by Dan | May 20, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Wellness/Health
Spent yesterday getting the bikes ready for a relay race on saturday…Race for Chase…a charity event for a little 10 month old in Watertown who had a liver transplant. The course covers a little over 10 miles, and is a relay team where one person has to ride the bike, and the other has to run. You both start together, and finish together. You can trade off as often, or as little, as you want. Sarah and I will be on a team, and depending on the weather, my twin daughters are planning on being a team. It should be a fun event/race, with an overall good cause, and we get our workout for the day done at the same time.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1333
by Dan | May 14, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, weight lifting, Wellness/Health
Lunges: Rest your back leg on a ball and just bend and straighten your front knee. This is also great for balance. Either do repetitions, or hold for up to 1 minute, or what you are able to do.
Back Extensions: Do these exercises if you do not have any back problems. Rest your body on the ball and put your toes on the floor. Your hands can be behind your head, or straight at your side, and then lean forward, then straighten your back. Hold for 10-20 seconds. Relax, and then repeat.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1327
by Dan | May 11, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Wellness/Health
TRIPLE MOVE–Lie on your back with your knees bent first and resting on the ball. Press your feet into the ball and lift your hips until your body is completely straight from head to foot. While balancing one foot on top of the ball, bring the opposite knee toward your chest, the return. Bring the other knee toward your chest, then return. Then return to the starting position on the floor. Keep repeating.
PUSH-UPS with BALL–Rest your legs, knees, shins, or toes on the ball, and then either hold for up to 1 minute, or do regular push-ups as you are able.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1324
by Dan | May 1, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Wellness/Health
Rest a ball between your back and a wall, and then squat until your knees get as close to 90 degrees as you can get, and then hold, working your way up to one minutes.
The more flexible you are, the more you will be able to get to 90 degrees. Overall, it is not as easy as it may look. Start out slow. This exercise is also a good way to help support your back, as you can lean back against the ball while doing this.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1314
by Dan | Apr 21, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Motivation, weight lifting, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
There are many alternatives forms of exercise you can do, and equipment to do exercise with. Above are few examples. Over the next week or so, I will discuss each one of these, and give examples of the types of exercises that you can do with these different forms of equipment. It makes for great alternatives when you are trying to prevent boredom from the same routines all of the time, and when the weather is not cooperative that you can be outside. This last part would not pertain to where we are living now, would it?
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1304
by Dan | Apr 17, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
New piece of equipment for exercising…a Spinner bike. This simulates more closely your outdoor bike, as far as mechanics. You can work on form, “the spinning” technique for riding outdoors. You can change the resistance on it to help simulate hills as well. Makes for a nice change of pace, and you can really get a good workout with this.
Here Sarah is using it. Notice on the back of her T-shirt. We had these made when we did the Rock N Roll marathon and half marathon in Phoenix a couple years ago…”Success…A Journey, not a Destination”. Keep this in mind when you are working out, or struggle at times trying to stay committed to your exercise. Hang in there!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1300
