You can reach the arms up overhead for a more advanced version of this exercise. Make sure to keep the shoulders relaxed and abs pulled in. Hold the “V” position with the inner thighs squeezing together for 10 seconds. If this is too challenging, lightly hold onto the backs of the legs for support. Keeping your core engaged, extend the legs straight up to a 45-degree angle into a “V” position. Reach your arms straight out in front of you so that they are parallel with the ground. Lift your legs up in the air so that are in a table top position. Engage your core muscles and gently lean back a couple of inches. Engage your core, maintaining a straight back. Tuck the toes under as you lift up onto your toes to bring your torso off of the ground.
Rest the forearms on the ground underneath your shoulders. Start on your hands and knees and lower down onto your forearms. It’s important to make sure that you're engaging your core muscles during this exercise so as not to place stress on the back. PlankĪ plank can be efficient at engaging muscles all over the body. This exercise is meant to be done quickly, so I encourage you to pick up the pace while performing butt kicks. Next, bend your left knee as if you are going to start jogging but aim to touch your butt with the heel of your foot. Place your arms at your sides, adding a bend at the elbow. Working your hamstrings, quads and glutes in this exercise increases blood flow and, if done with intensity, can encourage a big calorie burn! Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Remember, the goal is to drive the elbows back to the hips. Drive your elbows back to your hips like you’re pulling a mower string with both hands. With arms hanging by your sides, hold the dumbbells so that your palms face one another in a neutral grip. Add a slight bend to your knees, pushing your hips back, hinge forward with a straight back to a 45-degree angle. Neutral grip dumbbell bent over rowsīent over rows are a great back exercise that can help build that hourglass shape to mirror a slimmer waist. Then, tightening your core, raise your left leg lifting your torso off the floor as you reach your right hand to touch your toe. Let both arms fall flat in a T-position on the floor. Keeping your legs straight, raise them to about a 45-degree angle from the floor. The alternating toe touch hits every core muscle. Then, as you return to the starting position, drive your back knee up in front of you to waist height. Engage your core and maintain balance by driving your front foot down to the floor. Start in a standing position and extend one leg back into a complete reverse lunge. The intensity of the exercise results in a more significant caloric expenditure than reverse lunges alone. The reverse lunge with knee drive engages the core and lower-body muscles while increasing blood flow in the body. Here are 16 exercises to add to your workout routine that will do just that: Reverse lunge with knee drive
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