Free Workout Friday: Theraband Workout #5 Pilates and Core with Theraband

Here's my guest coach, Nicole Miller, who joined us on the 365fitt Healthy Active Living Trip to Captiva Island, FL February 1-8, 2014.  Nicole is demonstrating for us a beautiful pilates move.  What I like most about this video is how you can do a progression.  For a beginner, wrap the theraband around your back, lean back slightly making your abdominals tight, and bring your arms forward.  For the lower body, you'll draw your knees in, which, as a beginner, you can do one at a time, until you become stronger.  Finally, put the arms and legs together simultaneously for a more advanced workout; very much like a crunch.  You'll utilize some great back and core stabilizing muscles on this one!  Strive for 15 and watch your form and focus on quality!

365fitt is about training for the event called LIFE, focusing on physical, nutritional and emotional wellness through lifestyle adaptations.  Kathy is available for personal training and wellness consultations and corporate wellness.  365fitt invites you to participate in a Healthy Active Living trip to incredible destinations.  Please visit 365fitt for more information.  Live 365fitt!

Free Workout Friday: Theraband Workout #4: Core and Total Body

Here's my guest coach, Nicole Miller, who joined us on the 365fitt Healthy Active Living Trip to Captiva Island, FL February 1-8, 2014.  Nicole is demonstrating for us another great combination, this time for your upper back and hamstrings.  Remember to keep your back straight, hinging at the hips, as you bend forward.  I love the advanced move, which puts one leg in front of the other.   Nicole states, do 15-20, or about 15 on each side, if doing one leg in front.   Watch your form and focus on quality!  Great job, Nicole!

365fitt is about training for the event called LIFE, focusing on physical, nutritional and emotional wellness through lifestyle adaptations.  Kathy is available for personal training and wellness consultations and corporate wellness.  365fitt invites you to participate in a Healthy Active Living trip to incredible destinations.  Please visit 365fitt for more information.  Live 365fitt!

Free Workout Friday: Theraband Workout #3 Triceps, Hip Core Stabilizers

Here's my guest coach, Nicole Miller, who joined us on the 365fitt Healthy Active Living Trip to Captiva Island, FL February 1-8, 2014.  Nicole is demonstrating for us a great combination using an overhead triceps press with the theraband with a leg abduction.  Of course, this is awesome for that wiggly, jiggly triceps (not you, right?), but when you add the leg abduction, you work on strengthening the hip, outer thigh and core you get a multi-dimensional workout, not to mention super how great it is for your balance!  Incorporate these into your workout, performing 10 on each side (less if you're new to this exercise).  Also, if you're new to this exercise, you can do them singly.  If you're more advanced, do them standing on a BOSU.  Watch your form and focus on quality!

365fitt is about training for the event called LIFE, focusing on physical, nutritional and emotional wellness through lifestyle adaptations.  Kathy is available for personal training and wellness consultations and corporate wellness.  365fitt invites you to participate in a Healthy Active Living trip to incredible destinations.  Please visit 365fitt for more information.  Live 365fitt!

Free Workout Friday: Theraband Workout #2 Lunge and Side Bend

Here's my guest coach, Nicole Miller, who joined us on the 365fitt Healthy Active Living Trip to Captiva Island, FL February 1-8, 2014.  Nicole is demonstrating for us a great lunge with side bend combination.  Great for building lower body strength (glutes, hamstrings, quads) and obliques, not to mention super for working on your balance!  Incorporate these into your workout, performing 10 on each side (less if you're new to this exercise).  Watch your form and focus on quality!

365fitt is about training for the event called LIFE, focusing on physical, nutritional and emotional wellness through lifestyle adaptations.  Kathy is available for personal training and wellness consultations and corporate wellness.  365fitt invites you to participate in a Healthy Active Living trip to incredible destinations.  Please visit 365fitt for more information.  Live 365fitt!

Free Workout Friday: Theraband Workout #1

Free Workout Friday
Theraband Workout #1 from Nicole Miller

If you missed the 365fitt Healthy Active Living Trip to Captiva Island, FL February 1-8, 2014, you can  still reap the benefits.  One of our coaches from the trip, Nicole Miller (from TrainwithNicole.net) did some functional training using the theraband that all participants received on the trip.  As part of a series, Nicole is going to demonstrate and give you an easy workout that you can do in your home.  Add this workout to your routine to build core strength (because your core is "engaged" and you'll rotate), leg strength (squat) and arm/shoulder strength and stability (extensions). 

Want to amp it up?  Pull out an object of instability;  beginners can use an Airex pad or pillow, intermediates can use a BOSU, and advanced individuals can use an Indo Board!  Put some music on and create a routine, and have some fun with this workout - the first in a series!


Nicole Miller is a 365fitt Coach, who trains in Colorado Springs, CO, and is available for personal training (locally through her own company TrainwithNicole.net ) and online coaching through 365fitt.  Nicole brings a sense of empowerment to her workouts with a "you can do this" and non-intimidating attitude.  Join Nicole and me on future 365fitt Healthy Active Living Trips - a great way to get motivated, stay motivated and challenge yourself to live a fit and healthy active life!