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Ok everyone - welcome to my daily exercise, I'll be posting a new exercise for everyone to try every Tuesday and Thursday – I thought I’d start off with a section on Weight Training.
Weight training can boost your strength, tone your muscles and help you lose fat. Ready to start a weight training program?
Warm up with five to 10 minutes of stretching or brisk walking, choose a weight or resistance level heavy enough to tire your muscles after about 12 repetitions. With the proper weight, a single set of 12 repetitions can build muscle just as efficiently as can multiple sets of the same exercise.
To give your muscles time to recover, rest a day between exercising each specific muscle group. Remember to complement your weight training routine with daily aerobic activity. Overall fitness will soon be yours!
Ok here’s today’s exercise
Dumbbell press
Free weights are versatile weight training tools. The dumbbell press works the pectoral muscles on the front of your chest.
Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor or weight bench. Outstretch your arms with your elbows bent to 90 degrees and your palms facing forward. Slowly press the weights upward until your elbows are almost straight. Don't lock your elbows or push with your feet. Return to the starting position, being careful not to drop your elbows below the surface of the bench. Repeat.
provided by : www.mayoclinic.com
Weight training can boost your strength, tone your muscles and help you lose fat. Ready to start a weight training program?
Warm up with five to 10 minutes of stretching or brisk walking, choose a weight or resistance level heavy enough to tire your muscles after about 12 repetitions. With the proper weight, a single set of 12 repetitions can build muscle just as efficiently as can multiple sets of the same exercise.
To give your muscles time to recover, rest a day between exercising each specific muscle group. Remember to complement your weight training routine with daily aerobic activity. Overall fitness will soon be yours!
Ok here’s today’s exercise
Dumbbell press
Free weights are versatile weight training tools. The dumbbell press works the pectoral muscles on the front of your chest.
Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor or weight bench. Outstretch your arms with your elbows bent to 90 degrees and your palms facing forward. Slowly press the weights upward until your elbows are almost straight. Don't lock your elbows or push with your feet. Return to the starting position, being careful not to drop your elbows below the surface of the bench. Repeat.
provided by : www.mayoclinic.com
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