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10 Secrets to Sexy Abs: Get the Body You Want!

With summer season comes weekend vacations and weeklong trips that will certainly more than likely have you kicking it in a swimwear. I have no idea regarding you, however my weekend breaks are loaded with jaunts to my pals' cottages, coastline hangs, as well as even a journey to Vegas! For every one of these fun adventures, plus the have to display my recent bikini acquisitions, working to obtain hot abdominals has actually been at the center of my mind at the fitness center.

It's not that I desire a chiseled six pack or anything like that, but a lean, toned belly is excellent when you're investing your days by the pool or sea. Not to mention, functioning your abs has a lot of advantages. On top of making your rockin' bod look even a lot better, having a strong core boosts your security and balance, sustains your spinal column to give you better stance, as well as minimizes your threat of injury and disease.

One thing I have actually discovered for many years is that when it pertains to obtaining your dream body, it's a mixture of consistent workout as well as a healthy diet regimen. By doing the exercises listed below and also filling on your own with will feel-good food, you could undoubtedly get the summer body you desire! From the most effective Youtube tutorials for a tightened core, to understanding on why various physical education are great for your abs, these are all our attractive abdominals secrets!

1. Quick Attractive Tummy Slendering Abdominal muscles Workout

A perfect ab exercise to do in your bedroom or living room, this video clip by womensworkoutchannel contains 6 exercises that will tighten your tummy, assisting you accomplish the body you prefer. Do this exercise everyday, especially when you can't make it to the health club. It's quick and also you'll feel a lot better that you a minimum of did something.

2. Take a spin class

You could assume that spin classes just target your legs, and also while they provide your gams an awesome workout, so a lot of biking pertains to your core. For the entire class, you are involving your stomach muscle mass to keep your top body steady as well as in line. I attempt to do at least one spin class a week and also constantly observe exactly how strong my core feels later on. Merely because it's not marketed as a core workout, doesn't imply it's not outstanding for your abs!

3. 10 minutes Beginner Fast Belly Blaster: Abs-Toning Conditioning ball Workout

This Youtube tutorial by GymRa takes you via various abdominal exercises you could do with a medication sphere. Sacking the added weight actually functions as well as enhances your core, and makes certain to offer you the abdominals you desire! It's merely ten minutes, and also it's best for novices, just make certain to follow the correct method revealed in the video clip. It's an excellent exercise to label on at the end of your gym sesh, or to do at residence if you just have a piece of time!

4. Sexy Abs In 3 Minutes

Sexy abdominals in 3 minutes? Count me in. This video clip by Danette May takes you through two actions that will certainly cut your midsection and also assist you obtain the abdominals of your desires. She suggests doing the routine 3 times a week for two weeks and see where it beings you! You're sure to be satisfied and also see awesome results.

5. Core yoga

With poses like plank and also boat posture, any type of yoga exercise class is excellent for working your abs, however a core yoga exercise class will take you one action even more. In core yoga exercise the focus is on poses and also works out that reinforce your belly muscular tissues. You will still be taken via a normal yoga series, but extra focus will be positioned on your core, as well as you'll possibly have to do some crunches as well!

6. Ballet barre class

Have you ever before discovered exactly what outstanding bodies ballerinas have? Barre training establishes a lot stamina in every component of your body, especially your legs and also core. You have two options right here. You can take a ballet class at a dance studio to get a strong dose of core work, or take a barre class at a specialized center like Barreworks. Your abdominals will certainly obtain a serious workout despite which one you choose.

7. Exactly how to Being an Apartment as well as Sexy Belly in Merely 5 Minutes! - Abs Like a Model

In this in-depth tutorial by physical fitness guru Joanna So, she shows you ways to grasp ab-building exercises. She demonstrates and also talks you with appropriate technique, so it's ideal also for beginners. Don't forget a deadly playlist while you're working your core so you could take your mind off the (excellent) discomfort! In the summary area of the video clip she additionally addresses Frequently asked questions, so be sure to examine them out!

8. Pilates

Whenever I think Pilates, I cannot help but imagine a health club from the 80s loaded with ladies in dynamic spandex exercise clothing. But the fact is, Pilates is a deadly workout, specifically for your core. In Pilates, your core is called your "giant", and with exercises that highlight stomach job, doing Pilates makes certain making you look added good this summer.

9. How to Do Planks Correctly

Planks are one of the most effective exercises you could do to enhance your core. Natalie Jill Fitness uses this video to explain how you can do planks correctly. She shows appropriate plank method and also clarifies the importance of having a strong core over all. Keep in mind, the plank shouldn't injure your arms or back, all the work should be centred!

10. Fit Sphere Core Strength - Abs Exercise

This 15 minute ab exercise by eFit30 is intense, but if you're up for it, the workouts will make a major difference in the appearance of your abdominals in time. I love making use of stability rounds for abdominal muscle workouts. I lately started doing this over the previous year or so, as well as it has certainly made a huge difference. If you're simply beginning to function security spheres right into your exercise, know, you will feel the excellent type of aching for a couple of days after!

Getting hot abdominal muscles doesn't need to be a difficult accomplishment. Check out these core workouts and also you'll look incredible all summer season long!

If you found our tricks to hot abdominals helpful, please share them on Pinterest!

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Hope you’re having a lovely morning. What are you up to this weekend? I’ve been chilling in the house with P for a couple of days after she came down with conjunctivitis. (Preschool germs strike again.) We got her antibiotic drops (which have been a treat to give to her, let me tell ya) and have just been lying low so she doesn’t infect anyone. I feel so bad for the poor nugget and hope she’s feeling better soon.

Other than the pink eye surprise, it’s been a good week over here. I had an incredible podcast interview that will be up next week, taught a TRX class, and have been trying to get the house ready for some upcoming events. We’re having Meg’s baby shower here – I can’t wait! – and the day after, all of our stuff from Valdosta arrives. I’m kind of terrified because I feel like the house is already full.

Before I dive into this week’s Friday Faves, make sure to check out this sweet Whole Foods giveaway on Instagram! You could win $500 to shop at the best place everrrrrr.

(When you pose in front of your favorite store like a lil nerd. Joggers are from Fabletics, shoes are here, and I’ve been living in these lulu tees during the week.)

Here are some of the best things I found in real life and on the internets this week:

Random:

– Of all the crazy hair ideas on Pinterest, Livi picked the poop emoji. *face palm* She totally rocked it, though haha.

– Mexican pastry magnets! Madre got some of these for her fridge and I’ve been commenting on them nonstop, so she surprised me with a bag of them when we met up for Taco Tuesday. So cute, right?!

– Roller skating with the crew! We took the girls on Monday night and had a blast. The decor at Skate Country is the exact same as it was when I used to go roller skating with my friends in middle school and elementary school. Back then, they were blasting TLC “Waterfalls” and I was wondering who would couple-skate with me lol. I have to say it’s 80,000x more fun doing Cha-cha Slide at the end of the night with my favorite people.

Fashion + beauty:

-LOVING the new Beautycounter brow gel. I was apprehensive about trying it – I’m a brow pencil girl, through and through – but I love how natural this looks. It gives a little bit of shape and color, and lasts all day. 10/10 recommend.

– My friends at Stitch Fix sent me this gorgeous package of goodies from women-led companies, in honor of International Women’s Day.

The tote is Mercado Global, and was hand-woven by Indigenous women artisans in rural Guatemala. Each purchase helps mothers send their children to school and enables them to earn three times their former daily income.

I’m obsessed with the color of the Dagne Dover backpack and the Of Mercer dresses are super chic.

Read, watch, listen:

– Heal on Netflix, which is a fascinating documentary about the body’s ability to heal itself. I’m always interested to learn about our inherent healing capabilities and the body’s incredible natural intelligence. I haven’t finished this one yet, but I can’t wait to watch more this weekend. Also Deepak Chopra is in it… and he’s one of my very faves.

– Yay, Trader Joe’s!

– For all my fellow Catholics during Lent. 

– While I feel like we’re about to be overloaded with biopics, I’m so here for the Elton John one. 

– Another reason to create sustainable eating habits.

– What food geniuses eat when they’re home alone.

Fitness:

– Bodyweight HIIT workout.

– Try out this Lean Machine Fit Guide workout at home.

– Tips to stop slippage during yoga class.

Good eats:

– These chicken meatballs are a new Costco find. They’re made with simple ingredients and have an awesome flavor — not bland at all. I’ve been adding them to wraps, salads, and egg scrambles this week.

Nutrition stats:

– If you’re looking for a refreshing spring dessert, this looks bomb.

– Easy, healthy protein ball recipes.

– Easy vegetarian meatballs.

Happy Friday, friends!

What’s something you’re looking forward to this weekend?

xo

Gina

Congrats to the winner of the huge sneaky Beautycounter giveaway: Becca! (The winner has been emailed.) Stay tuned for more giveaways of the sneaky and obvious variety headed your way.

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Costume Designer on Nicole Kidman’s Look in ‘The Beguiled’: ‘It’s Eerie, It’s Beautiful’

A few of the women of The Beguiled. (Photo: Focus Features)

Sofia Coppola’s latest film, The Beguiled, is creepy. It’s eerie, convoluted, mysterious, and sexually fraught. It takes place at Miss Farnsworth’s Seminary for Young Ladies, a girls’ school run by Miss Martha Farnsworth (played by Nicole Kidman), which, due to the Civil War raging right outside their Virginia doors, is now only home to a single teacher, Miss Martha (played by Kirsten Dunst), and four students (one of whom is portrayed by Elle Fanning). The narrative, derived from a 1966 novel and a 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood, revolves around a wounded soldier (Colin Farrell) taking refuge in the Greek revival mansion, and how, with a man in their midst, the girls’ collective mood changes — as does the detail and care with which they dress and present themselves. Gothic and layered, the entirety of this highly stylized film is visually gorgeous. And that’s in large part due to the ethereal costumes designed by Stacey Battat.

Battat (who previously worked with Coppola on The Bling Ring, Somewhere, and A Very Murray Christmas) says the original look of the film came out of extensive conversations with Coppola and the film’s production designer, Anne Ross.

“We talked a lot about the overall visuals of the movie,” Battat tells Yahoo Style. “We talked a lot about them [the women] feeling like ghosts who had been left behind, and creating a world that looked airy and diaphanous and light. It’s eerie, it’s beautiful.”

Nicole Kidman in The Beguiled. (Photo: Focus Features)

Ghosts is an apt way to describe the women who roam the aging mansion in pastel colored, finely printed floral dresses, clinging to normalcy amid a life ravaged by war. The head of the house, Miss Martha, does what she can to keep the standards of decorum up to snuff, though the reality of wartime and the women’s isolation leads to elements of a lax wardrobe — like the noticeable absence of hoop skirts.

“Women in that time would have changed multiple times per day,” Battat explains. “These were women who would have gotten dressed for lunch, for tea. But because these particular women were stuck in this house and didn’t have social lives, at some point they kind of stopped dressing.”

That said, Battat made a conscious decision to not make all style standards go to pot. “Miss Martha does not allow sloppy ladies in her household,” Battat says. “We talked about that a lot. In the beginning, we considered that maybe in the opening scene it was so hot that some of them were just sitting in petticoats and corsets, which would have been a really beautiful image. But in the end we were like, ‘Miss Martha would never allow that.’ At Miss Martha’s you have to get dressed, even if there is no one there to see you. You can’t just wear your pajamas all day.”

Of course, the level of dress among the ladies is amped up when they take in the wounded Union soldier. Tiny details — a broach here, a ribbon there — were added to demonstrate that with the soldier in the house, the women now feel like they have someone for whom to dress up.

Elle Fanning in The Beguiled. (Photo: Focus Features)

“We were very true to the period,” Battat says of the costuming choices. “Except for colors.”

Rather than having the women in black — which many American women wore during the Civil War as they were in mourning for a lost soldier — Battat notably styled the women in pastels (a choice in keeping with the ethereal mandate). She also made the vast majority of the costume pieces, or had them made. “I like being able to make clothes,” she says. “It really adds an element to the film — you can control your color palette and you can do things to make it appeal to a modern eye.”

The women of The Beguiled. (Photo: Focus Features)

Coppola won the Best Director prize at Cannes for the film, but since opening in the U.S. last week, The Beguiled has been plagued by a “whitewashing” controversy. Coppola’s version of the film removes a female slave character, prominent in both the novel and original film, and casts Dunst in the role of Edwina Morrow (a mixed-race character in the book). The absence of characters of color in the film is explained in one line: “The slaves left.”

In an article on the topic for The Root, Clarkisha Kent writes of Coppola, “because she didn’t want to portray the protagonists of her ‘white [girl] power’ film as slave owners or people who were A-OK with owning slaves, she opted to leave them out entirely.”

Battat adds a different opinion on that topic. “We did talk about how we left her [the slave character] out, and Sofia has mentioned, and I think she’s right, that if we weren’t not making a movie that is primarily about race we didn’t want to just glaze over it.”

She adds, “I think the nuance that people miss is that this is a movie that takes place in the Civil War, but it’s not about the Civil War. I feel like it’s a movie about these women that are trapped, that don’t have options, and how they express themselves.”

The Beguiled (Photo: Focus Features)

However you read the film and its surrounding controversy, the visuals do stick. “It’s about the dynamic of the women in the house and them exploring their sexuality,” Battat says of the film and of the clothes — and about what sexuality even means in 1864 Virginia, when you’re swaddled in layers and fear and petticoats.

The Beguiled opened in Los Angeles and New York on June 23, and everywhere June 30. 

Read more from Yahoo Style + Beauty:

• Alison Brie on her ‘GLOW’ Body: ‘I Feel So Strong’ • Couple Celebrating 68 Years of Marriage Pose for Adorable Photo Shoot • Yoga May Be More Dangerous Than You Thought

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10 Ways to Get Fit Without a Gym Membership

While belonging to a gym has its benefits, it is by no means necessary to achieve your fitness goals. You can save money, time, and stress by choosing to workout at home. There are literally dozens of ways to get fit without a gym membership, but the following are the most popular!

It’s important for you to realize that getting in shape doesn’t have to be complicated. Making just a few simple changes to your daily routine can significantly improve your health. These tips for getting in shape can be utilized by just about anyone, from anywhere!

1. Choose a weekly or monthly workout plan.

To get healthy (and stay that way), you must adhere to a fitness routine. Following a workout plan will keep you progressing steadily and safely towards your fitness goals! At SkinnyMs, we have dozens of workout plans to offer, no matter what form of exercise you choose to perform. Try one of these popular workout plans:

6-Week Body Weight Workout Plan: Your Guide to a Slim & Sexy Body

14-Day Get in Shape Program for Beginners

Running Program for Absolute Beginners

Weekly At-Home Workout Plan

2. Schedule your workouts and follow through.

Okay, so you’ve chosen a workout plan: Now it’s time to get to work! You need to remember that consistency is the key to success. You can’t expect to workout once and end up with a tiny waist and flat abs. Instead, you have to make choices that will benefit your health every single day. Before you know it, you’ll be in the best shape of your life!

By scheduling your exercise routines ahead of time, you’ll significantly decrease the chances of skipping the workout. Your health should be a priority… so fit that workout in!

Related: 3 Genius Ways to Squeeze Fitness Into Your Crazy Schedule

3. Utilize at-home workouts.

At-home workouts can be surprisingly challenging. It’s a good idea to pick a few of your favorites and complete them several times per week! We recommend incorporating a cardio, strength-building, and flexibility element into your routine. Pick from some of our newest workouts below. They each require little to no equipment!

At-Home Fat-Burning Workout

12-Minute Home HIIT Challenge

Equipment Free At-Home Core Workout

15-Minute Circuit Workout to Tone & Shape Your Whole Body

10 Best Yoga Poses for Absolute Beginners

4. Get creative with equipment.

Your body is the only piece of equipment that you need to get a solid workout in. That being said, having a few extra tools around can make working out at home even more effective. If you don’t have access to dumbbells or resistance bands, don’t worry! You can (and should) get creative with your equipment.

Don’t have dumbbells? Grab some soup cans or candlesticks. No stairs? Grab a sturdy coffee table or chair to imitate stair-climbing. No kettlebell? A gallon jug of water works great! You can get an excellent workout in with just body weight, but adding in some extra resistance can kick your workouts up a notch!

5. Switch up your workouts, regularly.

Our next tip is to switch things up from time to time. This doesn’t mean that you have to perform a different workout every single day, but alternating between a couple routines (and, switching those up every other week or so) will keep your body changing! Not to mention those new workouts will keep exercising fun and exciting so that you don’t get bored.

6. Expand your horizons.

At-home workouts are great, but they’re most definitely not your only option. Get outside and explore! Some great alternatives to at-home workouts are hiking, biking, rock climbing, roller skating, kayaking and much, much more! By enjoying your workouts, you’ll ensure that you stick to the plan long term. If you don’t belong to a gym for financial reasons, you should consider checking out coupon or discount sites for fun, fitness alternatives.

7. Grab a friend or join a team.

There’s no doubt about it: Having a workout partner will keep you on the path to success. Not only will someone be there to support you and hold you accountable, but they’ll also push you to do your very best! In most communities, you can also join adult leagues for a variety of different sports. Playing softball or soccer on a team of like-minded people can also motivate you to achieve your goals.

8. Switch up your methods of transportation.

In an ideal world, you’ll live close enough to work or school that you could walk or bike instead of driving. Every little bit of activity will help you make progress. If you live too far and have to drive, you can still make up for it in other ways!

Park as far out as you can in the lot and take the stairs instead of the elevator. You can also find other places to walk or bike that are close to home, like the bank, coffee shop, grocery store, etc. Little changes will lead to tremendous results.

9. Think outside the box with everyday activities.

Find ways to integrate fitness into your daily routine. For example, when you’re cleaning the house, put on your tennis shoes, crank up the beats, and really get into it. You can even throw in exercises like squats or push-ups every time you finish a room.

Get up and do some jumping jacks or sit-ups during each commercial break while you’re watching TV at night. You can even squat or jog in place while you’re brushing your teeth. The possibilities are endless! Incorporating several small periods of exercise into the day’s routine can add up to significant calories burned.

10. Focus on nutrition.

Your new healthy routine would not be complete without this final tip! It is imperative that you focus on proper nutrition if you want to lose weight. In fact, nutrition plays a more significant role in weight loss than exercise does: You simply can’t out-exercise a poor diet.

Focus on eating clean, whole foods, like lean meats, fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, and healthy fats. A balanced diet is a staple in every fit girl’s lifestyle. Your body needs protein, fat, carbs, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients to function at it’s very best. Check out these helpful, related articles:

14-Day Clean-Eating Meal Plan

Top Weight Loss Tips for Women

How Many Calories Should I be Eating Daily?

How to Meal Prep for Your Weight Loss Plan

The Whole-Foods Shopping List

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We hope that we’ve shown you that you don’t need a gym (or any equipment) to get in the best shape of your life! Apply these tips, and you’ll be well on your way to the newer, healthier you!

What do you think of these ways to get fit without a gym membership? Do you use any of them? Are you going to start? Do you have any awesome at-home fitness tips to share? Let us know in the comment section below.

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