by Kathleen Trotter | Jul 30, 2013 | Article, Workouts and Exercises.
Globe & Mail: Planting flowers for fitness Gardening can be tough, but this exercise makes sure it’s a workout for your legs, core and shoulders. Stand with your feet parallel and hip-distance apart. Hold the flower basket and sit backward as if you were going to...
by Kathleen Trotter | Jul 24, 2013 | Article, Workouts and Exercises.
Globe & Mail Stealth workout: The doorway stretch The doorway lean-back is a perfect stretch for those with upper-back stiffness from sitting all day (sound familiar?). Grip the sides of a door frame with both hands at chest height. Sit your hips backward,...
by Kathleen Trotter | Jul 18, 2013 | Article, Workouts and Exercises.
Globe & Mail: Strengthen your hips with the side-stepper Dropping something: the perfect opportunity to strengthen your hips! If you want to pick something up to your left, step your left foot out to the side.Trish McAlaster/The Globe and Mail Keep your right leg...
by Kathleen Trotter | Jul 9, 2013 | Article, Workouts and Exercises.
Globe & Mail: How to use the door frame to work on your core Passing through? Take a second, stop, and – boom – you worked your core! Stand in a door frame. Check your posture: Is your body square to the frame? Are your shoulders and head back, your hips and...
by Kathleen Trotter | Jul 2, 2013 | Article, Workouts and Exercises.
Globe & Mail: Do the photocopy toe-tap to improve your balance Don’t waste the seconds you spend waiting on the photocopier or microwave. Instead, improve your balance and strengthen the stabilizer muscles in your knees and hips. Originally published at...