http://bit.ly/22E4wqB - Best Bikini Belly Guide. Bikini Body Workout - Get In Shape For Summer Fun! By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Mark_J_Rogers/212127]Mark J Rogers Now that summer is upon us getting in shape is high on the priority list. Even more so for those of you who plan to head to the beach and enjoy fun in the sun. With that said, there are certain areas of the body that probably need attention before you are ready to break out your bathing suit. Here is a routine that will help the ladies out there feel comfortable getting into that bikini. This 5 exercise workout targets the hips, thighs, glutes and abs and will help you look great at the pool or on the beach. Squat Lunge Hip Raise Reverse Crunch Side Crunch The first exercise is the squat which will warm your body up and work your hips, thighs and glutes like crazy. Stand slightly wider than shoulder width apart with your toes angled slightly out to the side. Keeping your eyes looking straight ahead and chest up begin the exercise by bending your knees and dropping your hips back as you squat down towards the floor. Try to go down until your thighs are at least parallel to the floor or slightly below. Your upper body will lean forward slightly as you descend. Be sure to keep your weight concentrated on your heels and push off through your heels as you squeeze your glutes on the way back up. You should feel your thighs, hips and glutes working hard on this exercise. After this we go immediately to the reverse crunch. Start by lying on your back on the floor, arms to your sides with your knees bent and feet touching the floor. Using your abs (especially lower abs) begin to bring your legs and hips up off the floor and back towards your chest. After you feel your abs tightening begin to slowly lower your legs and hips back down towards the floor. Next is every woman's favorite, the lunge. Start from a standing position and step forward into a lunge bending your front knee and dropping your body straight down towards the floor. Make sure your front knee stays behind your toe as you descend towards the floor. Your back leg should also bend and your knee should drop straight down towards the floor. Keep your weight concentrated on the heel of your front foot and push off using your quads and glutes to bring you back to the standing position. With the fourth exercise it is back to the abs with the side crunch, which works those love handles. You start by lying on your side on the floor with your bottom arm straight out in front of you on the floor. Your legs should be slightly split apart with your feet touching the floor. Keeping your body in line from head to toe begin to lift your upper body up and towards your feet. Lower yourself back down to the floor and repeat. The movement is small but you should feel the muscles on your side working quite intensely. The last exercise is a hip raise where you start by lying on your back on the floor with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. With your hands out to the sides lift your hips straight up off the ground using your glutes until your body is in a straight line from knees to neck. Do each of these exercises for 3 sets of 12 repetitions each, 3 times per week and you will be ready for the beach or the pool in no time! Mark Rogers is a fitness consultant who works with clients in their homes in the San Francisco Bay Area and with clients across the world online. He has been involved in fitness for over 15 years and has a diverse variety of experience training clients of all ages and levels in both health clubs and private homes. He can be contacted through his website http://www.markrogersfitness.com Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Bikini-Body-Workout---Get-In-Shape-For-Summer-Fun!&id;=1205534] Bikini Body Workout - Get In Shape For Summer Fun! Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400018 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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