iJoyRide Exercises

According to celebrity fitness trainer, Eddie Joseph, "Any time you have to use your core muscles you will burn calories". No wonder so many people now use the iJoyRide as part of a personal weight loss programme.

IJoyRide is being hailed as the first ever exercise machine that is truly effective at strengthening and toning the inner thighs and buttocks. If used twice daily for 15 minutes, this amazing machine can give you the shapely figure you seek. It does all the work for you; just sit back, keep your balance, and have fun! After using the iJoyRide, you may discover muscles that you never knew you had; this is because you need to use the deep postural muscles of the trunk, pelvis and the adductor muscles of the thighs to keep your balance and posture. The iJoyRide is a fantastically easy way to continuously condition these key muscles.

You can create your own exercise work-out to music when using the iJoyRide. Eddie Joseph, who supervises the personal fitness programmes of several well known actors, has designed a series of simple, easy and effective exercises which can be performed by anyone using the iJoyRide. This simple series of exercises will help you feel stonger, fitter and more energized.

           

1. LEG EXTENSIONS
This workout is excellent for toning the front of the thigh muscles quadriceps. Sit upright and keep your back as straight as possible. Slowly and deliberately extend your legs up in front of you straightening them; hold then and squeeze at the top.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps

2. LEG CURLS
Leg curls are the best way to keep your hamstrings toned. Lean forward slightly to get a good balance on the iJoyRide, curl your legs up and extend straight out behind you, keeping your hips against the machine.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps each

3 LATERAL RAISE
This Helps to strengthen the deltoid shoulder and trapezius neck muscles. Hold on tight with your knees to the iJoyRide and gently contract your abdominal muscles whilst raising raise both arms out to your sides, making sure that your palms are facing down.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps each

4. FORWARD RAISE
The forward raise tones the front of the shoulders, mainly the front deltoid muscles and the rotator cuff muscles which stabilise the joints. Lift your arms straight out in front of you to shoulder height, hold for 5 seconds and lower your arms back to the start position.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps each

5. UPRIGHT ROW
This exercise is great for the shoulders, upper back and trapezius muscles in the upper arms. With palms facing down and hands comfortably apart, lift your hands, forearms and elbows straight out in front of you until level with the ground. Slowly lower your arms back to your starting point.
Repeat 3 sets of 10 reps each

6. BICEP CURLS
This exercise helps you to work out the muscles on the front of the upper arms. Turn your palms face up, bend your arms at the elbows and bring them to shoulder level; pause and slowly lower your arms back to the starting position. Keep your chest high and keep a straight back when you are raising your arms.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps each

7. SHOULDER PRESS (DELTOIDS)
This is a great workout for the entire shoulder muscle group. Sit with your back very straight and slowly raise both your arms as high above your shoulders as possible. Don't lock your elbows together when your arms are straight above your head.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps each.

8. SHOULDER SQUEEZE
This is a great exercise for improving your posture, relaxing your shoulder muscles and toning those upper back muscles. Raise your shoulders up high and squeeze your arms back and behind you, pressing your shoulder blades together.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps each

9 PEC DECK
The pec dec is a great exercise for toning the chest muscles (called the pectorals) and the front deltoid muscles. Raise both arms out to your sides, elbows raised at level of shoulders and press your arms together, keeping them in front of your chest.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps each

10. TRICEP KICKBACK
Bring your right upper arm up close to your body and point your elbows as high as possible, bend the elbow 90 degrees to your body and fully extend your arm backwards behind you, keeping it straight and parallel to the ground. Lower to the start position and repeat the same exercise with the left arm.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps each