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I really need help! I haven't really worried about my weight becoming a problem until now, this summer. I'm not overweight but it seems like it. i need a way to get fit by the summer and be able to wear a nice bathing suit! Help!
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Hmm. You're probably just out of shape and not overweight. I know how it feels, because right now I'm working toward getting into better shape myself right now because I want a little toning. If you're new to exercising, you'll probably see quicker results.
When you're exercising, you need to lose body fat to see results. To do this, I would suggest walking, jogging, running, or sprinting. Whatever you can do right now for about 30 minutes 4 days a week. For example, right now you could walk 30 minutes a day, but once you feel like it's not challenging you, switch to jogging, then running, then sprinting, and increase your pace often so it challenges you. Also, make some healthier choices in your eating. If you're looking around for a quick snack, and you can have chips or an apple. Take the apple. Eating more fruit and vegetables definately makes a difference.
If you have some spare money, I highly recommend this month's Shape magazine. They have a wonderful bikini body plan that I'm falling in love with because of it's hasty results.
My favorite exercise for the butt (and this is also good for your thighs) is to stand up with your legs apart to about twice hip width, raise your arms in the air (maybe hold some weights if you're up to it) and lower yourself down like you are about sit in a chair on the count of three. On the count of three, raise yourself back up. You can repeat this as many times as you want, but I usually repeat about 25 times.
Another one is to get on your hands and knees like in a dog position. With one leg, raise one leg up with your knee bent, then stretch your leg out all the way. Not to sound gross, but kind of like a dog peeing on a tree. Do this 15 times on each side.
For your abs, lie down with legs in the air in a V position, knees bent. Bend your arms, raising elbows on the floor. Sit up and try to touch the ground between the V then return to the position you were laying it. Do this 30 times. Another thing for your abs is standing with your feet apart wider than shoulder width and contracting your abs as you touch your toes. An exercise you've probably seen before for the abs is to lay on your back with your hands behind your head and elbows facing outwards with your knees bent, then sitting up and touching your elbow to the opposite knee.
For thighs, you don't have to do much if you're going to walk and do the squatting I told you about before. Something you can do is leg-lifts. Lay on you side, and slowly raise your leg up, being careful not to shift the hip, then lowering it, and doing this about 20 times on each side. A really easy thing to do for thighs is to grab a book or something and lean against the wall and slide down like you're sitting, and cross one leg. This builds a lot of strength in your legs. Your calves can be toned anywhere! Just stand on the tips of your toes and kind of bounce.
I think the best exercise for arms is push-ups. If you have weak arms, do a modified version by bending your knees and resting on them instead of your toes, or propping yourself against a doorway/wall and doing push-ups on that. I'm going to stop here, because this is getting long, and re-direct you to a great site for more exercises in case you don't like the ones I suggested. [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Good luck! If you need anything else, let me know. I apologize for this being long, but I wanted to try and cover as much as I could for you. :)
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