Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Tone your Waistline - Core Exercises

Staying active is important for anyone's good health, but you don't necessarily need a gym membership to get that killer workout. Here are a couple great at-home exercise moves that can help you out and are easy to do! The golf squat in particular is a great move to trim and tone your waistline. Try any or all of these three easy at-home workout moves to tone your waist and get rid of or ward off that horrible muffin top we all hate! 


The Pushup Row:
Get into a pushup position with your hands resting on dumbbells and your feet slightly more than hip-width apart (a). Brace your abs, then pull one dumbbell to the side of your chest (b). Lower the dumbbell, then repeat with the other arm. That's one rep.
Count this as two moves. Do it on both sides, resting 30 seconds after each set, then continue to the golf squat.




The Golf Squat: 

Stand with your feet more than hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell with both hands in front of your body. Keeping your chest upright, bend your knees to lower into a squat (a). As you stand, rotate your torso to the left as you raise the dumbbell over your shoulder (like you're swinging a golf club) (b). Return to start; repeat, rotating to the right side. That's one rep!



Rear-Foot Elevated Split Squat with Overhead Press:

Holding a dumbbell in your left hand at your shoulder, stand about two feet in front of a step or bench and place the top of your right foot on it (a). Bend your knees to lower into a lunge until your right knee grazes the floor, keeping your chest upright and hips directly under your body (b). Push through your left heel to stand, pressing the dumbbell directly overhead. That's one rep. Complete as many as you can in 30 seconds, then switch sides and repeat.
Count this as two moves. Do it on both sides, resting 30 seconds after each set, then continue to the golf squat.

Original Post: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/core-exercises#?cm_mmc=Pinterest-_-womenshealth-_-content-fitness-_-ToneYourWaistline

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