Four exercises to try this week
Bent-over row:
Things you will need: a chair and a five pound weight.
First, place your right hand on a chair facing you. Next lean yourself forward and hold the five-pound weight with your left hand. Finally, lift the weight back and forth toward your armpit. This exercise strengthen your arms, your stomach.
Superman position:
First, lie yourself in vertical position on the floor with your arms facing the wall and your legs outstretched behind you. Next, slowly lift both of your legs and arms like in a diving position. As you lift your legs and arms, also lift your head. hold this position and do as many as you want. This exercise targets your butt, back, hips and shoulders.
Supine reverse crunches:
Lie on yourself on a mat and with both of your legs bent. stretch your arms out to your sides. Next lift your legs up to your abs back and forth in a 90 degree position and hold as much as you can. This exercise targets your abs.
Bent -knee sit up and crunches:
Using a mat, lie on the floor with your knees bent and arms behind your head. Slowly curl only your head and part of your stomach like a sit up position. Do as many as your can.
Courtesy of ACE fitness program
Nancy Evora is a senior and this is her fourth year in the staff. Her first year she was a staff writer, second year she was the Health Editor, junior...