Health aNd Fitness Guide

Along with creating a healthy lower back, the dead lift will strengthen the back of your legs (hamstrings) and buttocks. By supporting the weight in your hands, you are also requiring the upper back and shoulders to hold the weight, so there are many overall benefits as well as balance. → Continue reading »

Sit down on the bench first and rest your weights on your knees until you are ready to begin. Lower yourself slowly onto the bench with caution, keeping the weights on your knees until you are flat. Bring one dumbbell in by bending the arm at the elbow and holding the weight at the chest → Continue reading »

Sit on the bench you have available with your hands resting at your side. Take your hands beside your hips and place them palms down on the bench. Your finger should come off the edge of the bench and wrap around comfortably, to stabilize the hands from slipping. → Continue reading »

Sit down on the bench and spread your feet apart fairly wide. Bring your upper body forward by bending at the waist. Take one hand down and grab a dumbbell off the floor in front of you and rest the free hand on your thigh. With the arm that is supporting the hand weight, stabilize → Continue reading »

Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your thighs. Stand with your feet apart, about shoulders’ width, keeping your knees bent. Try to contain the movement of the body as you lift and lower the dumbbells from their start and finish positions. Bend one arm at a time, rotating the palm to → Continue reading »