TOTAL-BODY WORKOUT

Getting Toned At Your Place

Here's an easy one. You spend lots of time at home, so why not use 10 minutes a day to keep your body fresh? The exercises here are simple and require nothing more than a little effort. If you can do them daily and get to the gym a couple of times a week for some resistance training you'll be home free.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BICEPS
Posing Curls

Stand with arms raised and bent, hands fisted. Proceed to curl arms in further, squeezing biceps. Pause, then return to starting position. Perform 10 repetitions.

THIGHS
Front Leg Lifts

Stand with feet together, grasping a support with the right hand. Keeping the knee bent, proceed to raise the left leg until the thigh is almost parallel to the floor. Pause, then return to starting position and next raise the right leg. Perform 10 alternating repetitions with each leg.

MIDSECTION
Leg Raises

Lie on a flat surface, with forearms supporting the raised upper body. Proceed to raise legs together and hold for 10 seconds, flexing abdominal muscles. Pause, then relax. Perform 10 repetitions.

CALVES
Forced Arches

Kneel on the right knee, with hands on the left knee. Proceed to raise the left foot's toes as high as possible. Pause, then lower to starting position. Perform 10 repetitions, then switch arm and leg positions for another set with the right footÕs toes rising.

TRICEPS
Supine Push-Ups

Place your hands palms forward on the edges of a table behind you, with arms bent at 90-degree angles and legs extended out in front. Proceed to press up until arms are almost straight. Pause, then lower to starting position. Perform 10 repetitions.

HAMSTRINGS
Toe Touches

Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and arms overhead. Keeping the knees slightly bent, proceed to bend over and extend the left hand to the right foot. Pause, then rise to starting position and next extend the right hand to the left foot. Perform 10 alternating repetitions to each side.