Target Practice: Trouble Spot Toning Exercises

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Target Practice: Trouble Spot Toning Exercises

Tightening Tilt

Trouble Zone: Belly
Why it hits the spot: Here your obliques -- those other key center shapers, which run down your sides -- are targeted two ways: as you balance and as you bend.

Targets: Shoulders, abs, obliques, butt, and legs

Stand with heels together, toes turned out, arms by sides.
Bring bent right knee out to side at hip level, touching toes to left knee, as you raise extended arms out to sides at shoulder level, palms down.
Keeping upper body tall, hinge from hips 45 degrees to left so torso is on a diagonal; look toward left hand. Hold for 4 counts, then straighten torso.
Do 8 reps, balancing on left leg throughout. Switch sides and repeat. Do 2 sets.