Get Your Best Body Ever: The Workout

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Get Your Best Body Ever: The Workout

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Targets: Abs and obliques

Kneel on floor in front of stability ball and place elbows on its center, clasping hands together.
Walk feet backward until legs are fully extended and body forms a straight line from head to heels.
Keeping abs tight and hips level, use elbows to trace letters of your first and last name, allowing ball to move slightly from side to side (aim to hold for approximately 30 to 45 seconds).

Month 2: Stir the pot: Trace 20 volleyball-size circles clockwise, then 20 more counterclockwise.
Month 3: Write the alphabet.

Trainer's tip
To increase the ab challenge, unclasp your hands and keep your fists a few inches apart.