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BMI Calculator. Daily Calorie Counter. Tighten and Tone Your Abs - Bikini-Belly Bootcamp. Warmer weather means less clothing—making spring the perfect time to start getting your abs in shape for summer!

Tighten and Tone Your Abs - Bikini-Belly Bootcamp

Certified personal trainer Jessica Smith, star of the “10 Pounds DOWN: Cardio Abs” DVD, designed this effective workout routine with targeted strength moves to help you develop a strong, flat stomach and cardio bursts to blast away that extra layer of belly fat. How it works: Do this workout on three or four nonconsecutive days per week. And be sure to maintain a healthy diet for best bikini-belly results. BONUS: Check out this full-length workout video to see the moves in action!

You can use your keyboard to see the next slide ( ← previous, → next) Sculpt flat abs for summer with these fat-melting moves Promo Subtitle Image Alt Text Bikini-Belly Bootcamp Title Text Media Root By Jessica Smith. Three-Week Body Makeover. The secret to dropping pounds and inches quickly is high-intensity walking workouts.

Three-Week Body Makeover

But don't panic—you don't have to run for miles or lift 50-pound dumbbells. What's high intensity for someone who's less fit may be low for you, or vice versa. The point is to push out of your comfort zone so you boost your calorie burn an extra 25 to 50 percent in the same amount of time—and incinerate another 75 calories over the course of the day to boot. This firm-up plan consists of three parts: a walking workout to burn fat, body shaping with weights, and tummy-toning calisthenics.

The walking workout includes four walks (easy, interval, speed, and long), and the weight workout includes three routines (basic, light, and heavy). Firm Up Plan At-a-GlanceHere is an overview of what you'll be doing. Chart Your ProgressMake tracking your 21-day fitness plan easier by hanging a fitness log in plain sight—and using it. Week 1: 30 minutes Week 2: 35 minutes Week 3: 40 minutes Ad Keywords: Better Ideal Weight Body Calculations. Estimated Calorie Requirements. 100 Painless Ways to Cut Calories.

"Losing weight can be as simple as cutting out a meatball here and an egg roll there.

100 Painless Ways to Cut Calories

" ~~Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. REACHING YOUR FAT-LOSS GOALS may be easier than you think. To lose a pound of fat a month, all you need to do is cut 100 calories a day from your diet, assuming the intake and expenditure of all other calories remains the same. That's because a pound of body fat is equivalent to about 3,500 calories.

So if you cut 100 calories a day for 31 days, you're cutting 3,100 calories--or about a pound. Wait...a pound a month? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. CalorieConnect.com.