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Release stress from your core and back with this twisting pose.

Torso Tension Tamer: Stand directly in front of a sturdy chair with your knees slightly bent. Place your left foot on the seat and wrap your right hand around your left knee. Exhale and twist your torso to the left, pressing your hand on your knee for added resistance. Stand tall, twisting further with each breath. Take 2 or

left hand around your right knee and exhale as you twist your torso to the right. As you press your hand on your knee, feel the kinks in your lower back loosen. Stand taller as you inhale and twist further, feeling the tension in your torso release.

Hair Wash Torso Twists

Work your deep abdominal muscles with this twisting move.

Hair Wash Torso Twists: Lie down on your back. Interlace your hands behind your head. Pull your left knee in and flex your right foot.

a short breather and do a 2nd set of the Hair Wash Torso Twists for 20 reps. This move works your deep or transverse ab muscles, as well as your obliques.

obliques. After a short breather, complete the 3rd set of Hair Wash Torso Twists for a final 20 reps. With each twist, exhale deeply from your abs like you're wringing out a sponge.

Cross-Chest Press

The Cross-Chest Press exercise works your chest to get rid of bra bulge and shape your cleavage.

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Drop a Jeans Size 2009

The 2009 Drop a Jeans Size workout will tone your abs, butt, and thighs. Do 2 sets of these toning exercises twice a week and do cardio workouts 3 times a week to fit into your skinny jeans in a month.

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Kickstand

The Kickstand exercise from the Drop a Jeans Size 2009 workout tones your abs, obliques, hips, and outer thighs. Do 2 sets of 8 reps on each side.

a breath on that side and flip -- other leg. Your torso from tipping forward to you want your hips and legs stack throughout this. -- That's your -- out as you lift your

Kristi Yamaguchi and Pilates

Fitness magazine - Kristi Yamaguchi and Pilates

and set it down and repeat. Up, forward, touch without moving the torso at all. Up, back, and touch. Up and set it down and last one, leg up. Bellybutton to the spine. Touching, up, center, and back. Maintain that alignment through your torso . Set and center and rest. Excellent! To begin this exercise, Kristi, you're going to lie on your side. Extend through the legs. Begin by lifting the top leg up using the bottom leg. From there, you're going to begin to make small circles with your legs, maintaining the stability in your torso and reverse that direction. Stable in your core and set the legs down. Take a breath and abdominals pulled back towards your

plank up, and rotation happens from the waist as you draw that around. Beautiful, and center. And rotation opens to the ceiling, and center. And lower back down to the beginning postition.Repeat and plank up. Belly button to spine, and rotation happens at the waist. Center. As it gets challenging, lengthen through the legs, and up, and set it down.And come back up to the plank, line those bones up navel to the spine.Rotation happens at the waist, torso rotates, and center. Draw the waist around into the ceiling and center. And lower down.

The Complete Workout

This one-hour workout, from Cindi Lee, founder of Om Yoga in New York City, is designed to sculpt all your major muscles and boost your heart rate.

your toes. Move into a flat back, inhaling as you raise your torso to waist height keeping your back flat. Bring your gaze forward, reaching with your tailbone away from the top of your head.

move in to the flat back by inhaling as you raise your torso to waist height, reaching with your tailbone away from the top of your head. Jump both feet backward as you move into

bend. Next, move into a flat back, inhaling as you raise your torso . Jump your step backwards into downward dog. From the downward dog, get on your hands and knees in the tabletop position, bending

forward bend. Next, move into flat back. Inhale as you raise your torso , jump backwards into downward dog. From downward dog, get on your hands and knees into tabletops, bending your elbows to 8 half push-ups.

bend. Next, move into a flat back, inhale as you raise your torso . Jump backwards and move in to downward dog. From downward dog, get on your hands and knees into the tabletop position, bending

Sumo Twist

The Sumo Twist exercise targets your butt, hips quads and tones obliques and hamstrings. Do 15 reps on each side. Sumo Twist, 2 sets of 15 reps.

reps on each leg. Have fun with this move. Really rotate your torso rather than swinging your elbows.

The Complete Routine

These six moves from trainer Leisa Hart will trim, tighten and tone your midsection. Do this workout three times a week and you'll see results within a month.

floor. Now, lean back as you extend your left leg. Twist your torso to the right while reaching back with your right arm at shoulder height, keeping your foot about 12 inches off the floor. Pull the scarf to draw your left knee toward your chest while leaning your torso back to center, tapping your left foot with your right hand. Repeat this move 6 to 8 times and then switch sides.

bring both of your arms overhead like a ballerina. Slowly twist your torso to the right, placing your right arm on the floor. Keep your left arm reaching overhead for a slow count of 3.

The Complete Workout

We've designed this 5-circuit workout to help you form an exercise habit you can stick to. Try to do each circuit once a week. Pick two non-consecutive days for cardio.

over the ankle of your front foot. Be sure to keep your torso perpendicular to the floor. This move targets your glutes, quad, and hamstrings. For a bigger challenge, try rotating your torso in the opposite direction of your lunge. In other words, twist your trunk to the left as you step forward with the

Continue alternating sides for 8 to 10 reps. Remember to keep your torso perpendicular to the floor as you lunge back. Bring your back knee almost to the floor, and be sure to keep your

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