Denise's Daily Dozen (26 page)

3. Lunge Series

Stubborn cellulite be gone!

  Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your arms extended straight down by your sides, back straight, and abs pulled in.

  Step your left leg behind you about three feet. Then bend your right knee so it’s at a ninety-degree angle, with the left knee pointing down toward the floor.

  Push off your back leg, using the right thigh and butt cheek to lift it off the floor, bringing the left knee in front of you to hip height. Make sure to pull your abs in every time you lift your knee. Switch legs and repeat. Time: 1 minute.

 
CHALLENGE:
Add a curtsy when you bring the leg back behind you

4. Deadlift

Kiss that flabby butt good-bye! And firm up the backs of your thighs.

No more “cottage cheese” look!

  Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your arms down in front of your body. Stand nice and tall with your feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent.

  Keeping your abs strong and back straight the whole time, slowly bend forward at your hips to lower the weights toward the floor with your hands directly under your shoulders. Then return to standing as you squeeze your buttocks and thighs (it’s this squeeze that really helps lift and shape this area). Time: 1 minute.

 
CHALLENGE:
As you bring your body weight down in front of you and reach toward the floor, extend one leg straight off the ground behind you. Alternate which leg you lift each time.