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Monday, June 18, 2012

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Our blog has moved! Please visit http://ultrafitsf.com/ultrablog   for the latest health tips, news and advice And in the me...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Oblique Crunches with a Partner

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Start by lying on your backs, facing opposite directions, with the outside of your hips almost touching. Keep your chin away from your che...

Partner Exercise - Push-Up Contest

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Nothing like a little contest to pump those muscles and have a little fun! But it’s important to level the playing field if one of you is cl...

Partner Squats

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Start by facing your partner, holding onto each other’s arms. As you begin the exercise, each of you slowly squats backward, keeping your kn...

Six-Pack BOSU

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Start by sitting on the BOSU trainer in a semi-reclined position. Be sure to keep your abdominals very tight throughout the entire ...

King of the BOSU

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Stand on the BOSU trainer. Your partner stands on the floor holding a medicine ball. Again, his or her goal is to put you off balan...

Survivor BOSU

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Stand on the BOSU trainer. Your partner stands on the floor on one leg. Each of you holds one end of a rope. The only rule is that ...

Squat and Overhead Press Throw to Partner with a Medicine Ball

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Start by standing 5–6 feet away from your partner. Hold the medicine ball at chest level. Using an overhead press, toss the ball to...

V-Sits With Rotation and Pass to Partner with a Medicine Ball

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Sit on the floor about 1–2 feet away from your partner with your knees bent. Sit upright with perfect posture, abdominals contracte...

Partner Sprint and Roll with a Medicine Ball

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Stand side-by-side with your partner. Start by rolling the ball forward on a diagonal so that it will intersect your partner’s path...

Partner Side Swing Pass - Medicine Ball Exercise

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Stand side-by-side about 2 feet from your partner. Maintain perfect posture and keep your abdominals contracted throughout the enti...

Lunge and Chest Pass to Partner with a Medicine Ball

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Start by standing tall with perfect posture, facing your partner. Lunge forward as you throw the medicine ball to your partner using a che...

Medicine Ball Partner Shuffle Drill

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Stand facing your partner. Shuffle for about 10 feet, going one way, while simultaneously tossing the medicine ball back and forth ...

Kneeling Partner Twist with a Medicine Ball

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Kneel back-to-back with your partner. Keep your abdominals contracted and maintain perfect posture. Slowly twist to one side and...

Medicine Ball Partner Chest Pass

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Single-Leg Partner Chest Pass. Stand facing your partner, each of you balancing on one leg. Keep your abdominals contracted and yo...

Medicine Ball Partner Exercise

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Partner Floor Slams. Start by standing upright and holding the medicine ball over your head. Keep your abdominals contracted throu...

Tricep Kickbacks with a Partner

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Triceps Kickbacks. Stand facing your partner. Wrap the tubes around each other and each hold one handle in your right and left ...

Partner Upper Body Exercise

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Lunge and Full-Body Rotation. Start facing sideways to your partner, holding one end of one tube in your hands. Lunge your outs...

Partner Trunk Rotations Using Tubing

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Trunk Rotation. Stand facing your partner. Wrap the tubes around each other and each hold one handle in your right and left han...

Partner Exercise Using Tubing

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External Rotation. Stand side-by-side with your partner, facing the same direction. Each of you holds one handle of one tube in you...

Tubing Partner Exercises

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Try these fun, effective partner exercises to build strength. Mid-Row. Stand facing your partner. Intertwine the tubes, holdi...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Pet Health Pictures Slideshow: Exercising With Your Dog (Part 5)

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Gentle Exercises for Older Dogs Just because your senior dog moves with a slower, stiffer gait then when he was a pup doesn...

Pet Health Pictures Slideshow: Exercising With Your Dog (Part 5)

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Fetch Fetching a ball or favorite toy over and over can be great exercise for your dog. But it doesn't do much for you, i...

Pet Health Pictures Slideshow: Exercising With Your Dog (Part 4)

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Rollerblading People who enjoy rollerblading may be afraid to bring their pup along. No one wants to be yanked off the sidewa...

Pet Health Pictures Slideshow: Exercising With Your Dog (Part 3)

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Hiking If your area offers hiking opportunities, you've got one lucky dog. "Most dogs love to go out and visit new sm...

Pet Health Pictures Slideshow: Exercising With Your Dog (Part 2)

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Jogging Not all dogs are built to jog. Greyhounds, for example, are pros at short-distance sprinting, but can become fatigued ...

Pet Health Pictures Slideshow: Exercising With Your Dog

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Dogged by Obesity Man's best friend is battling one of man's worst enemies -- obesity. Up to 40% of dogs in the U.S. weigh ...

The Top 20 Fitness Mistakes Beginners Make

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Don't let exercise errors stand in your way By Leanna Skarnulis WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Feature Reviewed By Kathleen Zelman, MP...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Healthy eating made easy

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Help control your weight with these four everyday tips. First, focus on the purpose of food: Food is the fuel that keeps your body running....
Friday, June 11, 2010

Cholesterol Management Health Center

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Cholesterol Health Check Do you have high cholesterol, also known as hypercholesterolemia? Abnormal cholesterol levels such as high L...

Hypertension/High Blood Pressure Health Center

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High Blood Pressure and the DASH Diet One step to lower high blood pressure -- incorporate the DASH diet into your lif...

Foods to Fight Fatigue

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The Weight of Water Two-thirds of the human body is made up of water. Without it, we could only live a few days. The fluid helps contr...

Fight Fatigue With Energy Foods

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Fat Force Fat has also gotten a bad reputation, and for good reason. Too much of the "bad" fats is associated with heart dis...

Fight Fatigue With Energy Foods

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Foods to Fight Fatigue By Dulce Zamora WebMD Feature Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD T...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

Cancer Prevention in Every Aisle

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Nearly everything in the produce aisle can help you prevent cancer, but there are items throughout the supermarket t...
Monday, June 07, 2010

Side to Side Lunge with Medicine Ball

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The side to side lunge is a great way to warm up and strengthen the glutes, hips and thighs. Adding a medicine ball makes the exercise more...
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