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Exercises for those who need to stay seated

Tone Up

Whether you've been injured or if you have arthritis, sometimes walking around and doing exercises with your lower body can be difficult. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser demonstrates a little exercise for the person who is either in a wheelchair or can't walk.

Exercises for those who need to stay seated

Updated 05/23/2013 05:00 AM

Working your way to a 2K run

You may have heard of someone who has worked out with a Couch to a 5K program. What if a 5K is too much for you just starting out? How about a 2K, a mile and a half? Marcie Fraser has a program that you can do within four weeks.

Decline bench for chest exercise

A decline bench is awesome for abdominals, but if you want a broad chest, you can also use the decline bench. Chest often mixes in push-ups and benching. This one mixes in a decline bench press. Marcie Fraser explains in today's Tone Up.

Proper breathing while lifting

It may seem obvious how to breathe, but it's not obvious when you're lifting. It can make a difference. It's recommended to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Marcie Fraser explains.

Tone Up: Strength training and 'negatives'

When you're talking fitness, you want to talk strength or toning. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser is doing a little strength training using a process called 'negatives.'

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Strength training and 'negatives'

Tone Up: Using a backpack for workout on the go

We're headed into the summer and that means travel. Don't let trips ruin your workout. No one wants to bring free weights on their trip but there is something most of us carry: a backpack or a small tote. For this edition of Tone Up, YNN’s Marcie Fraser shows us how to use a backpack for a workout on the go.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Using a backpack for workout on the go

Tone Up: 10-minute workout

Want to get into shape? Got 10 minutes? Get a pull up bar or join a gym and this entire routine can be done in just a few minutes every day. You're going to get a great shape, great toning and a great body.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>10-minute workout

Tone Up: Exercises to strengthen lower abs

How's your belly? Don't like that lower belly pouch? Standing abdominals will help strengthen your lower abdominals in order to pull the belly in. Marcie Fraser shows you how.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Exercises to strengthen lower abs

Tone Up: What to do when you hit a plateau

Have you hit a plateau in your workout? In today's Tone Up, Marcie Fraser explains how to break through and lose that weight.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>What to do when you hit a plateau

Tone Up: Front squats

Need a challenge? Try a front squat for your lower body. They're not for beginners. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Front squats

Tone Up: Mountain climbers

If you want to work out that lower body, you'll want to take a mountain climb. We're not talking outside; we're talking indoor mountain climbers. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Mountain climbers

Tone Up: Back rows

Marcie Fraser has a super exercise that you can do with just one dumbbell. Grab a dumbbell and get a bench or a chair to set your knee on for back rows.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Back rows

Tone Up: Using the rotary torso machine

When trying to trim your waist line, many people try a machine called the rotary torso. Some people live by it, but you need to be a little careful. Marcie Fraser demonstrates the proper motion, and a safer move for beginners.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Using the rotary torso machine

Tone Up: Work out opposite muscle groups for even development

When you're working out, you want to make sure you're working out all of your body parts evenly. When you're working out opposite parts, say your thighs and your hamstrings, your chest and your back, or your biceps and triceps; they're opposite muscle groups. Working them out at one time, saves time, but also gives you a really nice, even development. For this edition of Tone Up, Marcie Fraser works her biceps and triceps at the same time, with hammer curls.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Work out opposite muscle groups for even development

Tone Up: Intensify your workout

If you're looking to bump up the intensity of your workout, something that is called a pause set or a drop set can help you. It's pretty basic, but it goes fast. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Intensify your workout

Tone Up: Swapping repetitions

Who hasn't hit a plateau at some point? Can't make the scale budge or your strength isn't getting any stronger? Swapping repetitions will help you can get out of a plateau. Marcie Fraser has more for this edition of Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Swapping repetitions

Tone Up: French curls

When working your triceps, you can use free weights, but French curls are also effective. French curls are done behind your head, using a French curl bar. Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>French curls

Tone Up: Preventing shin splints

Shin splints are a terrible feeling that comes in between your shin bone and the muscle. In order to try and strengthen the front of the bone, some physical therapists say you should do toe ups or shin strengtheners. For this edition of Tone Up, YNN’s Marcie Fraser shows you the machinery that will help you do that.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Preventing shin splints

Tone Up: Choosing the right jacket

When you're looking for something to work out in, your jacket can make a difference. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Choosing the right jacket

Tone Up: Bioceramic pants

You may have seen bioceramic pants in the media. Their claim is that they burn the fat right off your body. They are very tight, form-fitting pants and they're very thermal. They may or may not burn fat off your body, but they do make you sweat. So, if you put the bioceramic pants on and you sweat, you're going to sweat three times as much. Marcie Fraser has more for this edition of Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Bioceramic pants

Tone Up: Finding the perfect goggles

Marcie Fraser gives us a few tips on how to find the perfect swim goggles.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Finding the perfect goggles

Tone Up: Polyester spandex for workouts in chilly weather

Cotton may not be the best option for you if you sweat a lot when you work out. When cotton gets wet, it stays wet; and if it's chilly out, you're going to get a chill. So, if you sweat a lot, polyester spandex might be a better option.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Polyester spandex for workouts in chilly weather

Tone Up: Pool gear

If you don't like getting your hair wet while swimming or you don't want to damage your hair in the pool, the right swimming cap could be your solution. And if you don't like to get in the pool because you don't like the way that you look in a suit, you may prefer a breathable swimming skirt. YNN's Marcie Fraser has more on pool gear.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Pool gear

Tone Up: Visibility apparel

Does the time of day prevent you from working out? Are you a little afraid that you won't be seen? Visibility apparel will make it safer for you. YNN's Marcie Fraser filed the following report.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Visibility apparel

Tone Up: Ab roller

If you want a flat belly, it takes work. But abdominals can be really boring so you might want to work in a gimmick like an ab roller every few days. Marcie Fraser explains the proper way to use an ab roller.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Ab roller

Tone Up: Jumping for height

If you are interested in getting some height in your game, an adjustable platform will help. Marcie Fraser shows you how to jump for height in today’s Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Jumping for height

Tone Up: Different ways to work your thighs and buttocks

To get our thighs and buttocks in shape, we're often doing up and down movements, with your knees going out and working your bottom with squats or lunges. If you have bad knees, you might want to skip that. Then what do you do? Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Different ways to work your thighs and buttocks

Tone Up: Upper back

If you have a bad lower back, keeping your upper back toned can be difficult. It’s easier with a back machine. A back machine provides a little bit of stability, kind of like a personal trainer. It isolates your back by allowing your chest to lean down. Marcie Fraser shows us the three positions on the lat machine.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Upper back

Tone Up: Goblet squat

Don't want to do a traditional squat? Marcie Fraser demonstrates the goblet squat for your lower body and inner and outer thighs.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Goblet squat

Tone Up: Chest presses

If you want to get in shape and look really developed in your upper body, it's easy to do with chest presses. But if you don't want to join a gym, you can do them at home. All you need is a pad and a few dumbbells. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Chest presses

Tone Up: Work your lower body with a barbell

If you want to effectively tone your lower body, you usually have to use a little bit of extra weight, using a barbell. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Work your lower body with a barbell

Tone Up: Working on your lower body

If you want to work out at home and you need to tighten up that lower bottom area, pass through lunges will do it. You just need a free weight or a kettleball. Marcie Fraser has more.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Working on your lower body

Tone Up: Biceps

If you want to look fit fast, one way to do it is to have beautiful biceps. There's not a lot of fat on the biceps and they can get big really quickly if you do things right.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Biceps

Tone Up: Using an ab bench

If you don't want to waste your time doing setups’, but you want a nice, flat belly then doing them right is important. With an ab bench, you can either elevate it high for a more difficult angle or low. Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Using an ab bench

Tone Up: Triceps kickback

I don't know how many people complain to me about the flab on the back of their arms, the triceps. It's not easy to firm up, but done correctly, you'll see results. Marcie Fraser demonstrates how to do a triceps kickback correctly.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Triceps kickback

Tone Up: Bench press

If you're a woman and don't want to bench press, why not? It's a great upper body toner. It hits the chest, shoulders, and the triceps depending on the placement of your hands. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Bench press

Tone Up: Lower abs

If you have a little bulge in your lower belly, you need to do a little lower ab workout. Marcie Fraser works out this area with a lower ab workout bench.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Lower abs

Tone Up: Using a preacher bench

If you want to spin up your biceps, make them a little bigger, a little better, a preacher bench will do the trick. No, you don't have to go to a church, but you will have to buy one or go to the gym. Marcie Fraser demonstrates in today’s Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Using a preacher bench

Tone Up: Using resistance weights to get awesome abs

Awesome abs aren't hard to get, but you have to be consistent. A flatter belly is nice, but if you want the nice six pack, you have to use some resistance weights. Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Using resistance weights to get awesome abs

Tone Up: Biceps

Marcie Fraser uses the EZ curl bar and the French curl bar to work the biceps. Two bars, one muscle.

Tone Up: Laterals

One of the most common areas to get injured is your shoulders. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser is doing laterals. They're fun, they're easy, and they're effective.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Laterals

Tone Up: Getting comfortable with free weights

Some people who train may not feel comfortable using free weights, but they are wonderful. When you lift them, you're lifting 100 percent of the weight, 100 percent of the time. Marcie Fraser demonstrates some exercises to try.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Getting comfortable with free weights

Tone Up: Switching up sit ups

Sit ups are very effective. They have to be done frequently, but it's easy to get bored. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser is working with a sit up bench.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Switching up sit ups

Tone Up: Working your shoulders with a resistance band

In today's Tone Up, Marcie Fraser shows you how to work your shoulders using a resistance band.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Working your shoulders with a resistance band

Tone Up: Using an exercise ball

If you want a good support system while you exercise, an exercise ball is awesome. It really forms to your body. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser demonstrates a bicep exercise using the ball.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Using an exercise ball

Tone Up: Walking lunge

If you want to get fit fast but you don't have a lot of time, you can do this one at home. It's called a walk lunge. Marcie Fraser shows you the move.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Walking lunge

Tone Up: Advanced wall pushups

If you work out a lot, sometimes you get bored and you need something crazy to mix it up. Today, we have a crazy exercise for you, but it's a little bit more advanced. Marcie Fraser has more in today's Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Advanced wall pushups

Tone Up: Alternative to torso twists

Do you have a little extra spare tire that you want to get rid of around your waist line? You may have heard of the torso twists. I don't believe they're very good for you or effective. Marcie Fraser demonstrates how to use a stability ball to work your torso area.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Alternative to torso twists

Tone Up: Stretch out your lower back

There's nothing more annoying than a tight lower back. In order to stretch it out, you may have to strengthen it and then stretch it. Using a stability ball will help you. We're going do extensions, but you need to be careful. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Stretch out your lower back

Tone Up: Fit into that holiday outfit

The holidays are here. Have you waited a bit too long to start your diet and now you've got to speed it up in order to get into that outfit? Revamp your menu and revamp your exercise program. Marcie Fraser has more in today's Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Fit into that holiday outfit

Tone Up: Interval training

The holidays are here and are you still having a problem fitting into that little black dress or perhaps your slacks? It's not too late, but you'll have to work for it. For effective, fast weight loss and toning, the trick is interval training. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Interval training

Tone Up: Core strength and balance

Your core strength and balance can prevent injury. Preventing injury has to do with strength. We're going to develop your core. Core strength is important for walking, running, jogging, just about anything. It can prevent you from falling if you trip and you catch yourself because you have a stronger core, preventing injury. So, today we're going to do one basic core strength move, which involves balance.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up:</em></span> Core strength and balance

Tone Up: Get in shape with 12 minutes of cardio

Is not having enough time getting in the way of being fit? Do you have 12 minutes each day to get into shape? That's all it will take. As Marcie Fraser explains, what you need to do is kind of get into the mindset of cardiovascular exercise.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Get in shape with 12 minutes of cardio

Tone Up: ‘Good mornings’ for your lower body

If you're short on time but you still want to work out, you can do it - even at home as soon as you wake up. All you need is a few light free weights. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser shows you how to do ‘good mornings’ for your lower body.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>‘Good mornings’ for your lower body

Tone Up: The Plank

Strengthening your core can be done with abdominal exercises, but if you want a little bit more of an advanced move, we can work the plank. Don't try it if you're a first timer. Marcie Fraser shows you how.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>The Plank

Tone Up: Bridges for your belly and bottom

Interested in a flatter belly and a better bottom? Bridges will do it. Marcie Fraser explains.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Bridges for your belly and bottom

Tone Up: Torso twist

Do you have a little spare tire that you want to put back in the trunk? Whittling your waist takes a little bit of work with a torso twist. Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Torso twist

Tone Up: A move for your lower body

Don't let the temperature dropping let you drop out of your workout. If your lower body is your issue, this is one exercise that can help you. It's a reverse lunge with a high kick. Marcie Fraser shows you how to get your heart pumping.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>A move for your lower body

Tone Up: Jacob's Ladder

If you want to treat yourself to sweet indulgences every now and then, you’ll need to burn them off! In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser demonstrates how to use Jacob’s Ladder to torch calories.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Jacob's Ladder

Tone Up: Short burst training

If you can't seem to improve your personal best or lose the last few pounds, changing your training may be what you need to do. Not every single day, but a few days a week, try the short burst training. Marcie Fraser explains what that means.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Short burst training

Tone Up: Flexibility

Many of us don't want to admit that as we get older, we become less flexible. The less flexible you are, the shorter your reach is going to be. Marcie Fraser has some tips to stay nimble.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Flexibility

Tone Up: Ordering your workout

Working out can be rather confusing. The order can make a difference. Marcie Fraser has more in today's Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up:</em></span> Ordering your workout

Tone Up: Maintaining your workout motivation

It's not uncommon to lose motivation during your workouts. The biggest thing to do is not to let more than three days go by without a workout. Your body has great memory, but it also forgets fast too. Marcie Fraser has some helpful tips.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Maintaining your workout motivation

Tone Up: Toning your calves

Calves are often ignored, but why not turn a few heads with your legs? You can do that with two different exercises: standing calf raises will hit one part of the calf, and also seated calf raises. Marcie Fraser shows you the moves.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Toning your calves

Tone Up: A medicine ball workout

You may have heard it from your parents: Make work exercise - go out and chop some wood. Well, what if you don't have any wood to chop? Try a workout with medicine balls! Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>A medicine ball workout

Tone Up: A twist on crunches

If you’re trying to work on your abdominal muscles, you’re probably familiar with crunches. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser demonstrates how to use an exercise ball to mix it up a bit.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>A twist on crunches

Tone Up: Tricep dips

Today, Marcie Fraser shows us an easy way to work out your triceps at home, work or at the gym.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Tricep dips

Tone Up: Stability ball roll out

If you have a bad back, a stability ball roll out could make it worse or a little bit better. Check with your doctor before you try a stability ball roll out for your abs and your lower back. Marcie Fraser shows you how it’s done.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Stability ball roll out

Tone Up: Dead lifts

If you want to work the back of your hamstrings and your thighs, dead lifts are wonderful. They're hard to do and they can hurt your back, but this one will engage your core, a little bit of balance, as well as your thigh. Marcie Fraser shows you how.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Dead lifts

Tone Up: Stability ball for your lower body

If you want some good tone in your lower body, you can do it gradually with your own body weight by including a stability ball. Marcie Fraser has a demonstration in today’s Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Stability ball for your lower body

Tone Up: Working out at home with light weights

If you don't want to join a gym and you want to work out at home, you may have to buy a few light weights to work out with. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser shows you what is called an "x factor" that works your entire body.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Working out at home with light weights

Tone Up: Stability ball for abdominals

If you're looking for a nice, flat belly, abdominal sit ups can be rather boring. Mix it up with a funky move using a stability ball. It builds the core and even a little upper body strength. Marcie Fraser shows you how.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Stability ball for abdominals

Tone Up: Burning calories

Love bread and bagels? If you want to lose weight or even maintain your weight, you have to watch what you eat. Carbohydrates add up really fast. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser teaches us how to burn a little more fat.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Burning calories

Tone Up: Hamstrings

Women, if you want to tighten up your hamstrings, Marcie Fraser demonstrates how to use a machine that's great for working this area.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Hamstrings

Tone Up: Work your biceps with free weights or a machine

When you're working biceps, it is one of the muscles that's quite easy to get bigger. Free weights or a machine? They both have benefits. Marcie Fraser has more.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Work your biceps with free weights or a machine

Tone Up: The lat machine

Using the lat machine can give you a nice beautiful "V" for guys, and for women, it gives you nice strength and a good base. Marcie Fraser shows you how to use the lat machine properly.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>The lat machine

Tone Up: Sculpting a muscular back

Nothing says 'fitness' more than a muscular back. It takes work, but be careful if you're a beginner or you could injure yourself. Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Sculpting a muscular back

Tone Up: Free weights or machines?

When it comes to upper body workouts, the question seems to be, whether to use free weights or machines.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Free weights or machines?

Tone Up: The squat rack

If you go to a gym, you may see big machines like the squat rack. It can look intimidating, but the hardest part is knowing how to unlock it and get into it. Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>The squat rack

Tone Up: Toning your lower body

If you have poor balance, it can sometimes be hard to work on your lower body. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser demonstrates how to work your lower body using a stability ball as your balance buddy.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Toning your lower body

Tone Up: Resistance band work for triceps

If you do triceps work the traditional way with a free weight, you're leaning back and kicking it back or you're doing it over your head, with behind the neck triceps presses. It often hurts people in their elbows, so try something different. Marcie Fraser demonstrates.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Resistance band work for triceps

Tone Up: Resistance bands for shoulders

Different bands, different colors, different resistance. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser demonstrates how to use resistance bands to target your shoulders.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Resistance bands for shoulders

Tone Up: How cables can help you work out

If you work out and you have a workout partner, you're lucky. But some of us aren't, and we need a little help. As Marcie Fraser demonstrates, cables can be a little helping buddy.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>How cables can help you work out

Tone Up: Using cable work to tone your biceps

If you're interested in throwing a bit of a twist into your biceps workout, it should always include a little bit of cable work. It may not get you the mass, but it will get you stronger and a bit more tone. Marcie Fraser demonstrates in today’s Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Using cable work to tone your biceps

Tone Up: Using a Smith machine properly

A Smith machine can be a great way to get your muscles toned, but you need to know how to use it properly. Marcie Fraser has a demonstration in today’s Tone Up.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span> Using a Smith machine properly

Tone Up: Mixing up your workout with rope

Sometimes you may try anything to mix up your workout, trying to make it not as boring as it can be. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser demonstrates one way to use rope…but not for jumping!

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Mixing up your workout with rope

Tone Up: Kettlebell

There are plenty of different weights to use at the gym, but one particular weight is getting a lot more use because of its unique design.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Kettlebell

Tone Up: Bosu ball

If you're looking for more challenges at the gym, the Bosu ball might be the answer. YNN's Marcie Fraser has some tips on how to switch up your routine.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Bosu ball

Tone Up: Working on your legs with a stability ball

Many people may be unhappy with the appearance of their legs. Beginners may need a little support, so in today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser shows you how to do single leg squats using a stability ball.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Working on your legs with a stability ball

Tone Up: Upper body workout

It's not too late to get started working out and getting in shape. In today’s Tone Up, Marcie Fraser shows you how to do an upper body workout, which can involve the core.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Upper body workout

Tone Up: Lower back tightness

Usually at some point in your life your lower back gets tight, and you need to work it out. Sometimes even standing up can make it tight for some people. If you get a stability ball that fits you right, you can kind of disengage that lower back. Marcie Fraser shows you how.

<span style="color:#cc0000"><em>Tone Up: </em></span>Lower back tightness

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