Legs up the Wall pose is a restorative pose. You can relax and enjoy this pose.
Alignment Tips:
Lay on your mat, lift both legs up to the sky. Just like there was an imaginary wall. Relax your shoulders and keep your gaze upward. To increase the relaxation of this pose, find a wall and place your [...]
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Pose of the Week – - Legs up the Wall
Posted in Abs, Lower Back Pain, Stretches, Yoga, exercise, tagged Ab workout, Abs, Legs up the wall, Pose of the week, Yoga, Yoga Pose on May 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Moon Salutation
Posted in Stretches, Yoga, exercise, tagged 5 pointed star, cresent moon pose, extended leg squat, moon salutation, moonflower pose, Mountain Pose, prayer squat, pyramid pose, runner's lunge, triangle pose, Yoga, yoga class on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week in class we did several variations of Moon Salutation. I think that this one became the class favorite. Enjoy the flow—especially tomorrow when the moon is full.
Moon Salutation
Mountain
Mountain Crescent Moon 2x
Moonflower
5 pointed star
Triangle (Right Side)
Pyramid (Right Side)
Runner’s Lunge (Right Side)
Extended Leg Squat (Right Side)
Prayer Squat
Extended Leg Squat (Left Side)
Runner’s Lunge (Left Side)
Pyramid (Left [...]
Pose of the Week- Warrior I
Posted in Abs, Back, Calves and Hamstrings, Chest, Shoulders, Yoga, exercise, legs and thighs, tagged alignment tips, Pose of the week, Warrior I, Yoga, yoga sequence on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The last week in April we did several Warrior I poses.
Alignment Tips:
Feet/Legs: The goal is to have both feet facing forward. Keeping that in mind, let’s talk about the front leg That is the leg that has the bent knee. You should be able to look over the knee and see your big toe. Notice [...]
Pool Workout
Posted in Abs, Back, Butt, Chest workout, Shoulders, exercise, legs and thighs, tricep and bicep, water exercises, tagged pool workout, swimming pool, water exercises on July 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pool Workout
Warm-up 20 minutes
Walking as fast as you can in water up to waist or slightly above.
If you feel comfortable, go in to your shoulders and try running. It might take awhile to get the groove of it. Remember to keep your feet flat on the pool surface. No tip-toeing!
Resistance Exercises do 3 sets of [...]
2nd Session of Chest Power Workout with a little Butt
Posted in Butt, Chest, Power Week, exercise, tagged Chest Power Workout, Stairmaster fears on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I did this workout on Friday and am just now updating my blog. I have given myself a cardio schedule–still haven’t themed them, but this was the day I was scheduled to do the Stairsmaster. I wasn’t looking forward to it. That machine is a killer. So I fooled around at home for an extra 30 minutes [...]
Butt, Legs and Thighs Low Intensity/High Rep Workout with a little abs
Posted in Abs, Butt, Low Intensity/High Rep Workout, exercise, legs and thighs, tagged Butt, Legs and Thighs Low Intensity/High Rep Workout, Total calories burned 1193 on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cardio
40 minutes on the treadmill
Butt, Legs and Thighs Low Intensity/High Rep Workout
Dumbbell Bosu Squat 3 x 25 x 10lb
Leg Extention Machine 3 x 15 x 25lb
Incline Crunch 3 x 35
Wall-One Leg Squat with Swiss Ball 3 x 14 reps each leg
Ball Lunge 3 x 25 each leg x 10 lb (I really like these—good for [...]
Tricep & Bicep Low Intensity/High Rep Workout with some Abs
Posted in Abs, Hiit Training, Low Intensity/High Rep Workout, exercise, tricep and bicep, tagged Tri & Bicep Low Intensity/High Rep Workout on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cardio
Hiit on Elliptical were I warmed up for 3 minutes then upper the incline and resistance by 2 every 2 minutes 3 times and then did the same thing back down. Then I did it over again doing only 1 min.
Burned 433 calories in 35 minutes
Tri & Bicep Low Intensity/High Rep Workout
Prone Incline Curl 3 [...]
Shoulders Low Intensity/High Rep Workout with some Butt
Posted in Butt, Low Intensity/High Rep Workout, Shoulders, exercise, tagged Burn your butt workout, Butt workout, Shoulders Low Intensity/High Rep Workout on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cardio
40 minutes of fast walk to light jog on the treadmill, burned 500 calories
Shoulders Low Intensity/High Rep Workout
One Leg Medicine Ball Squat 3 x 25 each leg x 4lb (I really like this one.)
Machine Shoulder Press 3 x 30 x 20 lb
Dumbbell Bent Lat. Raise 3 x 40 reps that I split up 15 reps [...]
Calves & Hamstrings Low Intensity/High Rep workout with a little abs
Posted in Abs, Calves and Hamstrings, Low Intensity/High Rep Workout, exercise, tagged Calves & Hamstrings Low Intensity/High Rep Workout on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cardio Workout
30 minutes on the Elliptical
Calves & Hamstrings Low Intensity/High Rep Workout
Floor Kicks 3 x 30 each leg
Stiff Leg Kickbacks used black resistance ban 3 x 40
Bicycles 3 x 1 min (The burn came the last 15 seconds)
Weighted Standing Abductor Raise 3 x 40 each leg x 5lb ankle weight
Medicine Ball Woodchopper 3 x 40 [...]
