Denise's Daily Dozen (73 page)

  Keep your back nice and straight. Tilt your pelvis up and lift your buttocks off your rear as you scoop your abs up and in.

  Sit all the way up and extend your arms out at shoulder height. Then push down with your arms as you sit back on your heels. Time: 1 minute.

7. The Pretzel

Lift those buns and transform your bottom half.

  Sit with your right leg bent in front of you and your left leg bent behind you. Place your hands on the floor in front of you.

  Lift the left leg off the floor just an inch or two behind you. Now pulse by lifting and lowering the bent leg. This pulse is a very small movement that focuses on the deeper muscles. Time: 30 seconds. Switch legs and repeat.

8. Starfish

I love this one because it targets the legs and contours the waistline.

  Sit with your left leg bent in front of you on the floor and your right leg bent upward to the side over your left leg, with the toe pointed on the floor. Place the palm of your left hand on the floor and bend your right arm, placing the elbow on your right knee.

  Lift your hips up and extend your right leg straight out at hip height and your right arm straight alongside your head in one line, so you’re balancing on your left knee and hand. Time: 30 seconds. Switch sides and repeat.

9. Bridge

Reshape your rear and flatten your abs all at once!

  Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor about hip-width apart. Extend your arms straight alongside your body. Lift your heels and hips up off the ground.