Body Weight Training Exercises - some examples

Body Weight Training basically involves you moving your body parts in every direction they can go, in order to achieve a long, lean, toned physique.

SQUATS - There are mainly different types of Squat (some of which are listed below).  Squats are extremely effective in targeting your glutes and legs to give you those long lean legs and a lifted behind.  A must for those skinny jeans!

Basic Squats, Single Leg Squats, Sumo Squats, Squat Hops, Fast Squats...

Your Trainer will go through the must suitable squat(s) for you and your abilities. 

LUNGES - There are mainly different types of Lunge (some of which are listed below). Lunges are extremely effective in toning the whole leg - from the ankle to the glute and the calf to the quadricep.

Basic Lunge, Static Lunge, Jumping Lunges, Scissor Lunges, Reverse Lunge...

Your Trainer will go through the must suitable Lunge(s) for you and your abilities. Body Weight Training also incorporates stretching for every body part, in order to get the best out of the muscles you are targeting.  

Your Trainer will go through Dynamic Stretching Exercises with you at the start of the workout, in order to ensure your body is ready for the exercise - we never want to warm up with static stretches. Your Trainer will go through Static Stretching Exercises with you at the end of the workout, in order to bring your body down to a relaxed state and ensure your muscles are given a chance to repair in the right way (i.e. more toned)!

Some examples of Dynamic Stretching exercises are:-

Arm Hugs, Arm Swings, Leg Swings, Hip Circles, Knee Circles, Military March...

Some examples of Static Stretching exercises are:-

Quadricep Stretch, Glute Stretch, Calf Stretch, Shoulder Stretch, Tricep Stretch, Chest Stretch, Abs Stretch, Back Stretch...

In order that your Body Weight Training is most effective, your Trainer will incorporate some cardio intervals into your workout.  This is to ensure your heart-rate is up, which will ultimately burn more calories and therefore more fat off the muscle, so we can see it (think six-pack)!

Some examples of the cardio exercises your Trainer might use are:-

High Knees, Butt Kickers, Jogging/Running in place, Mountain Climbers, Jumping Jacks, Fast Squats

However, your Trainer will always ensure that the training programme is perfect just for you, in order to push you to get stronger, but also keep you motivated.  There are always modifiers available for each and every exercise, as well as advanced versions- our bodies can do amazing things and it is only a "can't do" attitude that stops us achieving great things.

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!