Bridal Boot Camp: 4 Quick Moves to Tight, Toned and Taller

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Door HingesStand with your feet hips-width apart.

Draw your abs in and tighten them a little deeper with each exhale keeping a strong core.

Place your feet together with your toes pointed behind you.

Press the tops of your feet into your mat and tuck your tailbone down so your lower back elongates.

Draw your abs in tightly and have a go at create a space between your stomach and the mat.

On an inhale, squeeze your elbows in towards your torso while still pressing down.

Feel your chest moving upwards and pause for a breath or two.

Exhale to lower down.

Do 2 sets of 3-4 reps.

Double RowsStand with your feet hips-width apart.

Draw your abs in and tighten them a little deeper with each exhale keeping a strong core.

Wrap a resistance band around a non-moveable surface (like a bed post).

Place one side of the band in each hand with your palms turned in towards one another.

Reach your arms out in front of you.

Hold for a moment then inhale and resist as you return to your start position.

Rotate arms to turn your palms to face down.

Hold for a moment then inhale and resist as you return to your start position.

Do 1 to 2 sets of 10 reps.

Bicycle MarathonLie on your back with your hands behind your head.

Clasp your hands together with your elbows turned out wide.

On an exhale, curl the top of your shoulder blades off the floor or a mat.

Hold and do tiny pulses up towards your left knee.

Keep your legs and hips steady as you pulse 10 times.

Continue to repeat on both sides, each time decreasing the number of pulses you do by one.

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