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...]
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...]
4 Effective Dumbbell Chest Exercises To Try This New Year
In one of my recent posts I provided you with The Free Fitness Tips New Year Fitness Action Plan which discussed how to boost your fitness this New Year. In my next few posts I'm going to be expanding on this topic and providing you with some specific exercises that you can use to improve your fitness this year. Today I'm going to be focussing on your upper body and providing you with 4 Effective Dumbbell Chest Exercises To Try This New Year. If you're a fan of muscle building exercises, then these four dumbbell chest exercises are a perfect way to keep your chest workouts fresh and build … [Read more...]
The Free Fitness Tips New Year Fitness Action Plan
In my last post I discussed how you can kick start your diet in the New Year. Today I'm going to be completing the series and discussing how to make this year your fittest one yet by following The Free Fitness Tips New Year Fitness Action Plan. 1) Choose Exercises That You Like One of the biggest mistakes people make when looking to improve their fitness in the New Year is that they see it as a burden rather than something they can enjoy. As a result, they jump straight in and start going through the motions, doing an activity that they don't really like. They then quickly lose enthusiasm … [Read more...]
Baby Steps Towards A Healthier Lifestyle
Hello everyone. This is a guest post from E-Lites. ----- It’s the time of year you when hear so many people making grand resolutions and vowing to transform their lives when the New Year comes. Diets will be started, fitness regimes commenced with a new gym membership. Unhealthy habits like drinking and eating too much are going to be left behind them. The trouble is that the sweeping commitments most people make on or around 31 December are difficult to follow through. The intention is there but it’s all too easy to run out of steam and find your New Year’s resolutions have gone out … [Read more...]
Are Fitness Themed New Year’s Resolutions Beneficial?
With the first week of January over, you're probably taking the initial steps towards achieving your fitness themed New Year's resolutions. But is this process the most beneficial way to achieve your health and fitness goals? In this article I'm going to be looking at the pros and cons of fitness themed New Year's resolutions and answering the question - Are Fitness Themed New Year's Resolutions Beneficial? Positives: 1) They Encourage Healthy Habits:- One of the best things about fitness themed New Year's resolutions is that they do encourage people to start make healthier lifestyle … [Read more...]
The Free Fitness Tips Christmas Roundup
With Christmas now just a day away, you're probably going to be very busy making your last minute preparations. So today, instead of providing you with a brand new post, I'm going to be providing you with a roundup of all the festive posts that I have published on Free Fitness Tips over the years. This roundup will allow you to quickly and easily find any Christmas themed diet and fitness articles that are available on this site. So whether you're looking for a healthy Christmas recipe, ideas for burning calories over the festive period or tips for eating healthy during the holidays, you … [Read more...]
1,000 Calorie At Home Christmas Cardio Workout
With Christmas now just days away, you're probably looking forward to relaxing, enjoying some time off work and indulging in a few festive treats. However, if you've been training hard all year, you're probably also worried about the effect of these festive indulgences on your health and fitness goals. In today's post I'm going to help you reduce the impact Christmas has on your fitness by providing you with a 1,000 Calorie At Home Christmas Cardio Workout. While it's true that you can't out exercise a poor diet and this workout is by no means a long term solution, over the festive period … [Read more...]