How To Adapt A Workout

Ok, lets be honest here, sometimes because of our size, us beautiful butterflies can't always do excercises how they were meant to be done. This only means that we have to modify them a little bit. I'm one of the lucky girls who has a trainer for a boyfreind so he helps me modify stuff he notices is a little difficult.

One of the things my boyfreind has suggested to me,( becuase he has noticed that my short arms and legs make excercises such as the bear crawl and crab walk difficult) is to simply hold the pose instead of actually trying to move around. For instance, instead of actually doing a crab walk, (which is when you have yourslef up off the ground wtih your back to the floor) simply do what is called a table maker. One other brilliant piece of advice he has given me is to make sure to do a lot of work on my legs. They can be a very valuable asset.

Another piece of working out that is extremely important is remembering to breathe. Sometimes you'll see these huge guys try to lift an enormous amount of weight in the gym....except they almost look constipated! That's because they haven't completely worked out a good breathing pattern for when they lift heavy weight. Having a good breathing pattern can also help prevent various injuries in the gym. There are various books out there on how to properly stretch before and breathe during a workout....please be safe.

Another aspect to us butterflies having to sometimes adapt, is switching up our arm positioning. Remember, if it doesn't feel quite comfortable, change where your arms are so that you are more comfortable doing the excercise. If the position of your arms is not comfortable you could hurt yourself.

One amazing piece of equipment to workout with that I have found is a called Lifeline Cables. They are very versatile and easy to adapt to your needs. You can do every single excercise that you go to the gym for and use machines with these cables. The best part is, you don't have to worry about those pieces of gym equipment such as the overhead press machine that the handle is too hard to reach for. I've only been using these cables for a short time, but they are amazing!!!

Well ladies, I hope these tips and tricks help you get or stay healthy. Sometimes instead of asking the world to adapt to us, we need to adapt to it.

May us butterflies soar!!