FLEX TIME SIT-DOWN SQUAT.Works on: quadriceps, hamstrings, buttocks buttocks /but·tocks/ (but´oks) the two fleshy prominences formed by the gluteal muscles on the lower part of the back. . THE MOVE Setup: With your back facing the chair seat, stand with your feet hip-width apart, arms by your sides. Step 1: Keeping your belly button belly button Medtalk Umbilicus, navel pulled in, tailbone tail·bone n. See coccyx. pointing down and weight on your heels, exhale exhale /ex·hale/ (eks´hal) to breathe out. ex·hale v. 1. To breathe out. 2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor. as you slowly bend your knees and slowly lower yourself down to the chair seat, simultaneously extending both arms in front of you at shoulder height. Step 2: Gently tap the seat of the chair with your buttocks, then inhale as you slowly return to standing position. Take about 2 counts to lower and 2 counts to come back up. Fit tip: To make this exercise easier, use a taller chair. To make it more challenging, use a shorter chair, stand with each foot on a book, or hold a 3- to 5-pound dumbbell Dumbbell An investment strategy, used mainly for bonds, where holdings are heavily concentrated in both very short and long term maturities. Notes: This is also known as a barbell, charting on a timeline gives the appearance of a barbell or dumbbell. in each hand. Repetitions: Do this exercise 10 times. ABOUT THE TRAINER: Kathy Kaehler has a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in physical education from Hope College in Michigan. NBC's ``Today'' show fitness expert, she has worked with Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Cindy Crawford and Michelle Pfeiffer, among other A-list celebrities. Her new video/DVD series, ``Kathy Kaehler Basics,'' is available for sale at all Target and Wal-Mart stores. This exercise appears in her latest book, ``How to Get a Hollywood Body in Just 30 Minutes a Day: Kathy Kaehler's Celebrity Workouts'' (Broadway; $22.95). For more information on Kaehler and her fitness philosophy, please visit www.healthetips.com. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (Kathy Kaehler) Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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