*5 Moves for Better Shoulders*

A lot of people seem to neglect working out their shoulders. If you are looking for a shouler workout to try, see Jessica Paxson-Putnam's shoulder routine below. Click the link to view the entire article and specific instructions for each exercise in her routine.

5 Moves for Better Shoulders


THE ROUTINE

EXERCISE / SETS / REPS
Seated Overhead Dumbbell Press 3 1 10—12
Dumbbell Lateral Raise 3 10—12
Single-Plate Front Raise 3 10—12
Dumbbell Upright Row 3 10—12
Bent-Over Lateral Raise 3 10—12

*My First Ever Blog Carnival!*

Welcome to my very first Blog Carnival! This edition has to do with workouts and ways to stay motivated to keep exercising. I hope you enjoy what these writers have to offer. :)

Frederic Premji presents 6 Great Ways To Motivate Yourself To Exercise posted at BlogMotivation.com

Kacper Wrzesniewski presents Best tips to keep exercising schedule posted at KacperWrzesniewski.com

Kelly Sonora presents 50 Tips for Helping Your Overweight Child Stay Healthy | NOEDb posted at NOEDb: Nursing Online Education Database

Health Blogger presents Healing My Chronic Shoulder and Neck Pain Through Diet and Exercise posted at Health and Fitness Blog

Lane Wright presents The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating | Vegan Bits posted at Vegan Bits

Barry017 presents anabolic training posted at Luke Barry

New Layout Coming Soon!

I have hired Lara of Designed by Lara, to design a new template for this blog. I am so excited because I have seen her work and she does an amazing job! I'm most excited because my layout will actually be fitness-related instead of these pink flowers and butterflies I have right now. LOL!

The layout is expected to be finished sometime next week so be on the lookout for it and be sure to leave me any comments letting me know what you think of it. :)

Turbo Jam Really Makes Me Sweat!

I'm pretty sure at some point, most of us have gotten bored with our cardio workouts. I personally can only run in place, jump rope, run on a treadmill or elliptical for so long...it's extremely repetitive, monotonous and boring! Sometimes I like to pop in my Turbo Jam DVD so I can dance and grind myself to a great sweat fest!

Before purchasing Turbo Jam I read all the reviews I could find and asked people I knew if they had ever tried it. Everyone seems to just love it. Now to be honest, the first time I popped that DVD into my DVD player...I found out how uncoordinated I really am. :/ I'm so glad neighbors and passers-by cannot see into my living room window because they would have had a good laugh watching me 'Turbo Jam'. LOL! I should also mention that even though I had absolutely no clue how to perform the moves, I was sweating within 5 minutes. I. KID. YOU. NOT.

After doing it a few times, I was really able to catch on. It wasn't too hard to learn at all and it's nice to dance and workout to great, upbeat music. If you're interested in purchasing it, I would highly recommend Amazon because I was able to find the best prices/shipping there.

The Best Exercises for a Tighter, Firmer Rear End

If you are looking to give your booty some shape, think about incorporating the following exercises into your workouts if you don't already. They are great moves for a bangin' behind!

*Try doing 3 sets of 10-12 reps*

Squats-Stand with feet shoulder width apart and rest a barbell on the back of your neck, resting on your shoulders and squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor, then stand back up. Be sure to squeeze your glutes! (This is my all-time favorite booty move)

Hip Raises-Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Lift your hips up towards the ceiling as far as you can and really squeeze your glutes. To make it more challenging, try adding a weight to your lap.

Lunges-Stand with your feet together and then step one leg forward and bend at the knees putting most of the weight on the front leg, then switch and do the other leg. Alternate until you have completed 10-12 reps for 1 set.

Kneeling Kickback-Get down on the floor on your hands and knees and kick one leg back behind you and lift up as far as you can. Continue through 10-12 reps and then switch legs. Be sure to do 3 sets on each leg.

Leg Press Machine-Putting your feet further up towards the top of the plate will really challenge your glutes. Unlock the pin and work that leg press machine!