Target three common trouble zones at once with this new circuit plan.
Three-in-One Toning Exercises
Stop wasting your time with moves that only work one muscle group!
You don’t need any equipment, just your own body and a little bit of floor space.
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Rear Raise and Hip Circle
Stand on your right foot with your hands clasped behind your head.
Extend and lift your left leg behind you as high as you’re free to without leaning forward.
Brace your abs in tight as you bend your left knee and bring it in front of your body.
Do 15 reps with your left leg, 15 with the right.
Side Lunge Side Crunch
Stand with your feet together, hands behind your head.
Lower your leg and repeat.
Do 15 reps with your right leg, and then 15 with the left.
Plank Heel Push
Begin in modified plank position with your weight on your forearms.
Your body should form a straight line from your shoulders to your ankles.
Brace your core by contracting your abs as if you were about to be punched in the gut.
Bend your left leg, curling your heel into your body, flexing your foot.
Squeeze your inner thighs and press your knees together.
Press your left heel up to the ceiling, lifting your left knee about six inches above your right.
Bring your knees back together (keeping your left knee bent) and squeeze your inner thighs.
Do 15 reps with your left leg, and then 15 with the right.
Cross your right leg on top of your left, pointing your toes.
Lift your right leg as you sit up and reach your arms across your right thigh.
Do 15 reps with the right leg, and then 15 with the left.
Place your hands behind your hips with your fingertips facing in.
Squeeze your glutes to raise your hipsthe movement should not be coming from your lower back.
Repeat 15 times total, alternating sides each time you dip.
Use your inner-thigh muscles to bring your legs together.
Lower your head to the floor as you return to your straddle position.
Repeat 15 times in total, alternating the leg that crosses in front each time you crunch.
Place your left hand behind your head.
Brace your core by contracting your abs forcefully as if you were about to be punched in the gut.
Point your top (left) foot and lift your leg slightly higher than hip level.
Repeat 15 times in a row on each side.
Rear Lunge Cross Crunch
Stand with your feet together, hands behind your head.
Return to your starting position.
Repeat 15 times in a row on both sides.
