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Exercise You Can Do
Absolutely Anywhere (Part 2)
Last month I mentioned
that I always have clients
asking me if they really
have to do their full
45 minute workout to get the best
results. They hear people say that
doing little things throughout the
day is just as good. My answer disappoints,
as I have to honestly reply - for
best results, you need to do your full
workout all at one time. See, getting
the heart rate up and keeping it up,
or raising and dropping it such as in
interval training over a period of time
is going to give them the best fat
burning results. However, muscle conditioning
gets a little more leeway.
I’ve developed a series of muscle conditioning
exercises that can be done
practically anywhere, anytime. Remember
that before a strength training
program, it is vital to warm up, in
order to prevent injury and get the
body ready for weight bearing loads.
However, this “Travel Pack” routine can
be done without any warming up,
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due to the lack of load on the participating
muscles.
Muscles need to contract in order to
become tight. The more practice they
get contracting, the tighter they become.
So, why not practice contracting
different muscles all day long?
Good question. It’s super easy to contract
and release your major muscle
groups, and the best part is, you don’t
need a single thread of equipment.
Last month we covered the lower
body: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads, Hips
and Calves. This month we will focus
on the upper body, to complete your
total body package!
Let’s start with my favorite - while it
is more conspicuous than the others
we will go over, it can still be done
in many places and times, and really
hits so many different muscle groups
at once. I call it “Jack Arms”. We’ve all
seen or done a jumping jack at some
point in our lives. Jack arms are just
the upper body portion of that. So