I'm going to be following these posts up and helping you strengthen and tone your arms by listing 4 Effective Dumbbell Tricep Exercises To Try This New Year. If you enjoy weightlifting and you want to develop impressive arms this New Year, these three dumbbell tricep exercises are a perfect way to achieve your goals. The only equipment they require is a bench and a set of dumbbells which you can find at … [Read more...]
