The “Look Better Naked” Guide (Part 2)

// November 11th, 2008 // Exercise, General Health, Weight Loss

Yesterday, in Part 1 of the “Look Better Naked Series”, we covered some of the best foods that you can eat to make your naked skin look great. Today we’re going to cover some of the best exercises that you can do to help your body get that toned look.

We’re not going to cover running (Cardio is a Must!), we’re going to cover some quick toning  exercises which you can do to help tighten up quickly. (Small Changes = Big Impact)

Part 2

Exercises With Naked Benefits

1) Abdominals

We all want better abs. The worst part is that most traditional ab exercises (see sit-ups), while good for you stomach tone, are awful for your back. Let me set you straight on what the best ab exercise is to get you moving toward the ever elusive “six pack”.
According to a study performed by the “American Council on Exercise”, the most effective abs exercise is the bicycle exercise. To perform this exercise:

  1. Lie Face up and lock your fingers behind your hand.
  2. Bring your knees to your chest and lift you shoulder blades off the ground (do not pull on your neck).
  3. Straighten your right leg out while moving your upper body to the left (bringing your right elbow towards the left knee)
  4. Alternate sides with the same movement and continue this motion for 12-16 reps.


2) Back Muscles (Primarily Male)

One of the best things you can do to look better in the buff if you’re a guy is to work on your upper, superficial back muscles (aka Trapezius, Deltoids, and the Upper part of your Latissimus Dorsi ). Your deep back muscles deserve a good workout too, but we’re primarily focusing on the outter muscles (this series deals with our vain side…lol) at the moment.

A few of the best exercises that you can do for your upper back are Chin-ups, Pull-ups, the Dumbell 1 Arm Row, Inverted Rows, and the Mousti pullover. These few exercises will build you a “monster” upper back for the guys, which is a major plus for that “nude” look. Your significant other will notice right away.

3) Leg, Thigh, Buttock (Primarily Female)

A big concern that many women have when trying to get fit is to get their legs, thighs, and buttocks areas more toned. There are really two ways that you can go about toning these areas. The first way is to do an all in one type exercise, such a dance or swimming. The other would be to actually do a series of different leg workouts that focus on each muscle action.
I am more apt to do an exercise which tricks me (because they’re fun) into exercising so I’m going to focus on dance. In almost any gym across the country you can get signed up for a never ending variety of dance classes (these aren’t classes for dancers…they’re for folks who want to dance for fun and exercise.). If gyms aren’t your thing, you can always find some great dance workout video’s for cheap online (See Widget Below), or jump over to youtube and search “dance workout“.

We didn’t cover alot of exercises in this post, but we did that on purpose. The goal of this series is give you the best set of things that you can do to look (and feel) better “when naked” in the shortest amount of time.
Have any suggestions or great shaping exercises the missed? Send us a comment!

I hope you enjoyed part 2 of the “Look Better Naked” Series. We’ll hit you with some more great stuff tomorrow when we cover “Look Better Naked” Products.

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“Look Better Naked” Series
Part 1 : Best Nude Foods
Part 2 : Best Naked Exercise (today’s post)
Part 3 : The Naked Mindset
Part 4 : Recommended Naked Products

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