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Very funny and an usual core exercise, motorbike riding with a four burner bbq. (barbeque).

While this is a silly thing to do, it does show amazing core strength to hold perfect alignment with all of the deep core muscles such as the transversus abdominus, multifidus, internal and external obliques.

If he was to slouch forward, he would start placing a lot of strain on his lower back. The shoulders have to be braced extremely well between the internal and external rotators while maintaining perfect postural alignment. keeping a neutral spin also enables him to keep the hips stabilised enough to extend his hips far enough to reach the foot pedals.

So don’t be tempted to pick up some outdoor furniture or other stuff from the road side council hard rubbish collection, keep your core works to the safe environment of your own home:))

While conducting our usual Boot camp class last night, we came across an unusual exercise happening inside the rotunda, tightrope walking.

It’s amazing how you can adapt to your surroundings, the 40cm diameter pillars were more than capable of supporting the weight of a person suspended from a tight rope made from 50mm strapping, similar to what is used to tie down stuff on roof racks

The 2 people were even happy enough for me to have a go. Like most people my body starting swinging from side to side once I moved my left foot away from the tightrope and without the support of leaning on the pillar.

While tightrope walking is lots of fun, it is a highly advance core based activity meaning that you really need to be able to brace from below the belly button (TVA Transversus abdominis, though your multifidis, external/internal obliques and pelvic floor) to your spine.

A great way to develop core strength is using a Fitball or Swiss ball, a having a strong core provides the foundation for all of the body’s movements.

A great way to lose weight without trying is trying to incorporate a little bit of incidental exercise or burning calories while doing every day domestic stuff. What we are talking about is keeping the body moving and breaking the sedentary lifestyle cycle of sitting all day long.

So try out these 10 ways of burning calories while you’re out doing every day stuff.

1.When your printing documents at the office, select a printer that is on the other side of the office

2.Try cleaning the home oven without the aid of nasty chemicals, use good old elbow grease.

3.Park your car at the furthest most point at the shopping centre carpark or better deliberately forget where you park.

4.Clean your windows, once again without nasty chemicals using the good old methylated spirits & newspaper

5.Take the stairs instead, if your at work or out and about, try using the stairs rather than a lift or escalator

6.Walk and play with the dog, why lead rover have all the fun
7.Walk when picking up the kids, if you live close tho their school, try walking which also helps to lead by example when setting healthy exercise habits:))

8.Always keep moving, if your a perrenial sit a downer, ie spending long periods glued to the computer or TV screen, get up every 1 – 2 hours and go for a quick walk, it will boost your productivity and give your mind a break.

9.Sweep the footpaths & rake the leaves, it’s a great work out plus it keeps things tidy

10.Dust your blankets and small rugs by placing them on the close line and beating them with a broom handle, just remember to change sides to ensure an even workout

While some of these may seem unconventional, its a great way to burn some extra calories while going about the normal activities during the day.

While Raspberry picking, I came across this unusual exercise, Raspberry squats.

A few hours of raspberry picking in a squat position gives you a great work out of the butt muscles, hamstrings and quadriceps.
While there is some conjecture on the placement of the knees, generally you should aim to have the knees over the big toe and butt sticking out like you are about to sit down on the toilet, remember to look straight ahead while keeping the chest out.

Main points when performing a squat:
1.Keep your feet shoulder width apart
2.Keep your shoulders back and chest out
3.Make sure that your bodies moves as a single movement, think of a spring compressing.
4.Keep your heels on the ground and your knees over your feet

Common mistakes when performing squats:
1.Heels lifting off the ground
2.Allowing the knees to turn in or out

Main muscles used:
1.Gluteus Maximus (butt Muscle)
2.Hamstrings
3.Quadriceps

Performing a squat correctly is important as it forms the foundation of a number of body movements that we perform everyday, think about trying to reach down to the ground to pick something up. It’s better to performing a squat rather than have a straight legs and bending at the lower back.

This unusual exercise is ore bucket tipping while performing a lunge in a mine.
This photo was taken within the last 30 years and highlights the challenging work conditions experienced by miners, whether in 2010 or in the era of this photo.

The guys must have been extremely fit as this is back breaking work with each ore cart weighing a couple of tons. It’s great to see the miner performing this movement with a bent front knee and straight back.

Remember when performing any exercise or work related activity to use the correct exercise technique. When performing a lunge, make sure that you keep your hips underneath your shoulders and that your front knee doesn’t pass over your big toes.

As you raise your body from their lunge position, remember to place your weight through your heal.