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For an easy exercise that firms your glutes and hamstrings, add this move to your daily routine. Whenever you stand up from a chair, do it without using your arms, says Karen Voight, a fitness columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the creator of several exercise DVDs. Plant your feet hip width apart, place your heels directly under your knees (if your shoes aren't flat, kick them off before you begin), then ...

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Magazine article from: WWD October 30, 2003 700+ words ...in Seattle, Asha Couture plans to relocate in February to Los Angeles where production is based. The swimwear's average wholesale...300 suits in its first season, DeMarco said. NIKE'S FITNESS MOVE: Nike is pitching in for a national initiative that aims...

Invisible fitness move: glute contractions.(body wise)(Brief Article)

Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine Stacey, Michelle December 1, 2004 700+ words The next time you're standing still, Alex McKechnie, athletic performance coordinator for the Los Angeles Lakers, has the perfect way to firm your butt and improve your posture and gait: Stand flat-footed, feet parallel, and press...

Invisible fitness move: Pilates for your feet.(body wise)(Brief Article)

Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine Murphy, Carla January 1, 2006 700+ words ...strengthen your feet and take pressure off your knees, hips, and back, suggests Jillian Hessel, a master Pilates instructor in Los Angeles and the author of Pilates Basics. Stand barefoot on a smooth surface with your feet shoulder-width apart. Starting with...

Invisible fitness move of the month.(body wise)(Brief article)

Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine Hunter, Dorothea November 1, 2006 700+ words If you're gritting your teeth at the thought of the holidays, you can head off some of the tension at the pass, says Debbie Rosas, founder of NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action), a mind-body workout that emphasizes finding your own way of expressing yourself in motion. Start sitting or standing

Invisible fitness move. (Your Body).(Brief Article)

Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine February 1, 2003 700+ words David Kirsch, owner of the Madison Square Club in New York City and author of Sound Mind, Sound Body (Rodale), says you can tone your upper arms (known unaffectionately as bat wings) without leaving your desk: Grab the armrests of your chair, elbows bent at a 90-degree angle, and push yourself up,

Invisible fitness move.(bodywise)(Brief article)

Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine Bertsche, Rachel June 1, 2007 700+ words WAITING IN LINE doesn't have to be a waste of time. Karen Erickson, a New York City chiropractor and spokeswoman for the American Chiropractic Association, suggests using those minutes to stretch out your lower back and work on your abdominal muscles with this subtle move. Stand with your feet

Invisible fitness move.(body wise)(Brief article)

Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine Barr, Naomi March 1, 2007 700+ words If slouching has started to redesign your silhouette, here's a suggestion from Sharyn Pak, creator of the DVD Desk Sets: 5 Minute Desk Workouts. Sit on the edge of your chair, with your hands in your lap. Keeping your spine straight, lean back until your shoulders touch the back of the chair; make

Invisible fitness move: hip flexors.(body wise)(Brief article)

Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine Murphy, Carla April 1, 2006 700+ words AFTER YOU'VE SPENT years sitting (at your desk, behind the wheel, on the couch), your hip flexors--the worker-bee muscles that help you walk, run, and kick--shorten, says Anthony Carey, founder of San Diego's Function First corrective exercise studio and author of The Pain-Free Program. The result,