Health aNd Fitness Guide

This exercise requires a chin-up bar, which is a horizontal bar that is anchored above the head, high enough for you to stretch out the arms completely. Your body can benefit from this standard piece of equipment, so consider one in a doorway, under a deck or in the basement. → 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 »

Put yourself in position for a standard push-up, but prop your feet up on a bench. Hands are sholders’ width apart and at chest level. Keep your eyes focused on the floor and lower your body just until or just before your nose touches the floor. You will feel the stretch in the chest as → Continue reading »

Take a bench (piano or weight) and set it in front of you. Bend your knees and place your hands on the bench, with your hands separated shoulder distance. Step both feet back so that your body resembles a plank. Just as it does in the push-up, your midsection stabilizes, keeping your buttocks in the → Continue reading »

Begin on your hands and knees, positioning the hands slightly wider than your shoulders. The best way to ensure proper hand position is to come down to the floor as you would if you were sunbathing, lying flat on your stomach. Take your hands to your chest level and then out to the side about → Continue reading »