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Quickie Workouts

Elastic bands are ligtweight and portable.

Keep Your Cool At Work By Doing
10-Minute Office Destresser Quickie Workouts™
Copyright © 2005 - 2009
by Tyrone Turner

At my job, there are a lot of people that smoke cigarettes. I notice that just about every hour, a group of them go downstairs for a smoke break and return about 10 minutes later. Generally, they are out smoking about an hour every day.

If people were as committed to fitness as they were to getting a smoke, we would all be better off.

Anyway, here is a quick workout that can be done in about 10 minutes in your office. You'll need a chest expander which weighs less than two pounds and can fit neatly in your bag or your desk drawer. Do this circuit twice per day. Perform 2 sets of 10 reps per exercise (on both sides when applicable).

Overhead pull-down
Chest pull
Archer
Bicep curl
Tricep extension
Bent-over row
Lateral raise
One-leg deadlift

You will not get super fit doing quickie workouts, but it is a healthy habit to develop to help relieve office stress and to keep your body well-oiled and ready for action.

Chest expanders are categorized as progressive resistance device s. This simply means that the more you lengthen it (stretch it), the more resistance (harder/heavier) it becomes. Free weights are constant resistance devices -- weight is continuous throughout the range of motion. Elastic devices were once only used to rehabilitate injured people, but fitness trainers figured out their value for training athletes and those who want to get in shape. I personally recommend elastic bands sold by Lifeline USA. Click here to visit their site..

Enjoy!

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"Get in shape while enjoying your favorite TV shows"
Copyright © 2005 - 2009
by Tyrone Turner

When you’re a busy person, you value your leisure time. Some of us like sitting in front of the television enjoying our favorite show. While you’re enjoying your favorite show, you can get in shape. "How?" you may ask. Well, consider giving what I call Primetime TV Show Quickie Workouts™ a try.

Here is how they work:

Let’s say that you watch an hour-long television program on one of the local channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, or WB). During the course of your favorite hour-long show, there will be around six commercial breaks. If you were to exercise during the commercial breaks, you would get in around 15-minutes of exercise that you normally would not have found time for.

For example:

Jumping jacks
Push-ups
Crunches
Chair dips
Lunges
Stretches

Following such a plan, you can kill two birds with one stone. You can enjoy your favorite television show, and you can get fit. If you have young children who may still be awake while you’re watching your show and exercising, make it a "Follow the Leader" game. This works well with my young son when I’m exercising during my favorite game shows, Jeapardy and Wheel of Fortune.

Primetime TV Show Quickie Workouts™ will not get you in phenomenal shape, but it is certainly better than doing nothing and can be a good supplement to an existing fitness program. Some people look at three (or more) hour-long shows or three hour-long blocks of programming during the week so they can get in 45-minutes of exercising that they normally would not have gotten in.

I hope this helps.

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DISCLAIMER: Physical exercise can sometimes lead to injury. The information contained on this webpage is NOT intended to consitute an explanation of any exercise, material, or product (or how to use them). Tyrone Turner is not responsible in any way, shape, or form for any injury that may result form any person's attempt at exercise as a result of the information contained herein. Please consult a physician before starting any exercise program, and never substitute the information on this site for any professional medical advice or treatment you may receive.