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The A+ AUTUMN Workout – AEROBICS, ABS, ARMS & AWESOME Legs ALL-in-one
When it comes to fitness, the autumn season is not traditionally a focal point for getting into shape for many people. Darker mornings, colder weather, tasty Halloween treats and calorie-laden Thanksgiving meals tend to encourage unhealthy habits that can make it tough to stay focused on health and fitness. Don’t “fall” into this common pitfall this autumn! Instead, follow this A+ AUTUMN Workout to stay on track through the fall season this year.
Why You Should be SCARED this Halloween…for Your Waistline
Debbie M., MS, RD contributed to this article –
You know the scene…
A bowl of goodies lurking at the reception desk in the office, at the salon, at the dry cleaners. Candy for the taking is everywhere. It’s almost too much for the eyes to bear and for your hand to resist reaching for a treat. Ahhh, the horror!
LA Fitness and Kids Klub Hours for Halloween 2015
LA Fitness is open for normal operating hours on Halloween, Saturday, October 31, 2015. Although, Kids Klub is closed all day.
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How to do a Standing Cable Shoulder Press
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Standing Cable Shoulder Press
Select an appropriate weight and adjust the stabilizing arms to their lowest position. As you face away from the machine, your arms should be just wider than the width of your shoulders. Now push the handles straight up above your head, pause, and then reverse the motion. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do a Dumbbell Hammer Curl
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Dumbbell Hammer Curls
Hold the dumbbells in a hammer grip, so that your palms are facing inward. Now curl the dumbbells up and in toward your body without moving your upper arms or shoulders, pause and then lower the weight, stopping just before you completely straighten your arms. Continue for the necessary amount of repetitions required for your workout program and fitness goal.
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How to do a Standing Bent Over Dumbbell Row – Palms Facing ‘Back’
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Standing Bent Over Dumbbell Row – Palms Facing Back
Stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart. Bend your knees slightly and lean forward at your waist so that your torso is almost parallel to the ground. Now hold the dumbbells at your sides with your palms facing “back” or “behind” you, and while keeping your elbows bent slightly, use your upper back muscles to lift the weights to your sides. Then, slowly reverse the motion, and return to the starting position, again maintaining a slight bend in your elbows. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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Top 5 Yoga Poses to Tone Your Abs
When it comes to yoga, there is a long list benefits you always hear about in regards to the good it does for the mind and soul. However, the incredible job it does toning and strengthening your abs and core muscles sometimes seems to be understated!
How to do a Standing Bent Over Dumbbell Row – Palms ‘Out’
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Standing Bent Over Dumbbell Row – Palms Out
Stand with your feet approximately shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees slightly and lean forward at your waist so that your torso is almost parallel to the ground. Hold the dumbbells at your sides with your palms facing out, and while keeping your elbows bent slightly, use your upper back muscles to lift the weight to your sides. Then, slowly reverse the motion, and return to the starting position, again maintaining a slight bend at your elbows. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to use the Seated Chest Fly Machine
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Seated Machine Chest Fly
Select an appropriate weight, and adjust the handles out to your sides so that they’re level with your chest. Maintaining a slight bend at your elbows, squeeze the handles toward each other until your hands meet in front of you, pause and then reverse the motion. Pause again just before the weight stack rests in the original position. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to use the Seated Shoulder Press Machine
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Seated Shoulder Press Machine
Select an appropriate weight, and make any needed adjustments so that the handles are level with your chin. Then, push the handles up above your head, pause and then reverse the motion, stopping again just before the weight stack rests in the original position. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to use the Dip Machine
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Dip Machine
Select an appropriate weight and make any necessary adjustments for your height. While holding the handles, push the weight down toward the ground until your arms straighten, pause, and then reverse the motion. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to use the Seated Incline Chest Press Machine
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Seated Incline Chest Press Machine
Select an appropriate weight, and make any needed adjustments so that the handles are level with your upper chest. Then, push the handles up and away from your body as guided by the machine, pause and then reverse the motion, stopping again just before the weight stack rests in the original position. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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Top 5 Ways Yoga Can Benefit Your Mind and Body
Happy National YOGA Month! Celebrate your love of YOGA this September—or possibly future love if you decide to give it a try.
Yoga is renowned for its ability to connect the mind and body to benefit both your mental and physical health in a variety of ways. In fact, there are so many benefits to YOGA it can be tough to pinpoint just 5, but here it goes!
How to do a Machine Biceps Curl
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Machine Biceps Curl
Select an appropriate weight and adjust the seat for your height. Now grab the handles, and then pull the weight toward your body without moving your upper arms or shoulders. Pause and then reverse the motion, stopping again just before you completely straighten your arms. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do Cable Triceps Kickbacks
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Cable Triceps Kickbacks
Select an appropriate weight and adjust the stabilizing arms to their lowest position. The stabilizing arms should be just wider than the width of your shoulders. Maintain a stable position with both your waist and knees bent. Now push the cables down and away from your body until your arms are straight, pause, and then reverse the motion. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do a Seated Machine Row
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Seated Machine Row
Select an appropriate weight. Pull the handles in toward you using your upper back muscles as you squeeze your shoulder blades together, pause, and then reverse the motion, stopping with a slight bend at your elbows. Be careful not to let your shoulders relax or roll forward as you return to the starting position. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do Treadmill Cardio Intervals
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Treadmill – Cardio Intervals
Select the Quick Start or Manual mode on your treadmill. Walk at a comfortable pace for 90 seconds. After 90 seconds of walking, increase the speed to a running pace that challenges you for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes of running, reduce the speed back to your walking pace to recover for 90 seconds. Repeat the interval process the necessary number of times and minutes according to your specific workout program.
Interval Training 101 – Lose Weight, Get Ripped, GET RESULTS!
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How to do Elliptical Machine Cardio Intervals
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Elliptical – Cardio Intervals
Select the Quick Start or Manual mode on your elliptical machine. Then, choose a level and maintain an easy pace for 90 seconds. After 90 seconds, increase your rate of rpms significantly to a vigorous pace that you can maintain for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, return to an easy pace to recover for 90 seconds. Repeat the interval process the necessary number of times and minutes according to your specific workout program. Be sure to adjust your intensity levels as needed for your personal level of fitness.
Interval Training 101 – Lose Weight, Get Ripped, GET RESULTS!
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5 Sports to Help You Burn Calories and Enjoy the Summer Sun
Playing sports is an excellent way to compliment your fitness routine at the gym, no matter what season. However, there are certain sports that feel like they were just made to be played under the beaming summer sun! Make the most of your summer days and stay active playing some of these exciting sunshine sports.
How to do a Standing Cable Lat Row
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Standing Cable Lat Row
Select an appropriate weight and adjust the stabilizing arms to an upright position. Now pull the handles toward the outside of your shoulders using your upper back muscles as you squeeze your shoulder blades together, pause, and then reverse the motion, stopping with a slight bend at your elbows. Be careful not to let your shoulders relax or roll forward as you return to the starting position. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do Step Machine / Stair Machine CARDIO INTERVALS
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Step Machine – CARDIO INTERVALS
Select the Quick Start or Manual mode on your step machine. Then choose a level and maintain an easy pace for 90 seconds. After 90 seconds, increase your level significantly to a vigorous pace that you can maintain for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes return to an easy pace to recover for 90 seconds. Repeat the interval process the necessary number of times and minutes according to your specific workout program. Be sure to adjust your intensity levels as needed for your personal level of fitness.
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How to do Standing Cable Triceps Pushdown with the V-Bar
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Standing Cable Triceps Pushdown with V-Bar
Select an appropriate weight and attach the v-bar to the cable. Standing with your feet approximately shoulder-width apart, hold the v-bar in front you just below chest-level. Push the v-bar down without moving your upper arms or shoulders until your arms are straight, pause, and then reverse the motion. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do a Standing Cable Chest Press
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Standing Cable Chest Press
Select an appropriate weight and adjust the stabilizing arms so that they are parallel to the ground. Face away from the cable machine and hold the handles with your elbows bent slightly more than 90 degrees. Then, while keeping your forearms almost parallel to the ground, push the handles away from your chest. Pause and reverse the motion stopping just before the weight stack rests in its original/resting position. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do an Ice Skater Exercise
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Ice Skater Exercise
Stand with one leg forward and bent at approximately 90 degrees while your other leg is crossed behind you with only a slight bend. Then, jump sideways, in the direction of your back leg, switching your arm and leg positions in the process. Maintain your upper body in an upright position, and reach your opposite hand toward your front foot while your other arm is raised with your elbow bent at 90 degrees. Continue for the necessary amount of repetitions required for your workout program and fitness goal.
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How to do a Bodyweight Lunge
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Bodyweight Lunge
Stand with your feet no more than shoulder width apart. Start by stepping forward and slowly lowering your hips until both of your legs are at about 90 degrees. Make sure you avoid letting your back knee touch the ground, and also be sure to keep your torso in an upright position while being careful not to put pressure on your front ankle by leaning forward. Finally, push-off your front foot to reverse the motion. When you reverse the motion remember to engage/tighten your abdominal and butt muscles, and return to the starting position. Continue the exercise for the necessary amount of repetitions required for your workout program and fitness goal.
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5 Ways to Burn Calories and Get Things Done This Summer
Summer is here, which means it’s time to enjoy being outdoors and getting things done: wash the car, plant tomatoes in your garden, paint the trim around your house AND burn calories the entire time!
How to do a Seated Cable Chest Fly
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Seated Cable Chest Fly
Select an appropriate weight. Hold the handles out to your side so that they’re level with your chest. Maintaining a slight bend at your elbows, squeeze the handles toward each other until your hands meet in front of you, pause and then reverse the motion. Pause again just before the weight stack rests in the original position. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do a Dumbbell Lateral Raise
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Dumbbell Lateral Raise
Hold the dumbbells at your sides with a slight bend in your elbows. Now lift the weights away from your sides until your upper arms are parallel with the floor, pause, and then slowly reverse the motion back to the starting position. Continue the repetitions for a duration that best suits your goals and personal level of fitness.
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LA Fitness Fourth of July Hours and Kids Klubs 4th of July Holiday Hours 2015
Is LA Fitness and the Kids Klub open on the 4th of July? What are the hours for LA Fitness clubs and Kids Klub for the Fourth of July Holiday?
Fourth of July – July 4th, 2015, all LA Fitness clubs located in the United States are open until 4 p.m. to commemorate Independence Day in the United States .
Kids Klub is closed on the 4th of July at all LA Fitness clubs located in the United States, for Independence Day.
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How to do a Standing Bent Over Dumbbell Row – Palms ‘In’ aka ‘Hammer Grip’
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Standing Bent Over Dumbbell Row – Palms In
Stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart. Bend your knees slightly and lean forward at your waist so that your torso is almost parallel to the ground. Now hold the dumbbells at your sides with your palms facing-in or toward the sides of your body aka “hammer grip,” and while keeping your elbows bent slightly, use your upper back muscles to lift the weight to your sides. Then, slowly reverse the motion, and return to the starting position, again maintaining a slight bend at your elbows. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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How to do a Lat Pull Down – ‘Chin Up Grip’
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Lat Pull Down – ‘Chin Up Grip’
Select an appropriate weight and adjust the thigh support. Holding the bar at shoulder-width and with your palms facing you, pull the bar down and in toward your chest, stopping just below chin-level. Return to the starting position as you control the weight, while being careful to keep your shoulders down; not allowing them to scrunch-up toward your ears. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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Bank on This Workout to Improve Your Basketball Skills
Complement your Lifestyle…
Whether you play in a competitive basketball league or just show off your skills in pick-up games, working out in the gym can help improve your game on the court! That’s why we designed the perfect workout to complement your basketball game.
How to do a Dumbbell Biceps Curl
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Dumbbell Biceps Curls
Hold the dumbbells with your palms facing out. Now curl the dumbbells up and in toward your body without moving your upper arms or shoulders, pause and then lower the weight, stopping just before you completely straighten your arms. Continue for the necessary amount of repetitions required for your personal workout program and fitness goal.
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How to do a Seated Cable Chest Press
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Seated Cable Chest Press
Select an appropriate weight. Hold the handles with your elbows bent slightly more than 90 degrees. Keep your forearms almost parallel to the ground, and then push the handles away from your chest, pause and reverse the motion, stopping again just before the weight stack rests in the original position. Repeat for your desired number of repetitions.
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6 Weeks to Summer Swimsuit Season Diet and Nutrition Tips
8 Week Workout to Prep for Summer Bikini and Swimsuit Season – Weeks 3 and 4
‘Ace’ This Exercise Routine – A Gym Workout for Volleyball Players
Complement your Lifestyle…
Volleyball is a sport that requires a series of quick explosive movements and excellent overall body control; all while smacking a ball with a great degree of finesse. Being able to accurately spike the ball with extreme velocity and also set that very same ball with ease and touch means you have to be quick and ready. It’s a stop-and-go mix of aggressive and graceful movements that commands a physical skill set from athletes.
Define, Tone and Strengthen Your Chest with These Cable Exercises
Chest Exercises – Cables 101
If you’re like many people, the first exercise that probably comes to mind when you think about chest exercises is the classic barbell bench press. However, chest exercises aren’t limited to the bench press. In fact, there are a variety of other chest exercises that you can perform with cables!
A Gym Workout for Soccer Players – Working Out Off the Field to Score Goals on it
Complement your Lifestyle…
Soccer, or football (for anyone reading this outside of North America), requires a rare type of athlete with a dynamic combination of explosive athleticism and excellent aerobic fitness. In order to compete on a soccer field, you need to be able to jog for long durations and explode into a sprint at a moment’s notice. You also need the strength and stability to leverage your body against your opponents, the agility to dodge defenders laterally while dribbling a ball and the velocity to kick the ball with power and accuracy, as well as with finesse. The best way to develop these skills and handle the physical demands of a complete soccer game is to train both on and off the field.
5 Healthy Ideas as You ‘Fall Back’ This Year – 2015 Fall Time Change
It is time to “fall back” and rewind our clocks one hour this Sunday, November 1st at 2 a.m. That is unless you live in Arizona or Hawaii, in which case you carry on as usual since your states do not participate in Daylight Saving Time.
For those of you who view the day through a personal perspective of your sleep cycles, you might consider this time change to be occurring while you are sleeping Saturday night. Either way, remember to adjust your clocks accordingly. Here are five tips to help you take full advantage of this occasion and use it to get ahead on your health & fitness.
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