Wanna show some cleavage? Chest flys are the secret to being swimsuit-ready.
Select a dumbbell that will challenge your chest or pectoral muscles.
Eight to twelve pounds may be a good start. Lying on your back on a step board or elevated bench holding the dumbbells facing toward each other.
Make a slight bend to the elbows as if to make a circle, then open the arms up wide. Make sure you control the weights as the arms go wider, slowly, and with control.
Return back to start with arms over chest, then “fly” open again for at least 10-15 reps. Rest for a minute and do another set or two.
Half shirts require flat stomachs. Bicycle-style crunches can help you here.
Lying on your back, place your hands behind your head.
Bend the legs so that feet are on the floor and knees are up. Then bring the opposite knee to the opposite elbow, with the other elbow resting comfortably on the floor, then switch sides consecutively for at least ten or more times.
Remember to keep your chin out of your chest and to extend the opposite leg nice and straight as the elbow and knee touch.
Note: this exercise can be made more challenging by having the straightened leg parallel to the floor. Conversely, to decrease the intensity, you can raise the straight leg toward the ceiling.
Remember, each season brings changes and a new awareness of trends and styles. Don’t let summertime outfits make you feel shame or remorse about your body.
As women, we tend to stand in the mirror and find all the negative things about ourselves. If you know you need to lose weight, make a plan and stick with it.
If you need to exercise more, do the same thing; make a plan and then work toward achieving your goal. Whatever the case may be, YOU are the only YOU have, so begin by loving who and what you are.
A grateful mind and heart, can open doors to unseen possibilities and be the beginning of a changed life. Remember, to change your life, you must first change your thinking.