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Wednesday Workout – Crab Walk with Resistance Bands

CJ — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:17:07 +0000

Resistance bands are a great way to increase strength, make your exercises more efficient and mix up your normal routine. Today’s Wednesday Workout exercise is the Crab Walk using an O-shaped resistance band.

It is simple enough to do – put the resistance band around your ankles, squat as far as you can comfortably and take lateral steps to the right then come back stepping to the left. Depending on the amount of space you have, you can either take multiple steps one way and then the same number back, or if you have a small space to work in, take one step right then one step left and repeat.

The crab walk with resistance bands targets the quads and the glutes. Its not hard to do, just challenging to do a lot of. For more free workout videos and exercise ideas, visit Workoutz.com. You can even make your own workout video for your iPod by downloading their mp3 ready exercise videos, too. Use our exclusive coupon code plus for 5% off any online order at Workoutz.com.

Wednesday Workout – Ball Exchange Exercise for your Abs

CJ — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:12:43 +0000

Even the most mundane exercises can be made fun with a little creativity. In today’s Wednesday Workout, we feature the ball exchange – an excellent exercise anyone can do using a large balance ball. When I tried this exercise I spent more energy focusing on the exchange of the ball from my hands to my feet I kind of forgot I was working my abs – until I was done and felt it for the rest of the morning.

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Wednesday Workout – Kettlebell Ab Crunch

CJ — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:25:34 +0000

Over at SportsGirlsPlay.com (one of my other sites) we have started a series called Wednesday Workout. Since this site is all about being healthy and fit, regardless of your size, I thought we’d bring the series here too. I will share some of my favorite exercises, workouts, and tips on a (hopefully) weekly basis.

I did the Kettleworx Core workout this morning and one of my favorite exercises in the workout is is the kettlebell crunch. It works the triceps and the abs all in one efficient exercise:

What is your favorite ab exercise? Share it plus your Wednesday Workout in the comments below!