10 Effective Exercises to Try …
If you’re like most people, you made a resolution to be more fit this year. Good for you! It’s not an easy resolution to keep, especially if you’re not sure where to begin. I can help! Here’s a list of 10 very effective exercises to try, targeting your abs, glutes, and core. Be sure to give yourself plenty of room, turn on your favorite music, and go for it!
1. Squats
Targets: Glutes (your bootie!)
How to: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart with a solid, balanced footing. Keeping your back straight, slowly lower yourself (with your hips) as though you were sitting down in a chair. Make sure to keep your heels firmly on the floor, and lower yourself to no more than a 90 degree angle. Raise yourself slowly, and repeat as many times as you comfortably can, then pause between sets and try again. When you’re comfortable with your position and form, try adding a little weight. If you have difficulty keeping your blance, try holding your arms straight out in front of you.
2. Lunges
Targets: Glutes (your bootie!)
How to: Stand with your feet together, your arms at your sides, and your back straight. Step forward with your right leg, while kneeling with your left. Do not let your knee touch the ground; stop about a half-inch from the floor. Stand straight again, in your original position, then repeat, stepping forward with your left leg, and kneeling on your right. Repeat twenty times for each leg. For more of a challenge, add hand weights. If you have difficulty maintaining your balance, put your hands on your hips.
3. Crunches
Targets: Abs and core
How to: Lie flat on your back with your knees drawn up. Cross your arms across your chest, but do NOT hold your neck or sides. Using your stomach and back muscles (but NOT YOUR NECK), raise yourself up towards your knees. Stop about ¾ of the way up, then lower yourself SLOWLY down, “crunching” your abdominal muscles all the way down. Repeat twenty times. Another version, in case you get bored: bend your knees and raise your legs off of the ground, so your calves are parallel to the ground.
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Lol. Good for you hun. Keep at it and soon you’ll look like Gerard Butler from 300. Mmmm. :D
best of luck hun with these!
yeah it really is hard to continue it. Though what works for me generally (and i have had periods where i’ve stuck with routines for over a year) is to start with small ... See more goals and then keep revising them as you approach/achieve them.
Just looking at these reminds me of my (dead) resolution to start exercising.. = =
you and I both sweetie, you and I both!! :D
Plank position too. xx ... See more Beauty Woo Me
PS: Thanks for all the lovely comments you’ve left on my beauty blog. Have been meaning to check in here and say that!
thanks for stopping by and commenting. Dips are quite good and easy too, you’re right!
yeah my sister just read your comment and said she knows exactly what you’re talking about. She would hate walking the day after she did lunges.
I find lunges very effective.
There’s this exercise where lie down on your back and extend your legs out (about ... See more 10 rep) . It helped to tone my inner thighs.
Yeah I think I should get to doing these too.. And though I’ve read and heard a lot about lunges, haven’t really done them enough to notice the difference myself. I do love ... See more (more like love-hate) squats though.
and oh the exercise on your back – i love that one – it helped me with my thighs too. And i’m rarely ever appreciative of exercises that are supposed to tone your thighs!