Your fat-burning beginning

Choose anyheart-pumpingactivity you enjoy (like jumping rope).

Did you know Minnillo was actually a jump rope phenom back in the day?

Warm up for five minutes.

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Repeat the sequence (minus the warm-up) eight times for a total of four minutes.

you might do it!

Stand with feet hip-width apart, a weight in each hand, palms facing thighs.

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Squat, lowering weights toward feet (as shown).

Lunge forward with right leg, left heel lifted, then press weight straight up (as shown).

Return to start for one rep. Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

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Crouch down, placing hands on ground under shoulders.

With hands planted, jump feet behind you (as shown), landing in aplank.

Roll forward into a tabletop position with upper back and elbows resting on ball, hips lifted.

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Drive right elbow into ball as you liftupper bodyoff ball and punch left arm up (as shown).

Return to tabletop for one rep. Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Repeat 20 times without rest.

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Flat-belly finale

Works: abs

Lie faceup, arms extended on ground overhead.

Contractabsand crunch up, lifting legs and raising arms until parallel with thighs (as shown).

Do eight sets of 12 reps, resting for 10 seconds between each set.

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