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Plank Twist With Dog Split
Work your arms, chest, core, hips, and legs with this toning move.
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Plank Twist to Dog Split: Get into a full plank position. Wrists under shoulders, abs engaged, legs extended behind you. Now, bring your right knee across your chest. Hold here for 2
Plank Pike-Up
This rolling move strengthens and tones your abs and your lower back.
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Plank Pike-Up: Take an exercise ball and lie on top of it with your shins on the ball and your palms on the floor under your shoulders. Now use your abs and legs to roll the ball to the middle, lifting your hips and keeping your head down between your arms. Your body should be in an inverted V-shape. Hold here for 1 count, then roll back to the start.
Quadraped
This move works your abs, and tones your upper, mid, and lower back.
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Quadraped : Come down to all fours. Keeping your abs engaged, slowly raise your left arm forward to shoulder height and lift your right leg straight behind you to hip height. Hold there for 2 or 3 counts. Then lower back down and do the other side, right arm, left leg.
Windshield Wipers
Work your obliques with this twisting move.
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Windshield Wipers : Put a folded towel between your knees and come down onto your back. Stretch your arms out to your sides, palms down.
Reach-Up
Work your abs and tighten your obliques with this reaching move.
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Up: Lie on your back with your legs straight and cross your left ankle over your right. Keep your shoulders down and your whole lower body still. Tighten your abs. Reach your right hand up and
The C-Curl
Firm your abs and obliques with this core-strengthening move.
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abs pulled in and your arms straight along your sides. Lift your upper body off the floor and curl your ribs towards your thighs into a gentle C shape. If you need to, hold the back of your thighs for support. Now tap your left toes down, then tap your right toes down. Do 20 taps on each side.
The Rockette
This scissor move tones your abs and your obliques.
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your legs straight up. Now twist your right shoulder over to your left leg as you lower your right leg. Come back to the center, then twist your left shoulder to your right leg as you lower your left leg . Scissor back and forth for 20 counts, then lower back to start. This move works your abs and obliques.
Frog Reach Through
This pulsing move tones and strengthens your abs.
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your palms together, straighten your arms, and reach through your legs. Your shoulder blades should lift off the floor. Pulse forward as you reach, exhaling each time. Do 20 pulses. Your upper body should hover off
Hair Wash Torso Twists
Work your deep abdominal muscles with this twisting move.
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your head. Pull your left knee in and flex your right foot. Twist your body so your right elbow goes towards your bent knee. Now twist right as you extend your left knee and bring your right knee in. Keep twisting back and forth for 20. With each twist , exhale deeply from your abs like you're wringing out a sponge. Take a short breather and do a 2nd set of the
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.
Single-Leg Instability Pump
Transform your core and your glutes with this move designed to work them both.
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remembering to flex your foot. This move works your core and your glutes .