Tip of the Day

SUCK IT IN!

Seriously, sucking your belly in the entire time you work out, throughout the day...heck whenever you can, will make a huge difference in the contour of your belly. The ab muscles are layered a little differently than other muscles. When you work your core, you can end up working deep inside, layers rather than the top pooch layer if you're not careful.
Sucking in your stomach, contracts the stomach - which flattens the layers of muscle together which allows you to work that top layer - and it is also building muscle memory - so that your brain learns that the flat, contracted sexiness is your everyday contour - thus giving you a flatter stomach, without any exercises....
Of course there are hundreds of other reasons including supporting the trunk and spine, and burning calories, but sucking it in can help flatten that trouble spot!

Exercise of the Week

So whats so good about this series? Well it works a lot of large muscles - and since we burn calories in our muscles we burn a LOT of calories with this set. You also sculpt the entire thigh/hip - it works 360 degrees of thigh - who doesn't want that? lol.

SET POSITION: Stand with feet shoulder width apart. Tighten abdomen and roll shoulder back and down (away from your ears) You can hold dumbbells at your shoulders, or hold a medicine ball in front of your chest. When you squat - keep your knees over your ankles and your body as tall as possible; it helps to face a mirror and keep looking at it throughout the motion.

Squat Set (Narrow / Wide / 1-Leg)

Wide: Stand tall with feet wider than shoulder width. Roll your shoulders back and tighten your abdomen. Lower into a squat so your knees are over your ankles. Push through your heels to straighten your legs.

Narrow: Bring feet together. Roll your shoulders back and tighten your abdomen. Lower into a squat so your knees are over your ankles. Push through your heels to straighten your legs.

1-Leg: Lift one foot slightly off of the floor. Roll your shoulders back and tighten your abdomen. Lower into a squat so your knee is over your ankles. Push through your heel to straighten your legs.