Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
This is me with my coach, Alexander. He’s tough but fair 
One of the best exercises to tone arms, chest and your core and increase your upper body strength is the push-up. Before you wince, here’s how to do it right, while keeping it simple.
Start: on your knees with 1 or 5 reps
Advance: once you can do 10 on your knees, try 5 regular style and work up to 10, 15 or 20 reps.
How often? Do push-ups 5 times per week as part of your Peter K workout
FFR members- follow this link to see a push-up and carbohydrate challenge you can take >
But don’t take it from me alone, FFR member, Dee, is living proof that you can start with 1 knee push-up and work up to 15 regular push-ups. That’s exactly what she did.
She also lost 15 llbs and competed in her 1st 5K with the Fit Friends’ Revolution! She joined the FFR and changed her life, and so can you. You’ll be hearing more about Dee and how she succeeded soon. Until then, 1 push-up……
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Fit Friends’ Revolution Club coming soon!
Most of my clients tell me they have no upper body strength. I show them the modified push-up pictured above on knees and they look at me like I’m deranged. When I encourage them to try it they blow out 10 or 15 reps. They work up to 5, 10, or 20 regular push-ups. You can too. Here’s how to start:
- Week 1- Do 5 knee push-ups every day this week
- Week 2- Do 1 regular pushup and 4 knee push-ups everyday this week
- Week 3- Do 2-5 regular push-ups and enough knee push-ups to get to 10 total every day this week
- You get the point; continue until you get to where you want to be
If you can’t do a knee push-up then start against the wall. You can do it. Try it right now
You’re arms will start to look great and you’ll be much stronger!
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
5 Minutes to Fitness+ Club coming September 2010
Yes, it’s the dreaded push-up. But wait, before you say you “hate it”, think about this. That which does not kills you makes you _________. Yes, stronger, and that’s the point of a push-up. It will make you physically and mentally stronger so you can get the things you have to fight for in life.
Don’t worry if you can’t even do one now. I have clients who started with 1 push-up against the wall, progressed to 10 knee push-ups (Jane is doing it above from my 5 Minutes to Fitness+ DVD) and finally, 10 regular push-ups, and they are stronger and fitter than they’ve ever been.
How did a push-up help get me on QVC? I took one of the toughest exercises in my 5 Minutes to Fitness+ core exercise program DVD and for 2 years, every time I did my push-ups I thought about how nothing would stop me from getting my DVD on QVC. The strangest thing happened. It worked
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