Losing Weight Doing Jumping Jacks At Home
February 22, 2010
Many people overlook the fat and calorie burning effects of doing Jumping Jacks. This simple routine that you probably learned in school, can be one of the highest calorie burners you can do from home.
Jumping jacks are an excellent cardiovascular exercise that you can do at home, work or anywhere you have a little space to move around. Most people know now that cardio is an excellent way to lose weight and keep your heart pumping strong.
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Here is a simple Jumping Jacks how to video:
This is a breakdown of how much calories you can burn by doing jumping jacks as compired to other fat burning exercises.
| Activity | 130 lbs | 190 lbs |
|---|---|---|
| Aerobics | 300 Calories Per Hour | 500 Calories Per Hour |
| Basketball Game | 475 Calories Per Hour | 675 Calories Per Hour |
| Pt – Pushups | 480 Calories Per Hour | 690 Calories Per Hour |
| Child Care | 210 Calories Per Hour | 300 Calories Per Hour |
| Gardening | 290 Calories Per Hour | 400 Calories Per Hour |
| Jogging | 410 Calories Per Hour | 600 Calories Per Hour |
| Pushing Stroller | 150 Calories Per Hour | 210 Calories Per Hour |
| Jumping Jacks | 450 Calories Per Hour | 650 Calories Per Hour |
| Swimming | 550 Calories Per Hour | 890 Calories Per Hour |
| Tennis | 400 Calories Per Hour | 600 Calories Per Hour |
| Walking 4 mph | 250 Calories Per Hour | 350 Calories Per Hour |
You can’t find a higher calorie burner that you can do just about anywhere and without any equipment. Just give them a try. You’ve got nothing to lose but fat.
Britney Spears Workout Program Plan
February 10, 2010
Britney Spears isn’t the only mommy that wanted to get her figure back after pregnancy. Britney Spears’ workout plan and ab routine obviously worked great for her so there no reason is couldn’t work for you.
The National Enquirer posted details of the diet and fitness regime Britney was on in an effort to lose 20 pounds and kick start her comeback. Supposedly Britney’s newly re-hired manager, Larry Rudolph, put her on the program, and this would make sense because he is also the person who is said to be brokering the deal to have her represent Bally Total Fitness.
Here are the details:
* “Six small meals a day of specially prepared organic food – chicken, salads, vegetables and other low-fat fare.”
* Pampering treatments for encouragement and appearance such as facials, hair and skin care treatments
* Working out “with a trainer, three times a day, five days a week.”
* “She’s been ordered to do a staggering thousand stomach crunches a day on her own.”
Here is a video breakdown of Britney Spears Ab Workout Program Plan. This quick and easy ab routine will have your core and stomach looking flat and toned in no time. Fit fitness into your daily routine for best results.
3 Stomach Fat Burning Exercises For Women – Abs
February 3, 2010
This will teach you with how you can burn total fat and lose belly flab with these abdominal exercises for flat abs in just weeks.
In order to show off your abs, you have to burn off fat. To burn fat, you have to increase your metabolism by building lean muscle. If you swap 1 pound of fat with muscle will force your body to burn up to an additional 50 calories a day. These area directed moves work major muscle groups without adding a lot of bulk.
Abdominal exercises flex and strengthen up our internal organs to help them function correctly and thus keep us in great health. If you are suffer with period or back pain abdominal exercises are useful for you.
Ab Exercise # 1. Standard Crunches – This is done lying with your back flat against the floor with your ankles crossed and knees raised toward your chest. Your Hands can be put together in the front or placed behind the head with elbows straight out to the sides. Squeeze the abdomen muscles and lift your shoulders off the floor. Do not strain your neck and leave your lower back flat.
Ab Exercise # 2. V Style Crunches – Take a chair, sit on the edge of the seat with your arms straight down to the side and holding the seat. Keep your back straight. Lean the body back so it is at a 45 degree angle. Contract your abdomen muscles and lift the legs up toward the chest to make the knees form the second line of the V. This abs exercise works the lower abs. Keep your back straight with no arching of your lower back when lifting the legs.
Ab Exercise # 3. Leg lifts – A third good abdominal exercise to work the lower abs is to lie flat on the floor with your legs straight out, hands to your sides or under your buttocks and lift your legs about 5 – 12 inches off the floor and hold for a few seconds. Keep the position for as long as you can without straining your neck or arching your lower spine. Repeat this step as many times as you can. While doing the exercises keep your abdominal muscles tight and your lower back flat to the floor.
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