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My first attempt home made video. Hope you are amused :)

Videos

I've just bought a video camera! Stay tuned for exercises around the kitchen.
Make your cooking and cleaning fun :)

S-T-R-E-T-C-H

Those of us who exercise know we impact our muscles. Achieve long, lean flexible muscles by stretching while they are warm, immediately after a workout. OTHERWISE they will shrink and become weak. Be kind to your muscles.

Home Gym

When training on your hope cardio equipment, make sure you do a cool down. This give your heart rate a chance to return to normal at a healthy pace, instead of suddenly... be kind to your heart :)

In the Desert

I've just returned from a week in central Australia, visiting Alice Springs and Uluru. No gyms but kept fit with interesting hikes in the dry heat. Drank about 6 litres every day... no sweat as it evaporates!

Biceps curls

When you do this exercise using weights, make sure you don't drop the weight on the down movement and keep the elbow slightly bent.
Dropping the weight will pull on the ligaments supporting the elbow and weaken them. This is called "controlling the movement". 
Stay tuned for video coming soon!!

Drink Water

With the warmer weather approaching we need to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water. I suggest 2 glasses before breakfast (preferably warm with lemon), 1 mid morning, another before lunch, mid afternoon... You can keep a glass by your desk and sip when you see it. YOU don't want to end up a dried out prune.
Drink water, keep you skin and body hydrated.

Knees

It seems that this is the age my friends are getting knee replacements. Ouch!!
We need to take care of this important joint before it collapses (rubbing bone on bone)
I incorporate knee preserving exercises in my training. This entails strengthening the upper muscles surrounding the knee, without the weight of your body impacting downwards.

1. Quads and hamstrings- wrap theraband around foot, then straighten and bend knee
2. Inner thigh and outer thigh - tie band around ankles, then separate and return ankles together

Bit hard taking pix of self, but hope you get the drift.