| Now that we have a trainer, our next concern is | | | | achieve optimum results!!!Here are some basic |
| to be equipped with the proper shoes and clothes, | | | | stretches you can start with to enhance your |
| so our training experience can be maximized. | | | | training and or walking program. Trunk Twists- |
| If your trying to create a great body you need | | | | Standing big and tall with good posture, feet |
| to start with clothes and shoes that will make | | | | shoulder distance apart, place your hands on your |
| you feel good as well as look good! {The reason | | | | hips rotate your upper torso from right to left in |
| behind that is if you look and feel good you will | | | | a nice controlled manner. Repetitions of 15 to 30 |
| tend to be in a motivated state of mind, and in | | | | per side will be enough. |
| this state we build consistency, this is where | | | | Side Stretches- also standing tall with good |
| results come from.}What kind of clothes and | | | | posture, feet shoulder distance apart, your arms |
| shoes do I need you may ask? You could spend | | | | hanging to your side, slowly with your head up |
| a few hundred dollars for designer workout gear | | | | bend from one side, then the other. This focus is |
| and that would make you feel and look better, | | | | on stretching the outer muscles of your abs |
| but all you need is some clean and comfortable | | | | which is the oblique {commonly referred to as |
| clothes and shoes. Most discount stores sell | | | | love handles} |
| designer replicas at a fraction of the cost. | | | | Toe Touches- Standing tall with feet shoulder |
| I recommend layering your clothes and as you | | | | distance apart, arms hanging to your side, slowly, |
| warm up take a piece of clothing off. Keeping | | | | bend your torso touching your fingertips as close |
| warm helps protect your joints, until you fully | | | | to your toes as you can get, without bouncing. |
| warm up, so you don't get hurt. Now we have | | | | This is a great stretch for your hamstrings and |
| the proper equipment to get started.Next I highly | | | | your lower back. |
| recommend incorporating a consistent stretching | | | | I normally recommend finishing your stretching |
| program, which will reduce injuries and produce | | | | warm up with a series of push- ups and sit-ups. |
| greater results. I do 15 to 25 minutes per day as | | | | All movements are to be slow and controlled at all |
| well as stretching in between exercises. The | | | | times. While doing these stretches stand with |
| benefit of stretching is huge; it can make or | | | | your knees slightly bent to alleviate the pressure |
| break your training progress. As I describe training | | | | off your lower back.Remember that the journey |
| techniques each month I will go over the | | | | of a thousand miles begins with a single step. |
| stretching to do for each body part. So you can | | | | |