Body Weight Exercises With Fitness Expert John Garey

John Garey presents the “All You Need Is You” series focused on body weight training. We don’t always have access to equipment, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get an awesome workout. Using your own body as your exercise equipment means you can workout virtually anywhere! John has put together a terrific series on You Tube with a group of great body weight exercises.

Some of the moves are a bit challenging, so modify when you need to. Here are the videos he has put together so far, and there are more to come:

PUSH UP PLAYTIME
The  “All You Need Is You” series, continues with an exercise called “Push-up Play Time.” Pushups are a full-body exercise targeting your upper & lower body in addition to your core muscles. This variation challenges chest, shoulder, triceps, and core strength, as well as balance.  Using your own body as your exercise equipment means you can workout virtually anywhere!

POWER LUNGE SPRINTER EXERCISE

Power Lunge Sprinter is another exercise in our series “All You Need Is You.”  This is a very dynamic exercise that includes stability, balance and strength work for the lower body.  This exercise focuses primarily on the muscles in the leg.  Decrease the challenge by taking out jump at the top.  Increase the challenge by adding a balance hold at the end of each jump before beginning the next repetition.


SIDE LUNGE TO TWIST
The next exercise in our series “All You Need Is You,” Side Lunge to Twist focuses on moving in all planes and specifically working on the muscles in the lateral system, such as the hip abductors, and the obliques. This exercise will challenge stability, balance and strength work for the upper quadrant. Decrease the challenge by doing one segment at a time, such as just the side lunge, or just the twist.

About John Garey

John Garey is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through NSCA and earned his MS in Physical Education from New York University. As a Master Instructor Trainer for Merrithew Health & Fitness, John is an integral part of the programming team specializing in STOTT PILATES® and CORE™ and has starred in over 60 Fitness and Pilates DVDs, most for Merrithew Health & Fitness. John is a Fitness Expert for the LA Times. John is also certified as a Personal Trainer from the American Council on Exercise and is a Fully Certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor since 2001.

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