I Like To Do This For Abs, too...

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I Like To Do This For Abs, too...
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Fri, 09-18-2009 - 4:37pm

This is another idea to help and challenge the abs that I use as often as I can...


TOE RAISES


How to do it:  Stand barefoot, lightly holding on to the back of a chair. With your
shoulders back and down and abdominals pulled in, slowly lift your heels so that your
body weight is on the balls of your feet, pause at the top, then slowly lower. Repeat 8 to 15 times.


WHAT IT DOES


This challenges your core to hold you steady as you move vertically. Bonus: it strengthens calves.
If you feel that this is too easy, challenge yourself and try holding on with just your fingertips, then
try it without holding on at all. Real challenge : Close your eyes and repeat exercise.


 

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Wed, 09-23-2009 - 10:18am

I do it during tv commercials or even watching tv shows. Gives you strength to balance too.


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Wed, 09-23-2009 - 11:02am
I do them while waiting for my food to warm up, & I dont hold on to anything.





 




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Wed, 09-23-2009 - 11:10am

Yes...that is it!

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Wed, 09-23-2009 - 11:16am
I keep track in my desk calendar, but dont always reflect these types of things, especially if I've done enough other exercise for the day.





 




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Wed, 09-23-2009 - 11:32am

That is good. I do not think about the workouts and how I feel. I just write down what I do for a record and in case something went wrong for me, I can look it up to see what I did and to improve myself again. Like if I hit the so called plateau, I look back what I did last yr and compare. It helped me.


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Registered: 07-09-2001
Wed, 09-23-2009 - 11:39am
Yeah, I write it down to keep a record also.





 




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Wed, 09-23-2009 - 11:47am

True the red color means you are active and doing things...great idea!


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