Get Fit Home Workout Challenge

Get fit in the comfort of your own home. This workout challenge is designed to burn fat, tone, define, and increase endurance, so that you can conquer any fitness routine and get in phenomenal shape.  This home workout challenge is modified to work for all fitness levels.

Equipment Needed:  Interval timer; kitchen chair; flat bench or step; one set of light weight dumbbells (optional)

What to Do: Perform each exercise below for 45 seconds and rest 15 seconds after each one. The number of circuits completed will depend on your specific fitness level. Review the videos below for exercise demonstrations.

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What Comes First, Cardio or Weight Lifting

Mixing up your fitness routine is one of the best ways to target multiple muscles, burn fat, and improve your body’s cardiovascular system. From dumbbells, body weight, kettlebells, spinning, treadmills, or ellipticals, a common concern is over which type of exercise to perform first: cardio vs. weightlifting. Cardio after weightlifting has been the general rule for many fitness junkies, since weight lifting requires more exertion of energy from our bodies and most fat burning comes from the building of muscle, while performing cardio first may deplete our energy sources.

New research suggests that it makes no difference which routine you begin with. In a recent study, volunteers rode a stationary bicycle with only one leg initially. Once they were done they did resistance training using both legs. The results showed that both legs had grown equally stronger. A 2012 study showed that both riding a stationary bike and resistance training cause distinct muscle responses when done separately. However, when both were done together, both muscle responses were present regardless of which form of exercise was done first.

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Workday Arms Challenge

Workday arm challenge requires a stable chair and you! You can either do all reps at once or break them up throughout the day. Let’s work to define our arms.

Exercises:

1. 100 Tricep Dips

2. 50 push-ups(the video below demonstrates 3 variations)

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7 Day Ab Challenge

Beautifully defined abs are possible for anyone and at any age. For the next 7 days, you will be doing workouts designed to challenge you and your midsection. There’s more to creating toned and defined abs than crunches…a lot more, read on. After completion of this 7-day challenge, continue doing an ab routine 3 times weekly on non-consecutive days.

For additional tips on uncovering those muscles and getting some gorgeous abs, follow these 7 recommendations:

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How To Tighten Skin After Weight Loss

We all feel a sense of pride and accomplishment as our healthy eating and our active lifestyles lead to fat burning and weight loss. Our clothing fits better, and our confidence soars. But some of us experience an unexpected side effect of weight loss in the form of loose, sagging skin.

Loose skin often presents itself on our bellies, in our underarm area, on our tricep area, and on our necks. If you’d like to firm and tighten skin after weight loss, our tips will allow you to gradually smooth your skin, getting you the look you’ve been working toward.

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