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Exercises and Crosstraining for Walkers

Walkers should tone their upper and lower body and core muscles in addition to their walking. These exercises and crosstraining can give a walker a complete fitness routine.
Upper Body Exercises
Upper body exercises with video demonstration including shoulder overhead press, seated row for the lats, chest crossover, biceps curl and triceps extension.
Lower Body Exercises
View lower body exercises with video demonstrations including toe raises for the shins, standing calf raises, bent kick crosses for the gluteus, and lying leg curl for the hamstrings.
Gluteus Exercises
Gluteus exercises to build your buttocks.
Hamstring Exercises
Hamstring exercises to build your hamstring muscles.
Standing Calf Raise Exercise
Description of the standing calf raise exercise to stretch and build the calves.
Shin Exercise: Toe Flexes
Description of toe flexes to build the anterior tibialis muscle of the shins.
Triceps Overhead Extension Exercise
Description of the triceps overhead extension exercise.
Biceps Curl Exercise
Description of the biceps curl exercise.
Chest Fly Exercises
Description of the chest fly exercises
Shoulder Press Exercise
Description of the shoulder press exercise to work the side and rear shoulders and trapezius
Upper Back Exercise: Seated Row
Description of the seated row using a resistance band, to exercise the latissimus dorsi and upper back.
The Best Ab Exercises - For Killer Abs
If you spend time doing crunches, sit-ups or using ab machines, here's your chance to find out if you're on the right track. We finally have a definitive study that tells us exactly what exercises we should be doing.
J-Fit Fit Disc
The Fit Disc can be used as a seat cushion to provide core strengthening while sitting, and can be used in many balance and core exercises.

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