Get Slim Without the Gym: Butt and Leg Sculpters

Band Push

Targets: Abs, butt, outer thighs, hamstrings, and quads

• Tie ends of band together to form a loop and place it around ankles with feet shoulder-width apart (it should be snug, not loose).
• Lie facedown on ball with your hips on its center, back flat, legs extended and hands on floor, directly under shoulders.
• Keeping upper body still, press legs out to sides. Then bend knees, bringing feet in toward butt; push back out. Return to start. Do 15 reps.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, July/August 2009.