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Side PlankWorks: hip flexors and obliques

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1) Lay on your side.

2) Lift your body up and support your weight on your elbow.

3) Lift your top leg 6 – 10 inches and hold it up for 30, 60, or 90 seconds.

4) Repeat the exercise on your other side/leg. Repeat two more times on each side.

Hip Ups Works: shoulders, obliques, and intercostals

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1) Lay on your side.

2) Lift your body up and support your weight on your elbow. Align your feet and stack them on top of each other.

3) Lift your hips off the ground so that your body is in a straight line from head to toe. (In this position, all your weight will be supported by your elbow and feet.)

4) Slowly lower your hips to the floor. Repeat 12 – 15 times on each side.

Crunches Works: upper abs

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1) Lay flat on your back, knees bent, feet off the ground and crossed, and hands behind your neck.

2) Exhale as you lift your chest toward your knees.

3) Lower back to starting position.

4) Repeat 12 – 15 times and do 2 or 3 sets.

PlankWorks: shoulders, calves, abs, lower-back, glutes, and hip flexors

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1) Lay face down on your stomach. Prop yourself up on your elbows (bent at 90 degrees, shoulder-width apart).

2) Lift your torso off the ground. Keep your body straight from head to toe. Hold for 30, 60, or 90 seconds.

3) Return to starting position.

4) Repeat two more times.