ABS:
1. Russian Twists
This is one of the hardest in my opinion, but it's also one of my favorites and the most effective.
Suggested starting time: 15 secs
2. Crunches
When I do my crunches I like to change my leg positions every 8 or 16 counts. You can lift your legs bent, straighten them up, straddle, bicycle, hold them straight out on the ground, open your knees to a butterfly position, and more.
Suggested starting amount: 64
3. Hip Twists
Get in that elbow plank position and shift your weight from side to side in a twisting position, you will feel that burn!
Suggested starting time: 20 secs
4. Sit-Ups
Suggested starting amount: 15
5. The Hundred
Holding the crunch position with arms out, pulse your arms down 100 times. Inhale for a full five pulses and then breathe out for a full five throughout the 100.
6. Penguins
Holding the crunch position with arms out, lean side to side, alternating touching your hand to your ankle.
Suggested starting amount: 30
7. Butterfly Kicks
Holding the crunch position, lift your legs a few inches off the ground and kick like you're swimming super fast.
(I have to place my hands beneath my pelvis to avoid pain from bone digging into the ground.)
Suggested starting time: 15 secs
8. Pulse Up
Holding the crunch position, put your legs straight up in the air, and pulse your butt up off the ground.
Suggested starting amount: 8
9. Leg Raises
Holding the crunch position, lift your legs straight in the air. Lower your legs as far as you can without losing form in your core and lift back up
Suggested starting amount: 8
10. Planks
Suggested starting time:30 secs
LEGS:
For #1-6 lay on one side with your legs stacked on top of each other slightly in front of you. I suggest 8 of each so that you can do it on the music. I like to do these to "Whatcha Say" by Jason Derulo.
1. Single Lifts
Lift your top leg up and down 8 times, repeat but stop halfway so that is making an "up, up, down, down" motion. Next, do the lifting 8 more times but turned out.
2. Circles
With your top leg about two inches above the bottom, do 8 circular rotations in one direction and then 8 more reversed.
3. Swings
With your top leg about two inches above the bottom, swing it front and back 8 times without shifting your hips around.
4. Double Taps
Take your top leg and tap it two times in front of the other leg and then two times behind the other leg. Repeat 8 times.
5. Kicks
Turn your top leg out and kick it as high as you can and gently lower. Repeat 8 times. Then bend your leg up to straighten down 8 times. Kick straight up and bend down 8 times.
6. Clamps
Bend your knees so that your legs make a slightly obtuse angle. With your feet together, lift your top knee up and down 8 times.
7. The Held Grand Plie
(I don't think that has a real title.) Standing on your toes with legs turned out, squat down as far as you can go while maintaining a complete upright position. Hold for 30 seconds (or as long as you are able) and then slowly straighten your legs.
8. Standing Toe Raises
This one is for your calves! Standing with feet together, slowly rise onto your toes as high as you can and slowly come back down. Feel free to try and do one leg at a time.
Suggested starting amount: 10
ARMS:
1. Tricep Dips
Get into a crab walking position with your fingers facing toward your feet. Bend your arms to lower yourself and then straighten to return.
Suggested starting amount: 8
2. More Planks!
3. Outward Rotations (I made this title up)
Begin with arms bent and elbows at your hips, straighten out to the side and flip your arms so that your palms face the ground, return to starting position.
Suggested starting amount: 8
4. The Air Lift (I also made this one up)
With arms out to the side, pretend like you are lifting dumbbells but just resist the air.
Suggested starting amount: 8
5. Pulses
With arms out to the side, pulse your arms up and down. Be sure to do all directions — pulse up, down, front, and back.
Suggested starting amount: 8 in each direction
6. Screw-In The Lightbulb (made this one up too)
Bend your arms into your body so that your hands are a few inches from your shoulders. Straighten your arms straight upward and rotate them so that your palms face out. Return to the original position.
Suggested starting amount: 8
BUTT:
1. Traditional Squats
Suggested starting amount: 10
2. Jump Squats
Instead of returning from your squat to a standing position, jump.
Do two little jumps together and then jump out into a squat.
Suggested starting amount: 10
3. Turned Out Squats
Suggested starting amount: 10
4. Pulsed Squat
Squat down and pulse down slowly.
Suggested starting amount: 10
5. Held Squat
Hold it and feel the burn!
Suggested starting time: 10 secs
6. Donkey Kicks
On your hands and knees, lift one leg at a 90-degree angle and pulse up.
Suggested starting amount: 10 on each side
I do these exercises nearly every day. I promise that they do not take as long as the list makes it seem and that I feel great not only right after doing them, but all the time now. If you stay consistent, you should be toned in no time!