BAND BUTT BLASTER.This exercise works your hamstrings (the backs of your leg) and your butt BUTT. A measure of capacity, equal to one hundred and eight gallons. See Measure. . You will also use your all-important core muscles to stabilize stabilize See peg. your position. >Setup: Loop a band (I am using one with two handles from Spri.com) around the bottom of one foot and hold the handles firmly in your hands as you kneel on all fours. >Step 1: Keeping your torso torso /tor·so/ (tor´so) trunk (1). tor·so n. pl. tor·sos or tor·si The human body excluding the head and limbs; trunk. still, extend your leg behind you at hip height with your foot flexed. Squeeze your glute muscle as you hold this position for a few seconds. >Step 2: Slowly return to the starting position without letting the knee touch the ground. Repeat for a total of 10 repetitions. Switch sides and repeat. TIP: If swimming laps doesn't appeal to you, try something else in the pool that will kick up your heart rate and boost your metabolism. You can tread tread injury to the coronet of the horse's hoof by treading on it by the opposite hoof, or by another horse when they are being worked in a team. If the coronary matrix is injured there may be a subsequent crack or deformity. water, for example. Treading treading a part of a restlessness syndrome or a neurosis in ruminants or horses; the patient repeatedly changes weight from one limb to the opposite of the pair, lifting the hoof slightly at each change; the action looks as though the patient is treading grapes to make wine. water is a fun way to get some cardiovascular exercise cardiovascular exercise Sports medicine Any vigorous aerobic exercise, which near-maxes the heart rate–eg, basketball, bicycling, cross-country skiing, dancing, hiking, jogging, race-walking, racquetball, running, skating, soccer, stair-climbing, volleyball. without doing laps. In water deep enough that your feet don't touch bottom, hold your arms out to your sides and make imaginary figure 8s with your hands. Kick your legs as well and continue for one minute or so. For some variety, try treading water with your arms up in the air and just kick your legs to stay afloat. Alternate between the two techniques and see if you can tread for eight to 10 minutes. Doing this will boost your metabolism and burn approximately 12 calories a minute. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) no caption (Kathy Kaehler) JOHN McCOY>LA.COM |
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