*Remember*: Any of these 12 moves can be added into your daily routine for extra work on toning and shaping, OR you can put all these moves together in a circuit, adding a cardio blast between each rotation. Challenge yourself to try something new and different!

Today’s move was hard to name creatively because it’s simple, but dynamic. This move is great for tightening and toning your hamstrings and glutes, as well as engaging your core for balance and strength. Here goes!

Moving right along! Welcome to day 3! Have you had a chance to check out the first two days? If so, how’d you do? Easy? Hard? Not so bad? Be sure to leave your feedback! Ok, here’s day 3: Swinging Plank Materials Needed: Nothing! Just you! Muscles Targeted: Core (abdominals), hamstrings, glutes Begin in plank position with your knees off [...]

It’s day 2 of “12 Days of Amazing Moves!” (Yaaaayyyy!) Today, we work our core. I’ve provided 2 different moves in case some folks don’t own a stability ball. Let’s get into it!

Including today, there are exactly twelve days before we hit Christmas, and I couldn’t be more excited! I’ve put together a “12-day challenge” with amazing moves that are modifications to traditional exercises (push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, lunges, squats, curls, etc.) Each day will feature a different move.

New core move! Add this awesome exercise to your core regimen. This particular exercise especially works your lower abs, but your entire mid-section, right down to your obliques, will be strengthened and toned. Enjoy!

One of the areas we are most self-conscious about is our mid-section (abs, obliques, etc.) We all want to be able to get into those bathing suits or cute, slinky dresses with nice, tight abs. Use these particular exercises to work your abs, obliques and shoulders. Plank Twist 1. Begin in push-up position. Make sure your hands are lined up [...]