Tips for the Perfect Summer Body!

Crunches for a Flat Belly

Crunches will help scuplt your mid section and uncover
 those ads just in time for summer! The Teaser is a 
new effective exercise that activates 39% of your re

ctus abdominus muscle (your six pack!) and 266% of your external obliques (your love handles!).

How to do it:
Lie face-up on a mat. Lift your legs so your thighs are perpendicular to the floor and your knees are bent 90 degrees. Raise your hands toward the ceiling. Lift your torso and straighten your legs, so your body forms a V. Hold for one second, then roll back down, keeping your legs raised. Do 8 to 10 reps.

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Squats for a Perfect Bum

To tone and shape a great bikini bottom for summer, try doing hip extensions as well as squats. Extensions hits 55% of your hamstring muscle and 79% of your glute muscle (your bum!).

How to do it:
Get on your hands and knees. Keeping your knees bent, lift your right heel toward the ceiling, then lower it back down to the starting position. Do 12 reps, then repeat on the other side.

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Leg Circles for Toned Thighs
A great Pilates technique that will help tone and sculpt your thighs. Once the leg circle get too easy, try writing the alphabet with your toes! To add more resistance use an exercise band!

How to do it:Lie back on the mat with your arms by your sides and your palms facing down. Begin by pointing with your left foot, as if reaching out with your toes toward the ceiling, and rotate your leg slightly outward.Inhale, and trace a circle on the ceiling with your left leg, moving your whole leg, but keeping your hips still. Don't lift your left hip off the floor.Trace the circle on the ceiling 5 times in a clockwise direction. Repeat in a counter-clockwise direction. Switch legs and repeat 5 times

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