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A quick list of low impact abdominal exercises. - Lying Bicycle: Sit on the floor, and prop your back at a 45 degree angle with the floor by using your hands. Bend your back so your abs can tighten better. Hold your legs up off the floor, and start bicycling on an imaginary bike. Repeat until exhaustion. - Ab Crunches: Sit down on the floor, and prop yourself up with your hands. Keep your knees bent at 45 degree angles and your feet planted on the floor. Tighten your abdominal muscles, and lower your upper body toward the floor while keeping your hands in the air next to your body. Use your abdominal muscles to lower your body, but do not allow your upper back and shoulders to touch the floor. Hold for 1-3 seconds, then bring your body back up until your hands can touch your legs. Do not rest in this position. Once your body is up, begin to lower it again. Repeat until exhaustion. - Lying Leg Raises: Lie down on the floor, and rest your hands palms down next to your hips. Using your abdominal muscles, start to raise up both your legs off the floor. Keep the feet together, heel to heel. Raise them up until they make a 60 degree angle with the floor, or just before the point where you can hold them in the air without straining your abdominal muscles. Hold them there for 1-3 seconds, then lower them back down, but don’t let them hit the floor. Let them touch the floor ever so slightly, and lift them back up once again. Repeat until exhaustion. - Twisting Ab Crunches: These are fun to do and they work your obliques, which are the muscles underneath your “love handles”. Use the same movement as for the Ab Crunches (described above), but with the following changes: (1) Instead of keeping your hands in the air, cross them on your chest, and (2) Instead of raising your trunk up in a straight curve, twist your trunk in alternate movements so one of your elbows is in line with the opposite knee. In other words, as you come up, twist your body to the left so your right elbow (your arms are cross, remember?) can almost touch your left knee. Lower your body and straighten it at the same time, then come back up and twist it to the right so your left elbow can almost touch your right knee. Repeat until exhaustion. - Twisting Lying Bicycle: If you’re ready for a high intensity ab exercise, this is it. Combine the movements of the Twisting Ab Crunches and Lying Bicycle crunches into one. As you bicycle your legs, lift your trunk up and twist it so opposite elbows and knees touch. You can either cross your arms on your chest, or cross your fingers behind your head (but make sure you don’t pull on your neck!), and do this until exhaustion. When you’re done with this, you’ll be done with abs for the day, because you’ll be too tired to do any other exercises. Like this: Like Loading... Let’s begin. I want you to remember to hold each position for 15-30 seconds. The stretch should hurt a bit, but not in your joints. It should hurt in your stretched muscles. These stretches are also good for balance and coordination, as you will see once you start doing them. - Hamstring stretch: Tuck the foot of one leg in near your groin. Keep the other leg straight. Reach down the shin of the straight leg until a stretch is felt in the back of the thigh. Hold for a count of 15-30 seconds, relax, then stretch again. Repeat for other leg. - Quadriceps stretch: You can do this standing up or you can use your hand to grab on to a wall or other object so you can keep your balance. Bend your left leg and use your right hand to reach behind you and grab the ankle of your left leg. Pull up and behind you until you feel the entire quadriceps muscle stretching. Reach up with your left hand, and stretch your entire body toward the ceiling while you pull up and behind you on your left ankle. You should feel a good stretch not only in your left quadriceps, but also throughout your trunk and uplifted hand. Hold for 15-30 seconds. Repeat for other leg. - Groin stretch: Sit down on the floor, and bring the soles of your feet together so your legs form a rhombus shape. Cross your fingers underneath your feet, and while leeping your back straight and head up, pull on your feet to bring them as close to your crotch as you can. You need to feel a stretch inside your leg. Trying to bring your knees closer to the floor also helps. Hold for 15-30 seconds. Repeat. - Hip stretch: Cross your fingers underneath your right knee, and pull it up toward your chest, as high as you can. You need to feel a stretch on the underside of your leg. Hold for 15-30 seconds, and then bring your leg back down. Repeat for other leg. - Cross-legged stretch: I haven’t really seen this described anywhere, so I guess it’s something that I’ve come up with. Standing up straight, bring your right ankle up to your left hip, while the sole of your foot points upward. Pull up as high as it can go, and point your knee toward the floor, until the line formed by your leg is perpendicular to the floor. As you can keep your balance better, you can also try to twist your upper body toward you left hip. Hold for 15-30 seconds, then repeat for other leg. That’s it! Shake your legs to relax the muscles, and you’re done. Like this: Like Loading... These stretches are great during or after a day’s work on a chair. Your neck and shoulders get very tense, and they need to be relaxed. Do these stretches slowly, while breathing deeply. For each exercise, you should feel your neck muscles stretching, and you’re going to hear slight cracking noises as your vertebrae move with your muscles. If you hear clear cracking sounds, please do not continue the exercises, and go see a chiropractor! I do have to warn you not to strain yourself when working with your neck. It’s a very delicate part of your body, and if you work it improperly, you could injure it permanently and run into chronic pain later on in your life. So be careful! - Bend your head down and up, looking down at your chest, then up to the ceiling. Repeat 10-15 times. Don’t force the bend, just concentrate on feeling a stretch in your muscles. - Bend your head side to side as though you are going to touch your ears to your shoulder, all the while keeping your shoulders down. In other words, don’t shrug your shoulders, keep them down and back, with your chest out. Repeat 10-15 times for each side. Don’t force the bend, just concentrate on feeling a stretch in your mucles. - Rotate your head from side to side in a circular motion. - Cross your fingers behind your head, and extend your elbows toward an imaginary (or real) wall behind you. Hold for 15-30 seconds while breathing deeply. Let your rib cage expand as you breathe deeply. Pull your elbows as far back as you can, and feel the stretch in your arms and chest. - This exercise helps me relieve the stress at the base of my skull. Butt your head out above your chest while tensing up your neck muscles and keeping your chin high and out. If done correctly, you’ll feel tension all along the spinal cord in your neck, as the muscles press all of the vertebrae into their correct positions. You will also hear slight cracking noises. Move your head from side to side slightly (not too much!). Relax your neck muscles and bring your head back up into correct posture. Don’t do this last exercise too often, and don’t tense your neck muscles too much. You could hurt yourself with this exercise if you don’t do it right. - Give yourself a quick neck massage by working the muscles along each side of your spinal column with the tips of your fingers. Do it slowly and delicately. You can also try to press along the base of your skull with your thumb. This may help people with migraines. Now that you’re done, you hopefully feel much better and are ready to face the rest of your day! Like this: Like Loading... So you’ve had it with yourself. You’ve decided it’s high time you started to exercise. You’ve heard about all the benefits: increased energy and stamina, better health, more strength, and of course, a better looking body. But you don’t know where to begin, and simply deciding that you’re going to drop 20 pounds or add 20 pounds (whichever your case may be) probably won’t work for most people. You need a plan, and you need to break down that plan into achievable steps or goals. This article makes it easy for you to identify and prioritize your exercise goals and establish an easy to follow exercise program. Just follow along and jot down your own notes or answers to each of the points mentioned. - Make sure your goals are in line with your priorities. For example, if your first priority is your family (you want to spend time with your wife or husband, or you have children,) don’t go all out with your exercise and steal away all of the quality family time. Your exercise will separate you from them, create tensions within your family, and in the end, you’ll probably associate exercise with that bad experience and you’ll be less likely to begin a new program. Instead, talk with your spouse about your plans and work out a schedule that works for both of you. Begin with exercise sessions 3 times a week for 20-40 minutes each. As you start experiencing the benefits of exercise, share your enthusiasm with your spouse. You may be pleasantly surprised to find out that they will join in your exercise program. - Set realistic, achievable goals and time frames. This is a biggie! Many people get discouraged and stop exercising because they don’t achieve the goals they set for themselves. Of course you’re not going to achieve your goals if they are too high and lofty. Having fallen prey to this mistake myself, I can tell you right now that you will not drop/add 20-30 pounds in a month, or in some cases, even in 2 months. It just will not happen, unless you’re incredibly lucky or you do some incredibly thoughtless thing like going on a crash diet. What will most likely happen is that you will be able to drop or add 10 pounds in a month of serious exercise. These are what’s called “beginner’s bonus”. After that, your gains or losses will come harder for the following reasons: - If you’re trying to lose weight, you are, but you’re also replacing that weight with muscle, so as your muscles grow, you’re adding weight and replacing the fat weight that you’re losing. So if you are lifting heavy weights and hoping that your own weight will drop as a result, you’re in for a surprise. If you’re lifting light weights, focusing on lots of repetitions and lots of cardio exercises (which increase your heart rate), your weight will probably continue to drop fairly steadily, although the leaner you get, the harder you will have to work for those last few pounds. So, unless you’re very fat, your “beginner’s bonus” will wear out quickly and you’ll need to work harder in order to continue losing weight. - If you’re trying to add weight because you’re thin, your body will like staying thin and won’t like adding weight. So after the initial shock of exercise and an initial amount of weight gain, your body will try to stay at the new weight or even go down to its previous weight. What’s worse, if you gorge on food hoping the sheer amount of calories will force your body to add more weight, you’ll be adding lots of fat, not muscle, and then you’ll be both scrawny and flabby (bet that’s a pretty picture…). - Basically, the fight will be with yourself. After the beginner’s bonus wears out, you’ll really need to get determined and stick close to your exercise schedule, because sooner or later you will reach something called a “plateau”, which is dead point in your progress. The only way to get out of a plateau is to set small, achievable goals and document everything, so you can follow your progress on a daily basis. Then it’ll be a game of comparison: you’ll compare the numbers with the dates, and before long, you’ll see yourself progressing again. - Visualize the results. Every time you look in a mirror, imagine yourself at your goal image, and keep that image in mind as you exercise. The power of getting results depends on the determination that you use in picturing your end result. Even when the image gets stale or seems too far away, you have to hold on to it and truly believe you can get there, or else the game is lost. Once you get in a regular exercise schedule, it’s all a mind game. You have to actively decide to go to the gym, to stay in there till you’re done with what you planned to do, to eat right, sleep right and stay focused. Otherwise, you’ll get lost on the wayside and never reach your destination. Focusing on your goal image helps keep you on track and gives your the extra power that you need to finish your workouts. - Take positive steps toward your destination everyday, even if it’s just a few moments for reflection. While it’s harder for you to control your thoughts or feelings (you will have many doubts), it’s much easier to control your actions. If you want to drop those pounds, make sure that every bit of food you eat is healthy, and every exercise that you do at the gym is done toward losing that weight. If you want to add weight, make sure you eat all of the food that you planned, that you work out until the point of total exhaustion at every workout, and that you get more than adequate amounts of sleep. And take a few moments a few times each day to think about the progress you’ve made and enjoy the goals you’ve already achieved. You’ll be re-enforcing your drive when you do that, and you’ll motivate yourself to go even further than you planned. Every little bit that you do counts, no matter what your goal is. - Reward yourself. When you give yourself a reward for your achievement, you unconsciously give yourself support for your actions. Give yourself a worthy gift for a worthy success, but don’t spoil yourself. In other words, if you’ve just dropped 20 pounds, don’t celebrate with a triple fudge Sundae and an all-course brunch. You’ll be ruining everything you worked for. Instead, re-inforce the positive habits you’ve created by doing something healthful, like getting a full body massage or treating yourself to some exotic fruit smoothies. Chances are you won’t need to worry about rewarding yourself; if your body looks better, your spouse will probably find plenty of ways to reward you… Like this: Like Loading...
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Vježbe za ispred televizora Nemojte se prisiljavati izvoditi vježbe izvan granica koje su ugodne za vaše tijelo. Ako osjećate bilo kakvu bol ili napetost, nemojte izvoditi dalje vježbu. Ukoliko ne možete odraditi sve setove pojedine vježbe, napravite onoliko koliko možete, te s vremenom povećavajte broj. -1- Zagrijavanje Dok ležite na kauču zagrijavanje možete napraviti tako da nogama simulirate pokrete koje uobičajeno imate nogama dok vozite bicikl. Legnite na kauč i ispružite obje noge. Podignite lagano jednu i savijte je u koljenu. Dok je vraćate u početni položaj isto to napravite s drugom nogom. Zatim naizmjence tri minute „vozite bicikl“. S vremenom povećavajte brzinu i vrijeme izvođenja vježbe. -2- Istezanje Vježba 1. Ispružite se dok ležite na kauču. Dignite ruke iznad glave i dobro istegnite cijelo tijelo, a posebno leđa. Neka vam ruke i stopala teže suprotnim stranama. Zadržite 5 sekundi i opustite. Vježba 2. Dok ležite na leđima savijte noge u koljenima. Ispružite jednu nogu i lagano je dignite iznad sebe istežući bedra, koljeno i zglob. Nemojte koljeno potpuno ispružiti, neka ostane lagano savijeno cijelo vrijeme. Zadržite 5 sekundi i vratite u početni položaj. Ponovite i s drugom nogom. -3- Vrat i leđa Vježba 3. U sjedećem položaju dok opušteno i mirno držite ruke i leđa, nagnite bradu prema naprijed. Zadržite pet sekundi, vratite u početni položaj. Zatim pogledajte u strop naginjući glavu unatrag. Zadržite 5 sekundi i vratite u početni položaj. Zatim glavu nagnite desno pokušavajući ušima dotaknuti rame, zadržite pet sekundi. Vratite u početni položaj, zatim isto ponovite naginjući glavu u lijevo. Napravite 5 setova. Važno je da se ne prisiljavate naginjati glavu izvan granica koje su ugodne za vaše tijelo. Ako osjećate bilo kakvu bol ili napetost, nemojte izvoditi dalje vježbu. -4- Ramena Vježba 4. Ovo je lagana vježba koja se također izvodi u sjedećem položaju. Jednostavno, istovremeno podignite oba ramena, i rotirajte ih u smjeru suprotno od sata. Ponovite vježbu desetak puta. Zatim napravite isto u smjeru kazaljke na satu. -5- Trbuh Vježba 5. Najjednostavnija vježba za trbuh koja se može izvoditi u ležećem i sjedećem položaju je da uvučete trbušne mišiće prema kralježnici. Pretvarajte se kao da pokušavate dotaknuti kralježnicu. Zadržite položaj 5 sekundi, opustite se i ponovite 20 puta. S vremenom možete pokušati izolirati gornje abdominalne i donje abdominalne mišiće, te ih odvojeno vježbati. Vježba 6. Trbušnjaci. Legnite na leđa s nogama svinutim u koljenima i podignutim tako da listovi i bedra čine pravi kut međusobno, ali i u odnosu na gornji dio tijela. Stavite ruke iznad glave, te isprepletite prste na zatiljku. Podižite gornji dio tijela prema koljenima, kao da bradom pokušavate dotaknuti koljena. Nemojte približavati laktove dok izvodite vježbu. Zatim se vratite u početni položaj. Napravite 20 ponavljanja. Opustite se 30 sekundi, a zatim napravite još jedan set, a zatim još jedan. Ukupno tri seta s pauzama od 30 sekundi. Postupno možete povećavati broj ponavljanja. Vježba 7. Legnite na leđa, s rukama sa strane ili ispod stražnjice. Podignite noge 6 do 10 cm od poda i držite nekoliko sekundi (koliko god možete izdržati bez naprezanja vrata ili donjeg dijela kralježnice). Opustite se i ponovite koliko puta možete. Ovu vježbu nemojte izvoditi ukoliko imate bolove u leđima. Na početku vježbu možete izvoditi tako da jednu nogu svinete u koljenu, a drugu podižete, kao na slici iznad. Vježba 8. Dok ležite podignite noge uspravno, lagano svinite u koljenima i prekrižite u gležnjevima. Ruke savijte i dlanove stavite na zatiljak. Podižite se tako da desnim laktom pokušate dodirnuti lijevo koljeno. Zatim, lijevim laktom desno koljeno. Napravite tridesetak ponavljanja. -6- Grudi Vježba 9. Sjednite. Stavite ruke ispred grudi u položaj za molitvu. Podlaktice trebaju biti vodoravne s podom u visini grudi. Pritisnite dlan od dlan stežući prsne mišiće. Zadržite položaj 5 sekundi, zatim opustite pritisak. Ponovite 30 puta. -7- Stražnjica – Vježba 10. Dok sjedite ili ležite stegnite mišiće stražnjice, a zatim opustite. Napravite tridesetak ponavljanja. Vježba 11. Legnite na leđa sa savijenim koljenima i rukama uz tijelo. Podignite karlicu prema stropu do točke gdje je vaše tijelo na 45 stupnjeva u odnosu na pod. Vratite se u početni položaj i ponovite pedesetak puta. -8- Noge Vježba 12. Legnite na desnu stranu i podbočite gornji dio tijela desnom rukom. Držite pravac uho-ramena-bokovi-koljena-peta. Podignite lijevu nogu iz kuka, dvadesetak centimetara od poda. Pazite da ne okrećete stopala te da su cijelo vrijeme vodoravna s podom. Ponovite 15 puta. Okrenite se na lijevu stranu i napravite jednak broj ponavljanja s desnom nogom. Odmorite 30 sekundi. Napravite ukupno tri seta. Vježba 13. Legnite na desnu stranu kao u prethodnoj vježbi. Podignite nogu, ali ovaj put ispružite stopala i nogu podignite više u zrak. Ponovite 15 puta. Okrenite se na lijevu stranu i napravite jednak broj ponavljanja s desnom nogom. Odmorite 30 sekundi. Napravite ukupno tri seta. Vježba 14. Legnite na desnu stranu kao u prethodnoj vježbi. Savijte lijevu nogu u koljenu i prebacite je preko desne tako da potkoljenica i natkoljenica čine pravi kut. Podignite desnu nogu dvadesetak centimetara od poda. Napravite 15 ponavljanja. Okrenite se na lijevu stranu i napravite jednak broj ponavljanja s lijevom nogom. Odmorite 30 sekundi. Napravite ukupno tri seta. -9- Ruke Vježba 15. Sjednite na kauč ili ustanite ispred. Raširite ruke tako da budu vodoravne s podom. Pripazite da čine ravnu liniju. Zatim okrećite dlanove. Prema stropu, a zatim prema podu. Ramena neka stoje na mjestu. Izvodite vježbu 1-2 minute. S vremenom ubrzavajte okretanje dlanova. -10- Istezanje Vježba 16. Sjednite s ispruženim nogama. Savijajte se držeći ravna leđa, bradom prema koljenima. Prsti neka klize po listovima od koljena prema prstima kako se vaše tijelo spušta. Vježba 17. Unutarnju stranu bedara istegnite tako da sjednete u položaj dijamanta. Rukama obuhvatite gležnjeve i a lakovima pritišćite unutarnju stranu koljena dok ne osjetite istezanje unutarnje strane bedara. Izvodite vježbu 15 sekundi. Vježba 18. Prekrižite lijevo stopalo preko desnog koljena. Ruke zakačite iza desnog bedra i lagano povucite prema sebi držeći gornji dio tijela opuštenim. Zamijenite noge. Vježba 19. Dok ležite na leđima ispružite noge. Povucite koljeno jedne noge na prsa dok ne osjetite stezanje u bedru. Zamijenite noge. Vježba 20. Dok ležite na leđima ispružite noge. Povucite oba koljena i zadržite pet sekundi na prsima. Završno istezanje. Ispružite se i istegnite maksimalno cijelo tijelo. Hlađenje Vježbanje možete završiti hlađenjem mišića: simuliranjem vožnje bicikla 1-2 minutu ili izvođenjem “škara” nogama. 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