Lose Your Ab Flab: Fat-Burning Power Pilates

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3. Crisscross Reach

Fitness Focus: core, quads, glutes

Step your right foot about 12 inches to the right and bend your right knee 90 degrees into a side lunge.
Reach left arm diagonally up with fingertips pointing toward the ceiling and right arm diagonally down, fingertips pointing toward the floor (not shown).
Place left hand behind head, elbow bent to side.
Exhaling, lift your right knee across your body toward your left hip and left elbow toward your right knee.
Return to lunge position and repeat to complete 8 reps, then switch sides.

Next: 4a. Single-Leg Front and Back Kick

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2/13/2012 07:18:12 AM Report Abuse

chloeeng2060 wrote:

the last one confused me, until i realized that the second picture actually corresponds to the 3rd exercise lol

8/18/2011 03:52:27 PM Report Abuse

richan26 wrote:

I have to agree, the last one got me really confused.

6/27/2011 09:47:49 PM Report Abuse

sheritalynch wrote:

This does need a video and I have done Pilates before.

3/28/2011 11:52:36 AM Report Abuse

singing_shieldm wrote:

Looks like a good workout. I'll try it today!