How To Get Your Body Bikini Ready
- April 15, 2009
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Writer
Rosemarie_Lennon
Voice Over Artist
Betsy Winchester
Music
Edison Music Corp
Try these proven methods to get an awesome bathing suit bod.
You Will Need
- Self-discipline
- A place to swim
- A pedometer
- A natural bristle body brush
- A Zen attitude
Step 1: Flatten your tummy
For washboard abs, start pedaling—in the air. Research suggests that the bicycle maneuver is the top exercise for abdominals. To do it, lie on your back with your knees raised and bent, your hands locked behind your head. Now alternate touching one elbow to the opposite bent knee, as you extend the other leg.
Step 2: Become a tight ass
To firm your butt, do lunges every day. Begin by standing up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart. With your right leg, take one long step forward, keeping your back straight as your body lowers itself and your knees bend. Move back to the starting position in one smooth motion.
Sneak in lunges while you’re brushing your teeth.
Step 3: Start swimming
Find a pool and start doing laps: Fittingly, the single best exercise for getting your body toned for the beach is swimming.
Step 4: Cut out beverages
Stop drinking everything but water. For the average American, this simple move will save you a whopping 450 calories a day.
Step 5: Step it up
Get a pedometer and set a daily step goal. Analysis from Stanford found that people who monitored their walking with a pedometer increased their physical activity 27 percent.
Step 6: Brush your body
Each day before showering, take a natural bristle brush made especially for body brushing and, starting at the feet, brush your skin with long upward strokes. This stimulates blood circulation, which can reduce the appearance of cellulite.
Step 7: De-stress
Do whatever it takes —meditation, yoga, deep breathing—to de-stress. A study found that anxiety leads to the body’s build-up of toxic wastes, which turns into cellulite!
The white bikini that Ursula Andress wore in the 1962 James Bond thriller Dr. No was auctioned off for $61,500 in 2001.
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Comments (5)
Thanks. Very common sense but in a fun way. I like the part about sneaking in lunges while brushing your teeth.
over 2 years ago by JSTwo
Can you tell me how this Victoria's Secret models got that perfect body??? http://fancyfashionnews.blogspot.com/2011/11/show-of-victorias-secret-2011-fashion.html
2 months ago by Mary_Carter
helpful! although the excercise she is doing is the windmill, not bicycling.
over 2 years ago by eunnikins
sounds good; all the steps are there; but IT AIN'T THAT SIMPLE! (and alot is missing. also, swimming doesn't hit legs/hiney much).
over 2 years ago by Jack_Armstrong
I think the tips you gave were great and I disagree with Jack that swimming doesn't hit the legs/butt very much. Most swimmers have GREAT lower bodies. Thanks for a great video! xo
about 1 year ago by beavertalk
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