Summer is here and I have a few Beach Bum secrets for you...
Do Your Clams!
Jane Fonda was totally on it. Mr. Pilates did it in the ’50s.
Lay on your side, knees bent in 90 degrees, feet stacked on top of each other:
1) External (Clam): heels & toes stay together, open your top leg so the knee goes up toward the sky, close. Repeat 10 times.
2) Internal (Flying Clam): heels & toes stay together, lift feet in the air, open your top leg so the knee goes up toward the sky, close. Repeat 10 times.
3) Parallel: keeping knees and ankles equal heights, lift top leg to hip height, lower. Repeat 10 times.
4) Internal/External: combination of 1 & 2, knees come together with heel up, then switch, heels together knee up. going back and forth. Repeat 10 times.
5) Straight leg/up & down: extend top leg so it is all the way straight and in line with the rest of the body (bottom leg stays bent in 90 degrees for balance). Lift the leg up to hip height, then lower. Repeat 10 times.
6) Straight leg/ Circles: same as above above, Now leg does small circles forward, up to hip height, back and back to straight in line with body. Repeat 10 times, then reverse directions.
This whole series can be done with an ankle weight to increase the results and make it more exciting!
Get that Beach Butt in shape!
photo taken in St. Barth, swimwear provided by Lolli
