When it comes to sculpting the body, there are a few key areas that most women are concerned with. These areas are the stomach, back of arms, butt and legs. Below I have outlined the best exercises to firm up these problem spots.
The Stomach
The tummy is usually one of the last areas to shrink for most people when they start exercising regularly. It can be super stubborn and hard to get rid of, if you don’t know how to target it properly. I have found that exercises that teach you to engage the muscles of the core like planks and side planks work wonders for shrinking inches around the belly. Planks teach the body to relearn how to engage the muscles of the stomach making you more aware of how you should hold them through out the day. Another fantastic exercise that you should incorporate if you are looking to shrink the inches around the mid section is “leg lowering”. Leg lowering exercises fire the obliques and can be felt in the lower portion of the abs, where most people carry the extra pooch.
The Arms
The dreaded flabby arm is long been a cause of misery for many people. The flabby arm is often caused by an imbalance of hormones estrogen and testosterone. There is only one solution when you have to tighten up the arms, and that is to incorporate movements compound movements into your training regime. Compound exercises like bench dips, and push-ups force the body to use more muscle than a isolation exercise like a kickback, the benefit of this is that your body starts to re-balance the hormones, which means toned slender arms.
The Butt
When a bootylicious backside is escaping you, there is only one remedy; Dead lifts. Though dead lifts sound like something out of a horror movie, they will make your butt look like a dream, the key is to perform them properly. The perfect dead lift begins with a shoulder width stance and the dumbbells held in front of the thigh. Next slowly push the butt backwards, making sure to maintain a flat back posture. At the bottom of the movement you should be bent at the waist and looking down towards the floor. Slowly reverse the movement and make sure to squeeze what your momma gave you at the top.
The Thighs
As women get older the thighs tend to get a little bigger because of the maturity process, the key to making them look good is to keep them lean. Lean legs can be achieved through a variety of movements such as squats, lunges and hip extensions. If you combine these exercises with cardiovascular movements that strip the fat off like rope skipping or salsa dancing your legs will look like magic.
For a more in depth explanation of how to incorporate these movements into the most effective body slimming exercise program for students click HERE