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Classes start:
January 7, 2008
Fitness tip of the Month

Keeping the weight off during the holiday season.

Fill your plate ½ way at dinner parties and do not go for seconds.

Allow yourself to have one appetizer before dinner or stick with the vegetable/fruit platter without the dressing dip to curb your pre-meal appetite.

Drink a Glass of water after every alcoholic beverage.

Make sure you exercise for 30 minutes first thing the next morning.

ProActive Fitness® Inc. is a leader in developing and executing Individual and Group Fitness training programs, Sports Specific Training programs and Corporate Fitness and Wellness programs.

Leg Exercises - Hack Squat
Primary Muscles: Quadriceps, Gluteus Maximus
Secondary Muscles: Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus
  1. Lie on the sled with the pads on your shoulders and your feet hip distance apart on the platform.
  2. Push off the platform and extend your legs, keeping your knees soft.
  3. Slowly bend at your hips and knees and lower your body down until your knees are bent to 90-110 degrees of flexion. Make sure your knees are tracking in line with your ankles.

Helpful Hints:
Keep your back flat up against the pad during this exercise. To increase the difficulty of this exercise, pick up one foot and perform the exercise one legged.

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