Better Body Plan: The Tighten It Up Workout

By Liz Plosser

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Lose 10 pounds in one month with our fun, fast, four-week workout and diet plan that promises to get you there even if you've bailed or failed before. Start here now.

How This Workout Works

Buh-bye, juice-cleanse trend. This real-girl slim-down is fun, it's simple, and it bleeping works. Our testers lost as many as 10 1/2 pounds and 4 inches from their waist and hips in four fly-by weeks. Even better, "you ease in with short 20-minute sessions," says FITNESS contributor Monica Vazquez, the New York Sports Clubs master trainer behind this winning firm-and-fry formula (she's the one demo'ing the moves). "You'll trim all over, sizzle fat, and still have plenty of gas left in your tank to crush it the following week." Do two circuits of the Tighten It Up series, three times a week, starting off with 12 reps per move. You'll need only a set of 5- to 15-pound dumbbells. Use the to-do chart on the following page to turn up your toning and calorie burn as you go. Check off the boxes and -- bada bing! -- you're 10 pounds down and totally hot.

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laureng822 wrote:

Does power vinyasa yoga count as cardio?

5/15/2013 01:22:39 PM Report Abuse

elina77 wrote:

Just started on the plan today! Changed it up the workout a little bit because of my knees though :-/

3/23/2013 12:39:57 AM Report Abuse

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3/17/2013 11:58:52 AM Report Abuse

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2/23/2013 11:57:20 AM Report Abuse

awayla1068 wrote:

Ok - this is my first foray into fitness... I'm committed to doing the "reach your resolution" plan. However, does the "tighten it up" series count towards the strength or the abs check-off boxes? I'm clear about the Cardio and the Eat right boxes.

2/4/2013 07:48:04 PM Report Abuse

amri_v wrote:

@riskiss1 did you figure out an approximate calories burned? I use my fitnesspal too...

2/4/2013 06:54:23 PM Report Abuse

anwt520cjm wrote:

When it says a set of 5-15 lb dumblells does that mean all of them or pick a weight and use 2 of them?

1/24/2013 07:59:11 PM Report Abuse

lperry86 wrote:

@kgochenour- 1. I'm sure no one cares if you come back to this website. 2. They are giving you a workout instruction FREE of charge. 3. I think a personal trainer may be better suited for your needs. Personal trainers cost a bit more, but they have no ads or pop-ups. P.S.- No need to thank me.

1/23/2013 02:26:43 PM Report Abuse

riskiss1 wrote:

how many calories are burned per workout? Im having a hard time entering into my fitness pal...

1/2/2013 03:02:44 PM Report Abuse

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12/31/2012 11:30:16 AM Report Abuse

kgochenour wrote:

Do not like to watch an ad before the video. Too many pop-ups. If I can't find what I want or what I'm looking for without a lot of distraction then I won't come back to the web-site.

12/31/2012 07:29:13 AM Report Abuse