A wonderful five minute exercise routine to tone your chest and back for a great bikini body.

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Got some lower back pain? Are your shoulders rolled forward due to poor posture? Try these exercises to improve your alignment and reduce pain.

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I’ve got a new found love for fast workouts.

Why?

Well besides the fact that you can get A LOT done in a short period of time, which is paramount for a busy dad, busy business owner…and a guy who just doesn’t want to spend every waking moment doing fat loss workouts.

Who’d a thought? A personal trainer who doesn’t want to spend all his time doing workouts!

But it’s true. I’ve got better things to do than spend hours doing fat loss workouts and I’m willing to bet you do too.

You’ve got work requirements. You’ve got kids that need to get ready for school, lunches packed, homework that needs to be done, after school sports and activities like band or dance…man kids take up a lot of free time!

But on top of that you probably just don’t like to spend a lot of time working out. The people who enjoy doing long fat loss workouts are few and far between, so it’s probably music to your ears when I tell you that you can get fast workouts in that are just as, if not more, effective than longer workouts.

It’s just a matter of cutting out all the “isolation” movements like triceps kickbacks, crunches, torso twists, etc. and stick to movements that move a lot of muscle which means they burn a lot of fat.

That is the true key to fast workouts. Sticking with big movements and combination exercises, and cutting out the frivolous movements that do little to nothing in terms of fat loss.

But what do fast workouts look like? Do fast workouts have to look like some sort of new-age aerobics class?

Gosh no! Don’t even mention aerobics in the same breath as fast workouts. All I can think of when someone says aerobics class is leg warmers, spandex and Jane Fonda…and those 3 things don’t bring up happy thoughts!

I’m going to make it very easy for your to perform your fast workout.

I’m going to let you choose from the following exercises and create your own fast workouts.

Here’s the exercises, or groups of exercises, you have to choose from:

1) Squat w/Shoulder Press
2) Push-up and Squat
3) Dumbbell or Kettlebell Swings
4) Burpees with a Push-up at the bottom

You’ll notice that all of those exercises have one big thing in common. They all work virtually every single muscle in your body and get your heart pumping fast which will help you to burn a lot of fat.

Here’s how I’m going to have you perform your fast workouts.

Pick one or two of the above exercises.

Do the following for 4 minutes:

Perform the exercise as fast as you can, with perfect form, for 20 seconds.

Then rest for 10 seconds.

Repeat until 4 minutes is up.

Yes, that’s it.

If you do the exercises and fast workouts properly you will be panting like a shaggy dog on a hot summer day and will be begging for mercy.

Here’s the key for these fast workouts and using the exercises I have outlined above…pick a weight that makes the exercise difficult, but not so difficult that your form suffers and make sure you use perfect form when doing each and every repetition.

Poor form will make the workout useless and could even make you hurt yourself.

Because this fast workout only takes 4 minutes you can do it pretty much any time you have a few minutes, and sweat, to spare. But my recommendation is to do it first thing in the morning, before you let anything else get in your way. That way you’ve got the workout in and done for the day so that if anything else comes up and you miss your workout for later on in the day at least you got this killer fast workout in.

To see pictures and descriptions of the exercises in this article head to http://www.FatLossToGo.com/fast_workouts.html

To learn how to lose fat while only working out for 15 minutes a day go to http://www.FatLossToGo.com

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Traveling during the Holidays? Try this quick and easy hotel room workout video if on vacation or travel from http://diet.com/workout and Stephen Cabral for a total body fat loss exercise routine.

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Zuzana shares three movements that target the lower ab muscles, just in time for Christmas.   You’ll need a medicine ball and a little bit of determination.   Zuzana also dispels a common exercise myth near the end of the video.

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This six pack abs workout will help you tone and tighten your stomach with three of the best abdominal sculpting exercises to target your midsection!  If you can get past the lame robotic techno music, there are some pretty effective ab exercises featured here.

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Here are some seriously buff women working out at a Crossfit affiliate gym.  The first exercise of the “Fran” routine is called a thruster (I call it painful), and thereafter the girls head straight into some kipping pull-ups.  Quite a workout!  Can you beat their time?

Carey and Crystal WOD December 5, 2008 from CrossFit Central on Vimeo.

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Sample workouts to get strong without joining a gym, buying equipment!  Use your own bodyweight to train for strength, core and explosive power.

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Exercise in Small Bursts Around the Home
By Kaleena A Lawless

It’s beneficial to work out in small bursts because it raises and lowers your heart rate all throughout the day. This speeds up metabolism and keeps your body guessing what comes next.

If you don’t have time to exercise 20-40 minutes straight a day or you just don’t like to sit for extended periods of time, try exercising around the house in between other chores or while watching TV.

Five Ways To Work Out At Home In Small Bursts.

1. Waiting for the water to boil. Any time you are cooking you have the opportunity to exercise. Try body weight squats and calf raises. If you have a corner spot on the counter, lift your weight off the floor and do knee raises.

2. Watching TV. This could not be a more perfect time to get in few sets! Try push ups, crunches or outer thigh raises on the floor.

3. On the phone. Who hasn’t snacked while talking on the phone with a friend? Instead try walking up and down the stairs or step ups on one stair. You can also stretch on the bed or sofa.

4. Cleaning the house can be a great moderate activity and depending on how often you clean, can be a pretty long workout too! Try picking up the pace and every time you bend down to pick something up, do a squat or lunge to get to it.

5. At the home office. Set yourself up with a couple dumbbells or resistance tubes to do bicep curls and other strength exercises while you are stuck on a problem or waiting for a call. It is even better to get a bench and full gym to do work and workout intervals.

Exercising at home is easy if you slowly add new exercises in to your schedule. When you are ready for full routines add together all you have done separately throughout the day, for a challenging full body routine. Be creative and use stable chairs, steps and even your coffee table for at home exercises that will get you in to great shape.

Get Fit At Home!

Kaleena Lawless

Personal Training Specialist

http://www.kalisthenixfitnessblog.com

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Video From Expertvillage:

Tricep push-ups are modified push-ups that work the tricep muscles with a specific positioning of the arms. Do these exercises (tricep push-ups) with excellent form, either on the knees or if you are strong, on the toes.

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