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eatcleanmakechanges: overcoming-obstacles: leanmeanworkoutmachi...

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eatcleanmakechanges:

overcoming-obstacles:

leanmeanworkoutmachine:

How to Maximize Those Butt-Toning Squats!

If strong, sculpted legs are what you’re after, you’ve got to become one with the squat. The basic exercise targets glutes, hamstrings, quads, and core, so incorporating it into your strength-training workouts is definitely worth your while. Here are some ways to get more bang for your butt — er, I mean buck — when doing squats:

Focus on your heels: When doing a squat, make sure to shift your weight back onto your heels and lower the body as if you’re about to sit in a chair. This proper form helps to put even more focus on the glutes and hamstrings and takes pressure off the knees. It also offers a stable surface that enables you to get low to the ground, which is what makes the move so effective.

Try variations: Target lower body muscles differently by changing the position of your feet. Squat with your big toes together, feet out wide, and try one heel or both heels lifted, or even one leg lifted (to get legs like Cameron Diaz). Step on a Bosu ball and squat on a wobbly surface to work your core, and try twisting variations for even more of a challenge. Check out this list of different squat variations.

Multitask with weights: Squats focus on the legs and butt, but you can make it a total-body move by working your upper body at the same time. Grab a set of dumbbells or a resistance band and while squatting, do front raises, biceps curls, overhead presses, lateral arm raises, and overhead triceps extensions.

Take your squats for a walk: While squatting, take steps forward or backward as if you’re walking, or take steps out to the side. Make it even harder by tying a resistance band around your ankles for even more of a burn. Learn how to do squat walks with a resistance band here.

Add a jump: Work your heart and leg muscles by adding a jump between reps. Get into your squat position. Bend the knees and lower down and, as you’re coming up, press off the balls of your feet into an exploding jump, then land in squat position and repeat. This is also a great move for challenging your core and balancing abilities.

Hold it: Traditionally you move the torso up and down as you do your squats, but if you lower down and hold the position for 15 or more seconds, you’ll really feel the burn. While lowered, you can also pulse up and down ever so slightly for 15 seconds before coming all the way up.

Hands down this is my favorite exercise

Love this!

girlaterre: Yesssss

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:37:26 -0400

girlaterre:

Yesssss

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:34:07 -0400

banana-curves: Reblogging because there is a BANANA jumping up...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:33:27 -0400

banana-curves:

Reblogging because there is a BANANA jumping up and down. Literally what is my life.

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:32:05 -0400

intobetterdays: :)

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:12:10 -0400

intobetterdays:

:)

insideandoutsidebeauty: It works trust me!!

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:12:00 -0400

insideandoutsidebeauty:

It works trust me!!

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Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:14:54 -0400

theperfectblend: ~Show Yourself What Your Capable Of~

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:11:03 -0400

theperfectblend:

~Show Yourself What Your Capable Of~

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Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:42:31 -0400

girlgrowingsmall: I fully believe that one of the reasons so...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:38:54 -0400

girlgrowingsmall:

I fully believe that one of the reasons so many of us (not all, but many) get excited about junk food is because they were locked away as this special rare thing. A treat. Instead we should view fruit as a treat. Veggies as a treat. So we crave their special, fresh flavors instead of sugar, fatty junk. I don’t want my kid to deal with the problems I did, so I will do my best to raise him/her/them to desire healthy foods, but they will be exposed to foods of the world.

healthysnax: Make your body feel good on the inside and look...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:34:06 -0400

healthysnax:

Make your body feel good on the inside and look good on the outside!

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Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:33:41 -0400

size10plz: Also with the lemon as a scar treatment put some...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:32:27 -0400

size10plz:

Also with the lemon as a scar treatment put some lemon juice in some sugar (No splenda, or any artificial sweetener) and you can use it as an exfoliating scrub on your body and face which will help lighten stretch marks (obviously no instant results), hyper pigmentation, and gets rid of the little bumps on your arms :D

diethoroscopes: blend it together - for an after workout...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:31:34 -0400

diethoroscopes:

blend it together - for an after workout refresher, or for an anti-binge treat

<3 give it a try

leanmeantoned: 1. SKIP THE SODA Plain and simple, soda provides...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:25:34 -0400

leanmeantoned:

1. SKIP THE SODA

Plain and simple, soda provides nothing but empty calories, so it’s best to strike it from your diet entirely. Thinking of just switching to diet or low-cal soda? Think again. Studies have shown than the artificial sweeteners in diet soda may cause cancer. So just skip the soda altogether.

2. GO ORGANIC… A LITTLE

Organic food is expensive, but in some cases, well worth the extra expense when you’re trying to detox your diet. There are 12 foods that are so loaded with nasty pesticides and fertilizers and such they’re actually called the Dirty Dozen. It’s worth spending the extra cash on organic versions of these if you want to detox your diet. The Dirty Dozen are: apples, celery, strawberries, peaches, spinach, nectarines, grapes, bell peppers, blueberries, potatoes, lettuce, and kale. Note that there are also a number of foods you don’t necessarily have to buy organic, and just need a good washing, and they’re called the Clean Fifteen. They include foods we peel before we eat, like corn, avocados, and such.

3. FORGET FAST FOOD

Did you know that one fast food meal can contain all of the calories you should consume in an entire day? And that most of those calories are from fat? Not to mention that many outbreaks of deadly e coli contamination originate in undercooked or poorly handled fast food… play it safe and healthy and detox your diet by forgetting fast food.

4. BAN THE CAN

Prepared foods can also be very unhealthy, because they’re loaded with sodium and chemical preservatives to keep them tasting fresh and to keep them from spoiling on the store shelf. Prepared foods, like canned pasta and boxed meal kits are the worst offenders, so if you want to detox our diet, ban the can… and the box!

5. GO FOR GRAINS

White bread is not only tasteless and flimsy, it’s also been leeched of its nutrients, literally, with bleach. Yuck! Whole grain bread, on the other hand, is made with the nutrient-rich whole grain (as the name implies) and is not bleached. It’s also filled with fiber, a dieter’s friend, which makes you feel fuller, longer, and aids in healthy digestion. Bonus! So swap your nasty white bread for wholesome, tasty whole grains instead. Instant detox!

6. TEST YOUR WATER

My tap water is tasty, but I recently found out that it’s got unhealthy levels of certain contaminants, so I now use a filtering system. When you think about it, safe drinking water is another great way to detox your diet, because we use it for so much more than drinking… like cooking, cleaning, washing… you name it! If you haven’t done so recently, have your tap water tested, or buy a kit and do it yourself.

7. RINSE WELL

Speaking of water and detoxing, it’s a good idea to wash your hands before and after you handle food, and to wash the food itself before you use it! Rinsing and washing well, and often, will help prevent the spread of nasty food-borne contaminants.