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What equipment to use and exercises
to try at your Living Gems gym
Treadmill Triceps pushdown
Running or walking on a treadmill The triceps pushdown is a
can improve cardiovascular health, resistance training exercise that
increase endurance, and burn targets the triceps muscles, leading
calories, leading to weight loss and a to improved upper body strength,
boost in energy levels. assist other pressing movements,
and providing better arm definition.
Stationary bike
Cycling on a stationary bike is a low- Planks
impact exercise that can improve Planks are a core strengthening
cardiovascular health, strengthen exercise that help improve posture,
the lower body muscles, and reduce the risk of back pain, and
increase stamina, resulting in better increase overall core strength and
physical endurance and overall stability.
fitness.
Glute bridge
Lat pulldown Glute bridges are a lower body
The lat pulldown is a strength exercise that help strengthen the
training exercise that targets the glute muscles, improve hip mobility,
upper back muscles, helping tone the legs and help support the
improve posture, reduce the risk lower back, reducing back pain.
of injury, and increase upper body
strength. Romanian deadlift
Romanian deadlifts are a compound
Machine chest press exercise that target the hamstrings,
The chest press is a resistance lower back, and glutes, leading to
training exercise that strengthens improved leg and back strength.
Josh recommends beginning with a the chest muscles, improves
safe, yet effective exercise routine upper body strength, and can lead Lying leg curls
to practice right in your Living Gems to increased muscle mass and Lying leg curls are an isolation
gym, as all the equipment you need improved body composition. exercise that target the hamstrings,
is on hand. leading to improved leg strength and
“I would recommend starting with Machine shoulder press muscle tone, while also reducing the
isolation movements, as they are The shoulder press is a resistance risk of injury.
usually the safest on the low-risk training exercise that targets the
machines, for example, simple leg shoulders, upper back and arms, Leg extensions
extensions and work up to body leading to improved posture and Leg extensions are a resistance
weight movements before levelling up upper body strength. training exercise that target the
to more compound movements that quadriceps, leading to improved leg
use multiple joints,” he says. Bicep curl strength, muscle tone, and athletic
Bicep curls are a strength training performance, while also promoting
“Train for how you exercise that help increase arm carry over benefits to squatting-type
movements.
strength, tone the bicep muscles,
want to live and and improve overall upper body
strength and muscle definition.
move in the future.”
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