Workout

One Exercise To End “Lower Belly Pooch” Even very lean women can have a little “pooch” on their lower bellies.

Check out these bikini models that have what my daughter calls a “pooch”: These models are lean, heck – you can see their ribs! So what causes that little bulge in the lower belly? Is it something they ate hanging around in their digestive system? Maybe. But if your diet is on point, you’re lean, you’re working hard… What can cause the pooch? Simple: tight hip flexors. The muscles that cross the front of your hips can get really tight and pull you into what we exercise science types call an “anterior pelvic tilt.” This forward tilt pulls your low back out of alignment. Whoa! Even on someone very lean having a swayback can give you a lower belly pooch. In the title of this blog post I promised one exercise that would end lower belly pooch. This stretch will bring your hips back to where they should be, ease forward pressure on your lower back, and dial back the lower belly bulge. Pretty cool, huh!

Attack of the Love Handles. Working your obliques helps to shape your torso while strengthening the muscles that help to support and protect your back.

Perform these 5 moves in a row with no breaks. Try doing 2-3 sets! Mermaid On your knees, extend your right leg straight out to the side. Place your hands behind your head. On an inhale, bring your torso down towards the floor, getting your left elbow as close to the floor as possible. Perform this 20x and then switch sides. Side Balance On your knees, keep your left knee on floor but extend your right leg out to the side and bring your left hand to the floor. On an exhale, bring your right elbow and right knee in towards each other to touch. Snake on Hands Coming into a plank position on your hands, cross your right foot over your left and turning your hips to the right. On an inhale, lift your booty into the sky and exhale drop your right hip down towards the floor. Flatten Your Belly with This Killer Ab Workout. Get ready to whip off your cover-up: This workout, created exclusively for Women's Health by Rachel Cosgrove, C.S.C.S., owner of Results Fitness in Newhall, California, combines fat-burning cardio with moves that target your entire core rather than individual muscles (wouldn't it be great if there was a magical lower abs workout?)

, so you'll burn more fat while toning up. Directions Do these workout moves three nonconsecutive days a week. Start with the Basic Workout (moves 1-4 at right) to prime your muscles. After three weeks, you'll be ready to graduate to the Advanced Workout (moves 5-8). For maximum fat burning, perform the exercises as a circuit: Do one set of each move in the order shown, resting for 30 seconds between exercises.

Melt Your Middle Follow this interval-training program three times a week after your core workout. For this interval workout, remember to include an easy 3- to 5-minute warmup and cooldown. MOVE 1Basic Workout: Plank MOVE 2Basic Workout: Side Plank. Trim Your Tummy. The 30-Minute, No-Gym Bodyweight Workout [Infographic] You Might Also Like 33 Cardio-Based Bodyweight Exercises READ Ready to strengthen, stretch, and break a sweat?

This high-intensity bodyweight workout is a simple, effective way to work your whole body—without any machinery or extra equipment. From heart-pumping jump tucks to core-blasting mountain climbers, these supersetted moves will help build strength and boost metabolism with just body resistance alone. So take this workout to the park, the playground, or the living room floor—there's no excuse to skip a workout again! Special thanks to our model, Lauren Williams, a personal trainer and head coach at Tone House New York, and Lululemon for outfitting her in the Wunder Under Crop II and tank top.

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