Not everyone has the luxury of being able to make it to the gym everyday, or having a fully-functional gym waiting at their home, or hotel room after a long day at the office, or on the road. Resistance band exercises can give you a portable way to add resistance to your training. They can be taken anywhere you go and the amount of exercises you can do with them are only limited by creativity in most cases.VersatileYou can exercise your legs,...more
There are two excellent lower back strengthening exercises that you have to do if you want a strong back. While manual labor can build a strong lower back for those who do such work: Many of us spend our days attached to a computer screen, with a headset nearby fielding phone calls from customers and management. This type of sedentary lifestyle can wreak havoc on our back, making it weak and susceptible to injury. People who labor for a living...more
There are few things visually that make us look more sexy to a woman, than a six-pack that's earned form hard work in the gym. And getting that sculpted look will definitely take some hard work in and out of the gym. A great looking set of abs will come out through a low-fat diet and a well-planned aerobic routine to burn the fat off your midsection. Following you'll find the top 3 abdominal exercises for men, to make sure you get noticed by the ladies.1. Weighted Decline Crunches: This is an abdominal exercises for men that is truly just for the boys. While most ladies just want a tight-looking waistline, most men would kill for bubbly, pronounced ab muscles and decline crunches will help get you there. Lie on a decline bench with a reasonable weight across your chest and crunch your abs. You can vary the weight and the angle of the bench for variety.2. Cable Crunches: Find a lat pull down, or cable cross-over machine and get a rope attachment normally used for triceps extensions and set the weight to something light to start. Kneel down on your knees postured up, with your hands behind your head holding each end of the rope attachment. Now pull the rope down while crunching your...more
It's great to incorporate variety into any exercise routine so you can avoid the dreaded plateaus that often come with boring routines or burnout. Sometimes it's a better idea not to over-complicate your workout and instead just do what gets the job done, with minimal forethought and/or equipment. Most thigh exercises will also work your torso,...more
Nothing can make a person feel their age (or older), than realizing that you can't fit into your favorite jeans anymore and feeling like your only option is to give in and make that fateful trip to your local jeans outlet. Not to fear, there are a few leg and buttock exercises that can be done to help avoid any panicked visits to your local...more
Pelvic floor exercises (PFE) are good for both men and women. Women use them to help recuperate from recently giving birth to strengthen their pelvic muscles for their and their partner's health in life. Some other nasty side-effects from weak pelvic floor muscles include reduced control over your urinary tract and bowels. Much of our ability to give and receive pleasure during sex is lost through inactivity, which is often caused by busy lives. Pelvic floor exercises, also commonly called kegels, can have a dramatic often very fast effect on your life.There are varying techniques that can be performed to strengthen the muscles and nerve pathways in your pelvis. When you complete a kegel, you should be feeling a contraction similar to that of stopping yourself peeing after you've already started, while also pretending to stop yourself from passing gas at the very same time. This can be somewhat of a tricky technique to get a grasp on, for some people as a properly performed kegel means nothing on your body should feel clenched and you should be breathing normally while doing them. Pelvic floor exercises should be performed each and every day. Start by doing as many repetitions...more
If you want to jump higher, it's necessary to work the muscles involved with jumping. It's also worth trying to lighten the load (I.e., lose excess pounds so your muscles don't have to work as hard).Increasing the volume of fast-twitch muscle fibers...more
When most of us are asked about tummy toning exercises; our first thoughts are usually of situps, crunches and leg raises. Some of you may even have flashbacks of army basic training, either from real-life experience or from movies you've watched....more
When you take short, shallow breaths you're actually limiting the amount of oxygen that's made available to your brain and the rest of your body. Shallow breathing can also increase blood pressure, as your heart has to pump faster to get the limited...more
One of the best things about going through puberty is all the changes our bodies go through. Most people dread these changes as they're happening to us, but once it's over -- we're left wanting more. Very few of us ever grow as tall as we would like...more
It's important for you to get your daily dose of activity as an elderly person. Most of you no doubt looked forward to retiring from your job and taking it easy for the rest of your life. Few people consider health problems like joint issues and...more
Common question among males - can jelqing work for penis enlarging? Find out if guys have been getting bigger from this method of enlargement.New Facts - Exercise For Sex By: Kent Bell About the Author (ArticlesBase SC...more