Ready, Set, Sleeveless: 5 Exercises for a Toned Upper Body
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Ready, Set, Sleeveless: 5 Exercises for a Toned Upper Body

 

Down Dog to Up Dog

Targets: Shoulders, back, chest, abs, and butt

  • Start in full push-up position, balancing on hands and toes. Lift left foot a few inches off floor.
  • Press hips up and back so that body forms an inverted V, lifting left leg behind you toward ceiling.

Down Dog to Up Dog B

  • Lower leg and hips toward floor, bringing them slightly lower than start position so that back is arched and chest faces forward.
  • Do 8 to 10 reps. Switch sides and repeat. Do 2 sets.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, May 2011.

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