Tag Archives: Fitness Tips

Happy New Year – And how to spend the first day

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Margot

Happy New Year from all of us at Rubberbanditz! Hope you had a fun night and are rolling about of bed a little late ready to start your new year right – the healthy way. Might we recommend throwing some … Continue reading →

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Easy Reading for Sunday Morning – Holiday Edition!

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Margot

Hopefully you are getting to relax a bit during the holiday season. Here are some interesting articles from around the web about fitness and health from some of our favorites sites: Don’t Get Spooked by Unfamiliar Exercise Machines from Fit … Continue reading →

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Circuit Training: What is it, anyways?

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Margot

Circuit training is designed to work you in all five of the main fitness categories: aerobic fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. When you circuit train, you want to focus on high intensity for the whole routine. … Continue reading →

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Daylight Savings: Time to become a morning person!

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Margot

Daylight Savings is here, and most of us are thinking, “Yeah! An extra hour of sleep!” As much as you may want that extra hour, this could be your chance to finally get in a great morning workout. Morning workouts … Continue reading →

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Fall is here! Daylight is gone! How to keep up

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Margot

Here is North Carolina, outside of the mountains, we are just getting into some good fall weather. It still gets into the upper 70s some days, but we are finally getting those chilly mornings. Only problem? We are losing daylight! … Continue reading →

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Tips: Getting the most out of your bicep exercises

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Margot

In college, I had a few male friends who practiced, to say the least, not a full body routine. One friend would head over to the weight room and do bicep curls for as long as he could stand it. … Continue reading →

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Working the Triceps

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Margot

This week our focus is on the triceps. Before we jump into the learning, I have a little resistance band anecdote about my gym. The other day at total strength, the instructor had us using the standard equipment and a … Continue reading →

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Stretching: For mind and body

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Margot

After the bed I slept in last night, all I could think about was a good shoulder stretch. Lucky for me, it’s shoulder week at the Rubberbanditz blog! For a really satisfying shoulder stretch, check out the Loose Arm-ony post … Continue reading →

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Working the Back

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Margot

It’s tough to ignore the back muscles. They are involved in just about everything. You feel them when you are carrying things, and they are key to helping you maintain good posture. And good posture – well that’s a whole … Continue reading →

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Working the Chest

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Margot

Chest is the second largest muscle group, after legs, so you should work it second in your total body routine. Like with most workouts, you need to make sure you focus on keeping your back straight and abs tight, not … Continue reading →

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