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11 Minute Full Body Workout Routine: Advanced metabolic conditioning session

February 18, 2012 / Advanced, Fitness

We have purposely not featured any of Zuzana’s videos before. This was a decision based on the sexualized way they were promoted on YouTube, not on the quality of the content. We felt the choice of the images used in the video thumbnails, and the overuse of the word sexy, did not promote wellbeing or female body-image positively. Zuzana has now moved in her own direction with her own channel called ZuzkaLight and is no longer recording clips for Bodyrock. [...]

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Series of stretches to lengthen and relax the muscles of the back.

February 18, 2012 / Fitness, Moderate, Sports Specific

This video by Ben Mac is designed to improve spinal strength. Created for bodyboarders the stretches are ideal for all sports people and fitness enthusiasts. As everyone knows who has had a back injury, it can be extremely frustrating and lead to long training lay-offs. Back strengthening and increased flexibility will help to prevent injury and increase performance objectives. Gym equipment required: Towel and fitball.

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Total Body Toning Workout Using Light Dumbbells and Body Weight Exercises

February 18, 2012 / Fitness, Hard

Cassy is well-known for her Pilates videos, so its good to see her mixing up the routines with a full body sculpting session. Filmed outdoors this workout video from BlogilatesTV is a good cardio and strength mash-up. In terms of fitness equipment you will need two sets of dumbbells, light and heavy (depending on your strength). Ditch the gym and head outdoors.

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Foundation jump rope routine with body weight exercises.

February 17, 2012 / Fitness, Hard

Still one of the best workouts available is the jump rope routine. There is a reason it is has been used by boxers for decades, and it’s not because it’s a cheap piece of gym equipment. Intense jump rope routines burn body fat, increase cardiovascular fitness and help to improve balance and agility. This featured clip from FitnessBlender is a good example of a cross over routine incorporating additional body weight exercises. The actual jump rope exercises are too slow [...]

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Ladder Drills For Speed and Agility Training

February 16, 2012 / Fitness, Hard, Sports Specific

The plyometrics, speed or agility ladder is a favourite of ours. It can be used as a warm-up exercise or as full speed and agility training session. The featured clip by SKLZvidz demonstrates eleven different drills. As it is a mobile piece of equipment it is perfect for outdoor sessions with your crew. Ladders were considered primarily a sports specific training apparatus for many years but are now a mainstream piece of fitness equipment. They are even used as a [...]

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Part two of a three part full body strength and cardio workout routine.

February 15, 2012 / Fitness, Moderate

This workout program starts off with a Dynamic Warm-up, then goes into lower body exercises working the legs & butt. This full length workout video is part two of Abs to Zen’s intermediate body sculpt taught by Natalie Jill. Abs to Zen have created a new YouTube channel for health and fitness enthusiasts, and best of all, their workouts and videos have been designed for web participation and they’re free. Ditch the gym and workout from home! You will need [...]

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Advanced Exercises to Improve Balance: Bosu Workout

February 12, 2012 / Advanced, Fitness, Sports Specific, Strength

Improving balance and stability should be a mainstay of any fitness program. The Bosu makes this easy as it can be used as a platform for many exercises. Squats, lunges, press-ups, standing arm-curls, shoulder press, crunches, back-extensions and many more exercises can be performed while, standing, lying or jumping on the Bosu. In this video clip by JustinChavezTrainer the Bosu is used for a series of advanced balance and stability movements, ideal for use in the home or the gym [...]

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Equipment Free Full Body Workout Routine

February 11, 2012 / Fitness, Hard, Strength

Tia Casady from HQ Performance demonstrates an equipment free (timer required) body weight workout routine. The exercises engage all the muscle groups for a full body workout. The full workout will take around twenty minutes. This is an excellent clip for toning, fitness and increasing postural strength and balance.

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Leg Toning Fitness Routine: Five exercises to shape the thighs

February 11, 2012 / Fitness, Hard

We are enjoying the exercise videos produced by Karen Yong. In this short routine she concentrates specifically on the legs. Five exercises for twenty repetitions, repeated four times. Grab some light dumbbells and get going!

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