Want a sexy, sleek swimsuit silhouette? You’ve got to trim that waistline. This week, simple moves that will help you lose inches around your waist.
Broomstick twist
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. With both hands, hold a broomstick on the back of your shoulders.
Keep your shoulders relaxed and pulled back, your chest up and abs tight.
Slowly rotate toward your left, really squeezing your abs and hold for a second.
Rotate to the right; repeat 15 more times.
Ball Pike/Tummy toner
Kneel behind a stability ball, then drape your body over the ball and slowly walk your hands forward into a plank position — arms straight and in line with shoulders — knees or shins on top of ball, legs straight, feet together.
Tighten core muscles to maintain position, keeping head and neck neutral.
Contract abs, keeping legs straight, and flex at your hips to draw the ball under your torso; pull with your legs and feet.
Slowly return to starting position.
Repeat eight to 10 times.
Tip: As you roll the ball beneath you, concentrate on bringing your hips toward your ribs to avoid transferring weight to your shoulders.
Bicycle/Crunch with a twist
Lie on the floor on your back with your knees and hips bent to 90 degrees. With your hands by your ears, slowly lift your shoulder blades off the floor and squeeze your abs.
Keep the left knee bent and stable, and extend right leg to a 45-degree angle at the hip while using abs to rotate and raise right shoulder toward left knee; keep elbows open.
Return upper torso to the floor as you bend right knee back to start position, then repeat move on other side to complete one repetition.
Do three sets of 10.
Double-leg stretch
Lie on the floor with knees bent and in line with hips. Hold a resistance band around the arches, heels together, elbows bent and on the floor.
Contract abs. Draw your shoulder blades down; lift head and shoulders off the floor.
Inhale as you extend legs out and hold at a 45-degree angle from the floor, keeping abs tight.
Exhale as you lower head and return to starting position. Complete 15 repetitions.
Lunge with a twist
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart while holding a weighted ball (5 to 8 pounds).
Step forward with your right foot and bend both knees until the right thigh is parallel to the ground; hold for a few seconds.
Lift the ball up and away from your body, twist to the right, then slowly rotate to the left.
Slowly rotate back to the center and lower the ball; push off your front foot to return to the starting position.
Repeat on the other leg. Do 10 on each side.
