Top Fitness Trends For 2014

Plank to palm: Lower to forearm plank, elbows under shoulders, forearms straight out in front of you, feet hip distance apart, knees off floor. Try not to swivel hips during movements. Raise up to regular plank position, right hand, then left hand. Lower to forearm plank position, right forearm, then left forearm. Switch sides.

And, yes, lingering in bed is one of them. Related Fear of falling on ice is physical and mental problem Bodyweight training “One of the biggest fitness trends exploding in the industry right now is body weight training,” said Beier, who integrates it into the classes he leads at Shred415 (shred415.com) in Chicago. “This type of workout literally uses just your own body as resistance.” You become the dumbbell, so to speak. “You can manage to work out wherever you are, without the need for any equipment,” Beier said. While it appeals to minimalists, it’s not just basic, boring reps of squats and lunges.
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Apple looking to hire experts to help create fitness products

Sound off in the comments below. CrossFit to Fight (Photo credit: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson) Fitness Tracking Goes Mainstream ( But Still Lacks a Clear Winner ). Fitbit, Nike, and Jawbone all released new wearable trackers in the second half of 2013, and theres no shortage of other companies fighting for http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/p90x3-reviews/sbwire-455028.htm prime real estate on our wrists, ankles, and waistbands. And the information they record from steps taken to sleep tracked is more socially compatible than ever, so syncing your fitness data and p90X3 workouts sharing it with your networked world are becoming one in the same function. But that doesnt mean were much closer to crowning a Quantified Self winner, a marketplace development we probably cant expect for years to come .
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NASA Astronauts Talk Space Fitness with US Olympic Bobsled Team

[ Photos: 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and Space Travel ] “We do a lot of science, we do a lot of maintenance on the station,” Hopkins said during the event. “But one of the most important things that we do and one of the big reasons we here, obviously today is to talk about fitness and exercise. We have between an hour and a half to two hours a day that’s [a] dedicated part of our work time to exercise.” Mastracchio and Hopkins spoke to the group from their gym on the space station that holds three specialized pieces of equipment they can use to work out in microgravity. A treadmill, stationary bike and the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) are all available to help the astronauts get in their exercise while in space .
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Four Digital Trends Redefining Fitness in 2014

Crossfit to Fight

Apple looking to hire experts to help create fitness products A new job ad that has since been removed hinted that Apple is prepping a health and fitness product. Could it be the iWatch? A mock-up of what an iWatch might look like. (Credit: Sarah Tew and Christopher MacManus/CNET) Apple seems to be gearing up for a fitness product, at least based on details from a new job posting. Listed Thursday on Apple’s job site but since taken down, the ad was seeking a “User Studies Exercise Physiologist” to put in 40 hours a week at Apple headquarters in Santa Clara Valley.
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