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SKINNY JEANs WORKOUt

Its the region most of us love to hateour hips, thighs, and backsides. For a lowerbody youll love, you need to do two things: burn fat, and lift and rm your tush. This routine does both. Do these moves one afteranother with no rest in between. Then repeat the circuit so you perform it a total of two times.
TIP: For a challenge, add dumbbells.
A A B B

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4. DUMBBEll BENt-KNEE DEAdlIFt

A B

Stand with your arms at your sides and squat until your thighs are parallel to the ground (a). Push back up to the starting position. Then take a giant step forward with your left foot and lower your body until your left thigh is parallel to the ground (b). Push up onto your left leg and immediately curl your right heel toward your glutes (c). Return to start. Thats one rep. Repeat, stepping forward with your right foot. Continue alternating the sequence for 20 reps.

1. SQUAt, LUNGE, CURl

3. StABIlItY LUNGE

Grab a heavy dumbbell and hold one end in each hand at arms length in front of your pelvis. Set your feet about twice your shoulder width apart, toes turned out slightly (a). Lower your body as far as you can by pushing your hips back and bending your knees (b). Pause, then push yourself back to the starting position. Do 10 to 12 reps.
Tip: Keep your torso as upright as possible with your lower back naturally arched.

2. DUMBBEll SUMO SQUAt

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms at your sides. Lift your right knee until your thigh is parallel to the oor as you raise your arms overhead, palms touching (a). Hold for ve seconds, then slowly drop your right foot into a front lunge (b). Bring your left leg forward and return to standing. Thats one rep. Do 10 to 12 on each leg, alternating sides.

Line up a pair of 10- to 15-pound dumbbells horizontally on the oor in front of you. Squat, keeping your chest up, and grab the dumbbells with an overhand grip. Your arms should be straight and your lower back slightly arched, not rounded (a). Contract your glutes and stand up with the dumbbells, straightening your legs, thrusting your hips forward, and pulling your torso back and up (b). Slowly lower the dumbbells to the oor. Thats one rep. Do 10 to 12.

6. ElEVAtEd REVERsE LUNGE

Stand on a six-inch step or box, hands on your hips (a). Squeeze your left glute, step back with your left leg, and lower until your right knee is bent at least 90 degrees (b). Pause, then push through the right leg to return to start. Thats one rep. Do four to six reps, then repeat with the other leg.

7. CABlE PUll-THROUGH

Stand and raise your right arm in front of you (a). Bend from your hips and lift your right leg behind you until its parallel to the oor (b). Contract your glutes and hamstrings as you return to standing. Thats one rep. Do 10 to 12 reps, then switch sides and repeat.

5. SINGlE-LEG, SINGlE-ARM REAcH

Stand two feet from a cable machine on the lowest setting (or secure a resistance band to a low sturdy object). With your back to the station, straddle the handle with your feet shoulder-width apart, then squat until your thighs are nearly parallel to the oor. Reach back through your legs and grab the handle with both hands, arms straight (a). Keeping your head up, drive your heels into the oor and straighten your legs to standing, pulling the handle out in front of you and keeping your arms straight (b). Pause, then lower the weight and repeat. Do 10 to 12 reps.

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