This full-body exercise gets your heart-rate up while toning the arms, legs, and glutes. How to: Stand tall with feet hip-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand with elbows bent so the weights are at shoulder height. Engage your core and push the booty back while keeping your...
For more challenge, try raising your arms to 90 degrees at shoulder height as you curl 10 to 20 times before resetting. Do this for up to 5 minutes total. 5. Plank This full body exercise is a terrific addition to your ab workout. It relies on your deep ab muscles to draw your...
This 30-Day Bodyweight Challenge Will Tone and Tighten Your Entire Body High-Low Plank Tom Corbett Planks are well-known as a core exercise, but doing one is also a way to warm up. Moving from a high plank to a low plank activates the abs, arms, and chest. Get into a straight...
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To perform this exercise: Begin by laying on a flat bench, underneath a barbell just as you would when performing a bench press. Grasp the bar with an overhanded grip, bringing your arms much closer to your body. Ideally, you want both elbows to be tucked in at your side before you ...
Use these trainer-programmed inner thigh exercises for an inner thigh workout that will challenge, strengthen, and tone your legs and glutes from all angles.
Calabrese swears by this full-body exercise move that not only targets the back but also requires stabilization through the core. She says this move can also be modified by lowering your knees to the floor. How to: Start in a plank position with hands on dumbbells directly under your shoulde...
To set up:once again start like a squat with the bar on your upper back. You will want to step up onto a box or a bench. Two items to consider are the height of the box and the strength of the box. Try to start with a shorter box until you get used to the exercise, as you...
Make It Easier: Place small plates under your heels to improve your ankle mobility. Make It Harder: Hold the weight very close to your body to increase the demand on your flexibility. Coach’s Tip: This dumbbell leg exercise provides a counterweight in front of your body; use it to ...
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