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HYSIQUE
57 T
IP
Earn your calories! Earn your food!
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Curl-Ups with Feet on the Ball
Place the playground ball on the floor. Bend your knees and place your feet on top of the ball, keeping your feet, knees, and thighs together. Your arms should float alongside your thighs.
Curl your rib cage up and down in small, controlled movements, about 2 to 3 inches. Putting your feet on any unstable surface forces you to engage the core muscles at an even deeper level.
F. Superwoman
Place the playground ball on the floor. Bend your knees and place your feet on top of the ball, keeping your feet, knees, and thighs together. Extend your arms straight out alongside your thighs.
Now extend your arms up over your head and straighten your legs at the same time, keeping your feet on the ball. The ball will roll out with your feet. Then bring everything back in—you will feel an intense contraction in your core.
Try not to sit all the way up or fall back onto your shoulder blades as you lower down.
Go for the gusto! Full extension. Complete contraction. Abs of steel. Do we need to say any more?
G.
Shoulder Shimmy
Extend your legs straight out in front of you with the ball underneath your ankles. Point through your toes.
Now extend your arms straight out in front of you with your palms facing in.
Pull your navel in, and begin to move your shoulders forward and back, alternating sides so you are “shimmying.” As you shimmy, reach through your hands one at a time to lengthen your arms.
Have your favorite song playing for this one. Dance your way to sexy abs!