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Scarsdale Personal Trainer Furniture Slider Workout Part 3

Mitch — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:37:55 +0000

Scarsdale Personal Trainer Post by Mitch Lee – The $4 Furniture Slider Workout – Part 3

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Funny – so yesterday I was just walking around the neighborhood and someone recognizes me from all these blog posts and says “hey, are you that fitness dude with the boot camp?”

At first, I thought I was gonna get a compliment but…

Long story short, he’s a Scarsdale Personal Trainer from a chain gym and he was kind mad at me that I was as he put it… “giving this sh*t away for free” (guess his business is suffering)

I just said “that’s an interesting point of view” – and let him know I was in a rush but I’ll think about it and appreciate the little chat (loser!)

Well, I did think about it – and here’s more FREE sh*t from your favorite Scarsdale Personal Trainer LOL…

Here’s the names of these three exercises in the video

1. Around the Worlds

2. Reverse Alternating Bicycles

3. Double Leg Reverse Alternating Bicycles

Question of the Day:

Do you like this workout series I’m sending you? Do you get something out of it? Leave your comments below please…

Scarsdale Gym Owner Furniture Slider Workout – Part 2

Mitch — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 06:24:57 +0000

A Scarsdale Gym Owner Post by Mitch Lee – The $ 4 Furniture Slider Workout Series – Part 2

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I have a crush! and it’s on these damn Furniture Sliders LOL… Check out these 3 tummy/core exercises that we do at our Scarsdale Gym for our fat blasting boot camp but remember…

a HUGE part of getting fit and STAYING fit is convenience and options. These sliders give you a ton of options!

These furniture sliders are cheap (4 to 10 bucks) and you can take them with you on vacation or do a 10 minute workout at home at any time with very little space. All you need is a rug and a desire to feel and look better. Get em at Home Depot or even Bed Bath and Beyond! Super effective and fun!

Here are the names of the 3 exercises in this video that we do at our Scarsdale Gym (the location of FFBC – The boot camp without the yelling!:

Mountain Climbers – working the abs and I feel it hits the obliques (side abs) a bit as well.
Tucks – great for triceps, core and tests your cardiovascular fitness.
Pikes – great for theÂ tummy – go SLOW on the way down (called the negative portion) which has been shown to tighten the muscle even more than the positive portion of the movement.

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Scarsdale Gym Owner Furniture Slider Workout – Part 1

Mitch — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:01:08 +0000

A Scarsdale Gym Owner Post by Mitch Lee – The $4 Furniture Slider Workout – Part 1

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Our gym in Scarsdale ( you know…the indoor Scarsdale boot camp that’s getting people fit fast) is known for outta-the box and innovative exercise routines.

One of the coolest, craziest, most effective and INEXPENSIVE pieces of equipment we use are furniture sliders that you can get from from Amazon.com, Home Depot or Bed Bath and Beyond. You can get them for like $4 or $10 max!

Awesome and endless exercises can be performed with them, they are 100x better than any bulky piece of gym equipment and they are portable and weigh nothing which means you can travel with them when you are on the road or on vacation. YEY BABY! Does that make you Randy?

I’m going to show you the first 4 exercises in a 5 part exercise series called “The Furniture Slider Workout” – These are some of the exercises we do at boot camp in our Scarsdale gym that gets amazing results!

Just watch the video way up top and follow along.

The first 4 exercises are:

Alternating Reverse Lunges for the butt and inner thighs
“Hang On” Alternating Side Lunges for the butt and inner thighs
Alternating Floor Leg Curls isolating the hamstrings
“Push-Up Position” Butt Squeezers for the butt! (no?…really? LOL)

Please leave your comments and questions at the bottom

Animal Kingdom Cardio

Mitch — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:05:54 +0000

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has been proven to be more effective at burning fat than steady state cardio. This is simply a FACT…

Now I am not saying never to do some light cardio. I mean, we do light steady state cardio as well as short 30 second bursts of higher intensity cardio training at boot camp and I actually just got back from a 25 minute light jog outside cuz the weather was just so nice and I just did my HIIT training yesterday.

I’m just saying that to totally be and feel fit, you don’t wanna be able to sprint but be unable to jog for 20 minutes or vice-versa right? You wanna feel like you can do it all..at least I do.

Variety is not only the spice of life but it’s great when you are trying to lose fat and tone up cuz the body is always doing something different.

Moving to my point…

I think people still don’t understand the importance of high intensity interval cardio so before I give you my 10 minute cardio solution that you do just about anywhere, I want to turn your attention to the animal kingdom

Look How Lean That Cheetah Is!

By Lean I mean – low levels of body fat and totally toned and sculpted right?

Look How Lean That Horse Is – Super defined!

These 2 pictures are reminders that the leanest animals on the planet are the ones that can sprint very fast for short periods of time and the same hold true for people – the folks with the lowest levels of body fat incorporate some form of HIIT during the week as well as resistance training.

Here’s the good news…

Sure HIIT is hard but it takes a lot less time (a real big excuse for most of us including me) and the results you can achieve make it super worth it..

My 10 minute Animal Kingdom Cardio Routine

*** This can be done during your 10 minute office break, in the morning before breakfast, on an elliptical or bike in your home or simply on the streetÂ or in a park (flat or up a hill).

Round 1: 30 second run at 25% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 2: 30 second run at 50% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 3: 30 second run at 75% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 4: 30 second run at 100% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 5: 30 second run at 100% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 6: 30 second run at 100% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 7: 30 second run at 100% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 8: 30 second run at 75% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 9: 30 second run at 50% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

Round 10: 30 second run at 25% all out effort / 30 seconds recover (walk)

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Top 3 Butt Firming Exercises

Mitch — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:47:28 +0000

Who Else Wants To Know My Favorite Butt Firming Moves?

One of the most commonly asked questions I get is…

“How do I add more shape to my tush?”

If you have a tush that is flat or you have a booty that needs shape and tone then…

Make sure add a few of these exercises to your weekly workout routine and within a few weeks you should see a dramatic change…

One quick note:

Cardio burns fat but it’s not going to get you a shapely, tight and toned tush so add these to your arsenal…

And if you’re in our boot camp, this is a gentle reminder how good these are!

Booty Building Exercise #1 – Dumbbell Squats

Place your feet wider than shoulder-width apart and turn toes slightly out. Hold a dumbbell in each hand or one heavier one in both hands and. Inhale as you squat down (leading with your tush) and keep your core tight and your chin slightly up. Exhale as your press up through your heels and return to a standing position…(if ya really wanna feel it and keep the tension on the legs, only come up 80% of the way up). Do 15-20 reps or count for time for 30-60 seconds.

Booty Building Exercise #2 – Dumbbell Reverse Lunge

Stand with feet together and a dumbbell in each hand at your sides. Inhale as you lunge backward with 1 leg. Exhale as you push off with your lunging heel and return to the starting position. Do 12-15 reps or 30 seconds on each side.

Booty Building Exercise #3 – Step Up Lunges

This is the same as number #2 except you are stepping up on a chair or box or bench. This one really gets the tush big time.

So what’s your favorite booty building exercise? Leave a comment…I gotta know…

Sister of Westchester Personal Trainer is a Big Loser!

Mitch — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:30:25 +0000

So how did my sister lose 47 pounds and why is she sharing her personal training and nutrition tips with Westchester?

Well…cuz she knows what it’s like to be uncomfortable and she understands that the pain of being unhappy and unhealthy can really take its toll. She wanted to be an inspiration to the many women that I work with to tell you that you can also be a big loser!

You see – I can yell from a Westchester rooftop about the importance of fitness training, working out with a personal trainer, eating right, having the right mindset for weight loss all day long but…

nothing is as powerful as actually hearing from someone (my sister) who lost an unbelievable 47 pounds slowly and consistently by fitness training and eating smart (no dieting – no pills – no potions!)

My baby sis Jennifer was really nice to do this audio interview with me and share all of her secrets and strategies for weight loss.

I mean…she really spills the beans on this interview.

She will tell you her fitness training routine, how long she works out for, her cardio frequency, her nutrition tips, what snacks she eats, her mindset, and much more….

OK Westchester -if you are struggling with your fitness training routine or nutrition plan and you want some serious motivation from someone who has done it, just press play and listen to this content-rich interview with my sister Jennifer below!

Listen to this>>> How She Lost 47 lbs

Don’t forget to leave your comments – I would love to know some of your fitness training and nutrition tips that work for you…

And by the way, if you’re ready to change, click here for a Westchester Personal Trainer