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I’ve reblogged this before but i’ve gotten into ballet so much recently and my ballet blog was kind of winning my attention I’m doing this in a bit:)

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resistemptations:

Morning Yoga!! 

I do this every morning and sometimes before or after a workout. It’s easy, but in the morning it’s a great pick me up and boosts your metabolism!!

1: Mountain Pose - Stand straight with your feet turned in slightly, big toes nearly touching, and your inner thighs pressed together. to work the core, squeeze your belly button toward your spine. Roll your shoulders up and back. Then bring your hands together in front of your sternum. Slightly lower your chin.

2. Warrior 3 - From a standing position, find a spot in front of you to focus on. As you bend forward at the waist, pressing your chest out, lift your right leg behind you. To balance, press down through the heel of your left leg. Work toward lifting your leg high enough to create a 90-degree angle.

3. Half-Plank Pose - After putting your right leg on the ground, lower your body down slowly into a pushup position with your elbows bent. Make sure to align your shoulders directly over your hands and keep your feet hip width apart. To work the core (and get your body bikini ready!), focus on keeping your hips at the same level as your shoulders by pulling your belly button in toward your spine.

4. Downward Facing Dog - From half plank, straighten your elbows and lift hips until your body forms a triangle. Keep a slight bend in elbows to avoid hyperextension. Lower your heels to stretch out the muscles in the back of your legs. ** My own tip: to get proper form make sure your ears are aligned with your biceps, your tail bone is reaching to the sky, and your pulling your chest towrds your toes. **

5. Warrior 1 - While in downward dog, walk your feet toward your hands to return to standing. Step your left foot back so your toes point slightly forward. Bend your right knee, keeping it even with your ankle. Keep your hips and torso squared forward and raise your arms at a 45-degree angle in front of you.

6. Warrior 2 - Transition from Warrior 1 by bringing both arms down without bending your elbows. Extend one directly in front of you and another directly behind you so your arms are about parallel to the floor. Rotate your hips to the left. To work your core, pull belly button in toward your spine, making a slight scoop with your pelvis. Do not bend knees more than 90-degrees or past your toes to prevent knee injury.

7. Triangle - From Warrior 2, straighten your right leg while reaching your right arm as far toward the floor as you can, tilting your hips left. At the same time, bring your left arm directly above your head. Look up toward your raised arm. It should be almost as if your body could fit in between two panes of glass.

8. Extended Side Angle - After triangle, straighten up into Warrior 2 by bending the knee of your right leg, keeping it in line with your ankle. Then, bend the elbow od your right arm and place on your thigh. Reach your left arm over your head, creating one long line with that side of your body.

9. Revolved Extended Side Angle - Move from Extended Side Angle position into a forward lunge, placing your left knee on the floor. With your right leg forward, bring your left arm in front of your right leg - pushing your tricep back against the knee. Bend the elbow of your right arm and press hands together in front of you. As you twist your torso toward your right thigh, pull your belly button in and up to engage your core. Then look over your right shoulder. You should feel a stretch along your back. 

10. Wide-Legged Forward Bend - Come into a standing position with your feet parallel, wider than hip-distance apart. Bring your hands behind you and interlace the fingers. Slowly bend forward at the waist. To achieve proper alignment, try to keep as little weight in the heels as possible

Hold each move for 10 to 15 breaths (about 30 seconds) then repeat again on the other side. Good luck, and happy yoga :)

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sanotea:

1. Slimming Skaters
   Start with your feet together, toes pointing forward, arms by your side. To begin, take a wide ‘skate’ step with your right foot to the right side, then drag your left foot toward it, reaching your left arm forward while bringing your right elbow back, as if you were skating. Then, quickly change directions and repeat the movement on the opposite side. Repeat as many times as you can, alternating from left to right, for a total of one minute. This double-duty move not only tones and sculpts your inner thigh muscles, while you change directions quickly from side to side, it also burns off jiggly bulge.
2. Side to Side Plies
   Look straight ahead and stand with your feet positioned about three feet apart. Your knees and toes should be pointing out at about 45 degrees and your hands should be resting on your hips. This four-count move starts with a simple ballet plie. To do: Bend your knees and lower your hips towards the ground as low as you can. Keep your shoulders stacked over your hips, your back straight and knees pointing out over your toes. Dip down into the plie and hold it for 30 seconds. Then, slowly straighten your legs and slide your left heel into your right, squeezing your inner thighs together for a count of 30 seconds. Take a big step back out to the left and repeat plie, then slide right heel in. That’s one rep. Repeat this movement 10 times.
3. Crescent Kicks
   Standing with feet hip-width apart, arms relaxed by your sides, look straight ahead. Step onto your left foot, brush your right leg forward off the floor and create a large circular sweep from left to right with your leg. Then step onto right foot, and repeat on the left. That’s one rep. Repeat this move 10 times. This kick tones and slims your inner thighs as you help control your leg through a circular range of motion, while also stretching your inner thigh muscles as you open your leg to the side.
4. Inner Thigh Attitude Pulse
   Stand on your left leg and lift your right leg a few inches off the ground, bending at the knee. Now turn your knee out to the side. Bring right heel towards the ceiling and bring leg across the front of your body so that your right knee is past your left leg. Lower right leg towards the floor and lift it up as high as you can, keeping heel up. That’s one rep. Repeat this movement 15 times on your right side, then 15 times on your left.
5. Towel Squeeze Bridge
   Lie down on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, arms relaxed on the ground by your sides, looking straight ahead. Place a folded hand towel between your knees. Squeeze your knees together into the towel to really activate your inner thighs, and lift hips off the floor, as high as you can, towards the ceiling. Hold for two counts, then lower down. That’s one rep. Repeat this movement  15 times.
6. Seated Bent-Knee
   Sit with your hands pressed on the floor besides your hips. Your elbows should be slightly bent but not locked. Bend your knees in towards your body. Keep your knees touching and your toes pointed while looking straight ahead. Then, lean slightly forward and contract your abdominals. Trace your toes on the floor and open your knees out to the sides, then draw your knees together until they touch. That’s one rep. Repeat this exercise 20 times. This movement not only sculpts and shapes your inner thighs as you close your legs, but also tones your abdominals and hips as you maintain the move’s forward lean.
7. Frog
   Lie on your back with your arms relaxed on the ground beside you. Slowly bend your knees in towards your chest, drawing your abs in. Flex your feet and turn your knees out to the sides. Your heels should be touching. Now, press your legs out, widening them at a 45-degree angle. With both legs extended and turned outward, squeeze the backs of your knees together (your inner thighs). Bend your knees back in, maintaining the same 45-degree line on the way back. That’s one rep. Repeat this movement 15 times.
8. Butterfly Stretch
   To nix next-day soreness and increase flexibility, finish this routine with a relaxing stretch. Start seated, with the bottoms of your feet sandwiched together and your knees relaxed, out to the sides while holding onto your ankles. Gently lean forward, lowering your chest towards your feet until you feel a deep stretch in your inner thighs. Hold this position for 30 seconds, and then relax. Note: Since this is a stretch, you only need to do this movement once.

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The-fitspriational-blonde:

Hey guys :)

So this is for all the girls who are having a rough time burning off that hard to tone “tummy pooch”. 

If you’re having a tough time toning your lower tummy, you’re not alone. Don’t give up, make sure you’re eating healthy foods, drinking OCEANS of water and practicing exercise really frequently that focus on your stomach like these!!

For more Tips and Tricks on toning your stomach, check out myABS/STOMACH page.

Never give up, a flat stomach is not going to happen over night…. (unless you have a fairy Godmother…. in which can you please give her my number?) 

Haha

Xox Brittany

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Hip Thigh Raise:

Strong, Fit and FABULOUS!

 

Xox Brittany

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Try these quick and effective abs workout routines to sculpt a trim, toned tummy fast.

• Flat Abs Fast: The Core-Strengthening Workout
• Abs Exercises for Every Fitness Level
• Tone Your Abs with a Resistance Band
• Tone Your Abs with a Stability Ball

healthysexyhappy:

How to Stay Motivated

“you cannot ‘find’ motivation, you must create it!” - yoga-body 

50 Ways to Stay Motivated for Weight LossHow to Stay Motivated to Exercise
12 Ways to Get Motivated
Staying Motivated to Lose Weight
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Take it One Day at a Time
Don’t worry about tomorrow, focus on today. Focus on eating right for today, make it your goal for the day, and repeat it tomorrow, and the day after that and the day after that. 

Surround Yourself with Positivity
“Change your thoughts, and you change your world”, it’s really true. Think you can, and you can do anything. Think positive, breathe positive, live positive, be positive as much as possible. Focus on the solution, rather than the problem. Surround yourself with good people, good food (food that’s good for you), and good thoughts.

Create a Dream Board
Bring your dreams to life. Look at them every day. Never lose sight of what you want. Fill it with your favourite quotes and pictures to inspire you. 

How to Make a Dream Board
Digital Dream Board
Create a Dream Board

Visualize Accomplishing your Goals
If your goal is to lose weight, create a mental picture of yourself having already achieved it. What will you look like, feel like, and move like when you have accomplished that goal? Living as if you are already there makes realizing your vision something you focus on daily. 

Make Realistic Goals
Ask yourself what you want. What do you want from life? Who do you want to be? Where do you want to be? And make realistic goals. Now that doesn’t mean you can’t have your dream body, it just means realizing that it won’t happened overnight. Make S.M.A.R.T goals. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, & Time-bound goals. 

SMART Criteria
Example of SMART goal

Reward Yourself, Be Kind to Yourself & Recognize your Progress
When you know you have been good to your body, treat yourself! Find a reward that inspires you- a new pair of sneakers or workout outfit, a new music CD for your walk or pamper your feet with a pedicure for all of your efforts. Give yourself a hug once in awhile! Train hard, eat right, sleep well, but once a week, allow yourself an indulgence. Enjoy your favorite dessert, get a massage, or simply take some time for yourself to relax.

It’s Okay to Cheat!
Once in a while, cheating will keep you on track! Planning a cheat, whether it’s a snack, a meal, a weekend or a week vacation, can make all the difference in the world. Allowing yourself a little “controlled” wiggle room, you can avoid falling off the wagon. And once your “cheat” is done, go right back to your plan.

Forget about the Scale 
Focus on how you’re life is changing, on how you feel. Focus on how you’ve changed. Focus on the inches lost, the muscle gained. Focus on how much better you’re becoming and how much you’re gaining. Alternatively, weigh yourself once a week, or even once a month. Measure your entire body monthly as well. Take one picture of yourself daily in the same outfit for the duration of your journey. 

Don’t Compare Yourself to Others
Focus on yourself, on creating the best you possible. Remember that everyone is different, everyone has their own experiences, and their own unique imperfections. Different people are at different stages at different times. Comparing yourself to others can lead to bitterness, anger, jealousy, envy and even unhealthy competition.

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other People
Learning to Live: Don’t Compare Yourself to Others

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maomi:

I call these, “Pistol Squats”

Find your balance on one leg and slowly squat down. This move is actually pretty tough. I can only do 5 reps at a time. If you can’t do this, just stick to regular squats with both feet on the ground.

This move will strengthen your balance, core, quads, glutes, and hamstrings.

My right leg is definitely weaker haha.

This just makes me wanna do it and get better!!!! :)

Do this sometimes when it’s goalie training! We do them on benches to get even better balance and get lower, and I freaking love/HATE them! 

I just tried these, & def failed. I want to work up to it though!!

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fitvillains:

Weekend Workout: The Dominatrix

Ready to get whipped?

This is a BRUTAL total body workout for beginners to advanced alike. You don’t need equipment, but advanced exercisers can add more of a challenge by adding dumbbells to the movements.

YOU NEED to push yourself through this workout! The Dominatrix requires nothing but your undying servitude. Imagine you have someone there cracking the whip as you move through it. It goes fast, but the more effort you put in, the more you’ll get out of it.

You’ll complete all 10 exercises (no breaks) for 69 seconds each (I know, I couldn’t help myself!). Rest 69 seconds & repeat the circuit twice.

Do your best and make modifications to YOUR level (I added modifiers to each of the descriptions below). Beginners who find it challenging can add a short 30 second breaks when needed. Advanced exercisers can add a third circuit or add weight to each of the exercises.

Time: 30 minutes including warm up.

Equipment: Chair, timer (or stop watch), a mat. Dumbbells are optional.

How To Do It

Warm Up: 5 minutes. Jog in place, squats, jacks, jump rope etc. Don’t stop moving for 5 minutes, then take a quick water break before starting.

Set your timer for 22 rounds of 69 seconds each. Hit ‘Start’ and complete all 10 exercises for 69 seconds each. Rest 69 seconds & repeat the circuit.

Cooldown: Walk in place for 2-3 minutes, then stretch.

Exercise Details & Modifications

Crack The Whip Leaps

(a.k.a. Sassy Skater Jumps).

From standing, get low in an athletic stance (knees bent). Pushing off your left leg, leap to the right landing on your right foot & crossing your left leg behind you (tap to the floor or stay balanced). As you land, bring your left arm in front and imagine you’re cracking a whip 10 feet in front of you. Repeat alternating sides.

The deeper and faster the movement, the harder it is. Go your own pace.

Modifiers: Beginners can step from side to side & reduce range of motion. Advanced can hold a medicine ball or dumbbell tight to the chest as they leap, or simply get lower/faster in the movement.

Ass Kickers

(a.k.a. Butt Kick Runs)

From a standing position, run in place, bringing your heels as close to your butt as possible. Squeeze the glutes & hamstrings as you hop from foot to foot.

Speed & intensity are key here. Pump your arms as you run for a bonus burn, and only go as fast as you can while maintaining proper form. Contract the abs to keep from swaying from side to side.

Modifiers: jog in place or high knee runs.

X-Rated Plank Pushups

(a.k.a. Pushup With Swivel)

Drop down into a plank or pushup position. Keeping your hands directly under your shoulders and core tight (get that butt DOWN), rotate your right knee to your left elbow (see pic). Twist through the core, and repeat on the other side (like drawing an ‘X’ with your knees). Return to plank and do 1 pushup. Repeat.

Modifier: come to your knees for the pushup, and reduce range of motion & speed. Advanced people: try the pushup on one leg, alternating sides.

Butt Burners

(a.k.a. Step-Ups with Reverse Leg Lift)

You’ll need a chair, bench or step for this one. Plant your right foot in the center of your chair and push through the heel to lift yourself up, drawing your opposite knee into your chest as you step. Step down, stay standing tall and lift your right leg out behind you. Without replacing your right foot to the ground, swing it through back to the step up. Repeat. 

Note: the photos have you facing different directions, but I want you to face the chair as though you were stepping on it, and balance for the lift keeping your posture tall. You don’t need to lift high, just enough to feel the contraction. Keep your core tight so you don’t over-extend your lower back & tap down for balance (or use the chair) if you need to.

Modifiers: Beginners can just do the step up without the lift. Advanced? Add dumbbells.

Torture Table Crunches

(a.k.a Crab Crunch)

Sit with legs in front of you, knees bent, and feet hip-width apart on the floor. Place hands shoulder-width apart on floor behind you, with thumbs forward and fingertips at a slight diagonal. Lift your hips off the floor and extend right leg just barely off floor; bring left hand behind head.

Crunch forward, bringing right knee toward chest and rotating left elbow in to meet it; for more challenge, simultaneously bend right elbow to dip toward floor.

Alternate sides for each rep, or do 30-ish seconds per side (since you’re doing the circuit twice, you can opt for once on the right, and once on the left).

Modifiers: Come to table top, and simply alternate bringing your knees to your chest. If that’s too difficult, beginners can also do bicycle crunches instead.

Assassin Lunges

(a.k.a. Lunge With Rotation)

From a standing position, lunge your right leg forward and lower your body down (weight in the heel of the lunging foot). Clasping your hands together (I recommend making a “finger” gun) & keeping your hips facing FORWARDS, rotate towards the right wall. Imagine you’re shooting someone directly to the right of you. Rotate back to center & push through the heel to return to standing. Repeat alternating sides.

Modifications: Use a dumbbell instead of a finger ‘gun’ for added intensity. Beginners can reduce range of motion (just do regular lunges) and reduce speed.

Squat Hold

(didn’t need a more painful name. It’s painful enough right?)

Feet wider than shoulder width apart, sink down into a squat. Keep your chest open, and push your butt to the back of the room. Weight should be in the heels of your feet, and thighs parallel to the floor (or past parallel if you’re advanced). Make sure your knees stay over the top of your toes but not beyond. Arms out in front of you for balance, or behind your head for a challenge. Hold it here.

Modification: you can do a wall sit instead, or take mini-breaks when you need to. If you get tired, try simple body weight squats until you can hold it again. 

Advanced? Add pulses.

Kill it. Don’t let it kill YOU.

yoga-body:

healthiie:

Neck & Shoulders

• Hatha Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Health - 57 Min
• Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Tension and Injuries - 14 Min
• Feel Good Friday: Yoga for Neck & Shoulders - 14 Min
• Back to School Shoulder Stretches - Yoga Sequence - 6 Min
• Yoga for Your Shoulders 10 Minute Workout Routine - 10 Min
• Beginners’ Yoga for Shoulder Strength with Melissa McLeod - 22 Min

Chest:

• Yoga Workout Beginners Home Chest & Shoulders Exercise Routine How To - 11 Min
• Yoga for Heart Opening - 10 Min
• Heart Opening 30 Min Yoga Class - 31 Min
• Heart Chakra Yoga Sequence - 10 Min

Arms:

• Yoga for Firm and Shapely Arms and Shoulders - 9 Min
• Arm Yoga Workout - 4 Min
• Total Body Transformation Yoga: Hips and Arms - 11 Min
• Yoga For Arm Strength: Part One (8Min) & Part Two (2 Min)
• Yoga For Guitar Players — Arms, Wrists, and Fingers - 8 Min

Back:

• Yoga for Back Strength - 7 Min
• Yin Yoga for the Spine - 60 Min
• Restorative Yoga For Back - Restoraflow - 40 Min
• Yoga for Back Care - 15 Min
• Yoga Workout | Low Back Pain Stretches Routine - 10 Min
• Yoga for your back - 19 Min
• Lower Back Relief - 17 Min

Abs:

• Yoga 4 Abs with Gillian B & Sebastian - 10 Min
• Yoga for Abs and Core Strength - 8 Min
• Yoga Abs Workout - 10 Min
• Iron Yoga Abs & Closing Stretches - 15 Min (Note: Includes weights. If you dont have weights, use a can from the pantry or something similar.)
• Yoga to Build Strong Abs - 7 Min

Hips:

• Hip Opening Yoga - 45 Min
• Yoga Flow Hip Openers - 14 Min
• Wall Yoga for Hips and Hamstrings - 12 Min
• Yoga for Hip Pain and Stiffness - 17 Min
• Butt, Hips & Thighs Warm up - 7 Min
• Yoga Mania: Move those hips! - 12 Min
• Office Yoga: Hip Release - 10 Min
• Yoga for your Butt - 6 Min
• Yoga Tone your Butt and Thighs - 4 Min

Legs:

• Denise Austin: Yoga Legs Workout - 10 Min
• Gentle Yoga for Tight Legs and Hips - 20 Min
• Yoga for Sexy Legs - 6 Min
• Sleek Yoga Legs - 4 Min

Full Body/Full Classes:

• Jillian Michaels: Yoga Meltdown Level 1 - 35 Min
• Weight Loss & Fatburning Yoga Workout - 20 Min
• Yoga for Weight Loss - 20 Min
• Yoga for Runners - 26 Min
• Foundations in Flow Yoga Class with Fiji McAlpine - 48 Min
• Connections to Core Power Yoga Class with Fiji McAlpine - 57 Min
• Energizing Sunrise Practice - 38 Min
• Power Yoga with Bryan Jones - 31 Min
• Yoga Class with Logynn Northrhip  - 60 Min
• Yoga Basics to Improve Alignment - 62 Min
• Yoga for Beginners Two with Dr. Melissa West - 60 Min
• Intermediate/Beginner: Lunch Time Yoga Class - 45 Min

Enjoy :)

YEAH!

muffintop-less:

At-Home Core Workout:

• 15 V-Ups 
• 25 Crunches
• 20 Leg Lifts
• Bicycles to failure
• Plank to failure

Repeat this circuit 3-5 times. Remember, QUALITY over quantity.. it’s better to get less quality reps in than all the reps but half-hearted! Use slow and controlled movements and remember to breathe out when contracting. Squeeze HARD at the top of each movement. Failure means literally until you physically cannot perform another repetition with proper form.