December 19th, 2008 Sameer Posted in Cooking Corner, Women Corner No Comments »
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December 3rd, 2008 Sameer Posted in Relationship, SexWex, Women Corner No Comments »
You begin to have better loving because you start to feel your whole body. That’s what yoga develops, says Ms. Feelwel.
Yoga can get couples to a place of healing and love. Normally, couples use physical loving as a stress-release mechanism. Instead, it can be more intimate and loving if the partners commit themselves to a daily 20-minute yoga practice. According to instructor Shobha Sehgal, who has been teaching yoga in Washington for the past 15 years, “Yoga helps you become aware of your love core. Focused breathing is a crucial part of awakening sensations. Proper breathing is essential for arousal.”
Enrich your Life, Soul and Love Life
The spiritual and sexual connection between yoga and intimacy has been debated by Ellen Barrett in her book, Sexy Yoga. “Yoga means union in Sanskrit, and it focuses on bringing the body into harmony with the mind and spirit. The awareness of sexuality through yoga is deeper and more intimate. These are exercises, which are beneficial for you and your partner, which blend meditation, breath control and asanas. Yoga is about discovering the joys of elegant sexuality,” says Barrett.
The yogic way to enhanced and better loving has certainly found scores of takers. Kundalini yoga experts feel that yoga helps one in creating a balance. If one is stressed, yoga helps in calming the mind and strengthening the nerves, which in turn, help in improving one’s sex life.
For instance, Kundalini yoga helps to create bio-energy. It activates the love hormones. There’s a spiritual connection between yoga and love. You can either use yoga to express your sexuality or suppress it to attain celibacy. Kundalini yoga can rejuvenate a person through breathing exercises, which enhance the consciousness.
New York-based Ashtanga yoga teacher Aaron Star is the founder of Hot Yoga, an organisation where the students practice yoga asanas that combine Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga sessions. According to Star, “Here, students discover breathing techniques that help them relax. The practice involves the classic stretching postures and breathing exercises, co-ordinated with chanting and meditation to stimulate the release of the Kundalini energy which prepares them for complete enjoyment of the love experience.”
Which Asanas to do?
If mind and body are not in optimum health, an individual can not have fulfilling love life. Yoga asanas and breathing exercises provide help in obtaining the optimum health state. The healing power of Yoga is so strong that people who are physiologically weak and to some extent or fully impotent may get back potency as they regain their physical health through Yoga. There are many individuals who approach sexual matters with a nervous mind. Such people are helped greatly from Yogic exercises and breathing practices.
Yoga relaxes the mind as well as the body. Remaining relaxed is perhaps one of the most essential preconditions for a harmonious sex life.
Sexologist Dr Prakash Kothari also believes that Yoga is perfect for emotional, sexual and spiritual well-being. “For sexual disorders, I suggest certain yoga asanas before prescribing drugs. For instance, Bhramari Prayanam, the chanting of O m with the eyes and ears closed reduces anxiety and helps in contracting and expanding the nerves.”
According to experts, practicing Surya Namaskar every morning ushers in a sacred sexual connection. Surya Namaskar is a combination of 12 different poses, like back bends and forward bends. These maneuvers contract and expand the nerves to the pelvic girdle, which is your sexual core. This stimulates your hormones and helps achieve a new equilibrium.
Kundalini yoga is also beneficial for a better love life. For instance, Vakrasana, or the Scorpion pose, helps your reproductive organs. While Vajrasana helps in erectile dysfunctions, Vajroli and Ashwini Mudra can help pregnant women pursue a healthy love life after delivery. These mudras help the pelvic muscles.
Asanas to Improve Your Love Life
Bhadrasana
Sit on the floor with legs stretched out in front. While maintaining the contact with the floor, draw both the legs nearer the body with the knees bent outward and the soles of the feet together. Inhale and bring the feet close to the genitals — touching the perineum, with the toes pointing outward. Palms outward, place the hand on respective knees placing them down. Hold the pose and then slowly return to normal while exhaling. Time: 15 seconds for each round.
Value: Exercises the pelvic organs, the groin, the unused thigh muscles and the sex organs.
Sethu Bandhasana
The ‘bridge pose’ increases flexibility and elasticity of your body, strengthens the lower back, abdominal muscles and opens the chest. To start with lie down on your back with your knees up and hands at your side. Your feet should be placed near your hips and about six inches apart. Begin with gently raising and lowering your buttocks. Thereafter, raise the tailbone slowly and continue lifting the spine. Move one vertebra at a time until your entire back is vaulted upward. Give thrust with your feet and keep your knees straight and close together. Now inhale deeply into your chest. Hold your hands under your back and push against the ground. Take a couple of slow and deep breaths and repeat the process for some time. All these features make Sethu Bandhasana a complete asana.
December 1st, 2008 Sameer Posted in Relationship, Women Corner No Comments »
Getting diamonds for a girl you’ve had three dates with may be a bit premature. However, someone you have dated for a few years may be expecting them.
Listen for clues, to what she says, and your gift shopping may get a bit easier. Or ask one of her friends for ideas – she may know the exact present that your girl may be expecting.
Purchase something that will last. Flowers are nice and can accompany any gift, but give your girlfriend a gift that she can really treasure and love. Try to personalise the gift as much as you can and you’ll make her happy.
Give her the gift of time and yourself. The most important thing you can give is spending time with her.
December 1st, 2008 Sameer Posted in Cooking Corner, Women Corner No Comments »
Ingredients:
1 tsp saffron, soaked in 1/2 cup milk
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp ginger/garlic paste
2 potatoes, cubed
2 cups oil
4 medium sized onions, sliced
4-5 cloves
4-5 cardamoms
250 gms yoghurt
500 gms mutton
Salt to taste
For garnishing:
Method:
December 1st, 2008 Sameer Posted in Women Corner No Comments »
The size of your breasts is determined by the genes you inherited from your parents. No exercises, creams, or machines can change the size of your breasts.Breast surgery can enlarge small breasts using implants, reduce the size of large breasts, or lift sagging breasts.
Keep in mind
Any surgical procedure done on your breasts will leave scars. Surgeons can hide many scars by making the incisions under the fold of the nipple. Before you make a decision about having breast surgery, ask your doctor to show you some photographs so you can see what the scars will look like.
Some forms of breast surgery, especially breast reduction, can make it impossible to breast-feed. If you are concerned about not being able to breast-feed, talk to your surgeon before you have any type of breast surgery.
Many women have one breast that is slightly larger than the other. Some women’s breasts differ so much in size that their bras and other clothing do not fit properly and they feel self-conscious. A surgeon can perform surgery on one or both breasts to make them look more alike. Your surgeon will help you decide whether you would feel more comfortable making the smaller breast larger (using a breast implant) or making the larger breast smaller.
Breast Enlargement
Breast enlargement technically called Augmentation Mammoplasty (AM) is a surgical procedure to enlarge small breast or breast that has lost their fullness by inserting a synthetic implant under the skin or muscle of the chest.
For patients with mild to moderate breast sagging, it will also improve the shape of breast and the positioning of the nipple. The breast enlargement surgery is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures.
Breast implants usually feel like a natural breast.
The major disadvantage of implants is that they sometimes become surrounded by scar tissue that makes the breast feel hard, or areas around the nipples or the incisions feel numb.
Reasons for Augmentation Mammoplasty
Aesthetic or cosmetic reasons for breast enlargement include:
Feeling that the breasts are simply too small or out of proportion
Loss of breast volume after pregnancy
Difference in size between the two breasts
Breast size that has reduced after losing weight
Breast surgery may also be offered to women having surgery for breast cancer or other rare conditions affecting the size and shape of the breasts.
Types of implants
All breast implants utilize a silicone shell but the fillings differ, either gel-filled or saline-filled. The gel filled implants contain high cohesive gel, which is more cross linked than a standard silicone gel and provides a higher resistance to flow. If the implant shell is ruptured, the inside gel will rarely escape (not leak).
The outer silicone shell, which give the prosthesis its elasticity and integrity, may be smooth (shiny polished) or textured (finely rough) surface. The breasts, augmented with textured implant, providing a disruptive surface for collagen interface, have a lower tendency to develop contracting capsules than the breasts augmented with the smooth implants.
Breast implants may not last a lifetime and the rates of rupture in saline filled implant is higher than the gel filled one.
The preferable shape of the implants should be, low to moderate profile (projection), providing natural upper fullness as well as nice cleavages of your new breasts.
Brands available are – PIP and Sebbin (from France).
Deciding on the Size of breast implants
The implant should not be too small or too large in comparison to the patient’s chest wall dimensions. The goal is to augment the breasts to a size that is in better proportion to the physique and to maintain a very natural look. There are many factors effect the such as your original cup, your expected cup and your physique including the chest muscle.
If you have board chest, especially the position of your nipple is far apart, the selected size of implants should be rather big with low to moderate profile (wide base dimension) to get a closer nice cleavage.
If you have some degree of breast sagging, the selected size should be quite big with moderate to high profile, providing upper breast fullness and also improving the nipple position.
If you have little breast tissue and/or very thin skin, the proper size should be chosen carefully (for example: not more than 280cc.). Too big implant may cause abnormal thinness of skin (translucency) or visible and/or palpable wrinkling (rippling) in an implant.
Before surgery
Talk with your surgeon about the results that you desire-.
Inquire what types of implants are available and discuss the advantages of each.
Ask your doctor where he or she will make the incisions to best hide the scars. The most common incision site is in the fold under the breast. Another possible location is around the outer edge of the areola. When the procedure is performed properly, it should not affect the sensation in your nipples or any other part of your breasts. Although loss of nipple sensation is rare, it is possible, especially when a very large implant is used. No breast implants or breast enlargement procedures have been linked to breastfeeding problems. Breast enlargement is sometimes done through an incision in the armpit, which reduces the risk of loss of sensation in the nipples and does not leave a scar on or under the breast. However, this procedure is more difficult because the implant must be inserted over a longer distance to its final position in the breast. In rare cases, the implant may done up slightly too high.
Endoscopy has made it easier for doctors to perform this type of breast-enlargement procedure.
The common incision sites are:
1) Under the arm (auxillary):
2) Around the nipple (periareolar):
3) Within the fold under the breast (inframammary):
4) Umbilical or navel (transumbilical): This incision results in a single hidden scar (no breast scars) and no chance of causing difficulty with breastfeeding. Only inflatable implants are used in this procedure. Implants must be inserted entirely deflated and inflated only after they are in place.
The location of the implant-under the chest muscle or over it – is a personal choice.
Placing the implants submuscularly can help reduce the chance to get capsular contracture and also visible/palpable wrinkles in an implant, which are related to the thinness of the overlying tissue cover (skin and breast tissue). Besides, implants placed under the chest muscle interfere less with detection of tumors on a mammogram. In some cases, a surgeon may feel that a more natural shape is possible when the implant is placed over the muscle. You and your doctor together can determine the best option for you.
The Surgical procedure
Breast enlargement surgery is performed in an outpatient surgery facility or in a hospital operating room and usually does not require an overnight stay in the hospital.
You are likely to be given local anesthesia to numb your chest and a sedative to relax you during the procedure. General anesthesia to put you asleep during the surgery is an option. The procedure takes about 11/2 to 2 hours.
For breast enlargement, the surgeon makes an incision at the predetermined site (in your breast or armpit) and separates the tissues to create a pocket for the implant.
The newly formed pocket may be rinsed with an antibiotic solution to reduce the risk of infection.
During the procedure, your surgeon may tilt the position of the operation table to observe the effect of gravity on the position of the breast when your body is upright. The surgery takes 1 to 1.5 hour.
The surgeon then inserts the implant and closes the incision with stitches. Tape and a gauze bandage may be applied after the incision is closed and you may be dressed in a special bra that provides good support and light pressure to reduce swelling.
Recovery & After care
After breast enlargement surgery, you may feel substantial discomfort or pain, especially if the implant is placed under your chest muscle. If your pain is severe, your doctor can prescribe pain-relieving medication. You can bathe normally soon after the surgery. The stitches will be removed after about a week, but the area will still be swollen and bruised. Each breast may heal at a different rate. Most of the swelling is likely to subside within 6 weeks. The scars will be pink for about 6 weeks and will begin to fade in about 6 months.
Avoid sexual arousal for a week after the procedure because it can increase blood circulation to the breasts and cause swelling. After that, sexual activity without breast contact is fine until your breasts no longer feel sore – about another 2 to 4 weeks.
The patient is requested to have early breast exercise to prevent the breast firmness (capsular contracture). There are two main technique for exercising, which are pressing and squeezing technique. The aim is to maintain the space around the implant as well as prevent the thickness of surrounding capsule (capsular contracture). Only gentle manipulation of the implants is recommended, the proper time should be between 15-20 minutes 2 or 3 times a day. You may adjust your own schedule later if your breast contour improves satisfactorily and there is no resistance while exercising.
Complications
Although breast enlargement is a simpler form of surgery than other cosmetic breast procedures, complications can occur. Many women who have breast implants have them replaced in another procedure at some time in their life, usually because of capsular contraction.
Capsular contraction occurs when the tissue surrounding a breast implant becomes tight, forming a capsule around the implant and causing the breast to feel unusually hard. Some women are not bothered by this hardness; others find it extremely uncomfortable and unattractive. You may feel a firmness in your chest when you hug someone or when you lie on your stomach.
To correct this problem, the surgeon may need to perform a procedure called an open capsulotomy in which he or she reopens the incision and makes a cut in the tissue capsule to relieve the pressure. If this procedure does not provide sufficient relief, the implant and the surrounding scar tissue will be removed. The scar tissue may adhere to the breast tissue, making removal difficult.
Implants that contain saline (salt) solution have a lower rate of capsular contraction than silicone implants.
Various other problems can occur with breast implants. Your nipples may feel overly sensitive or less sensitive than before; both conditions are likely to improve over time. Implants can sometimes leak. Saline that leaks from an implant is safely absorbed by your body. Although research has not found a link between silicone from breast implants and illness, in most cases in which a silicone implant ruptures or leaks, a surgeon will recommend replacing it with saline-filled implant. If you have silicone implants that are not painful, hard, leaking, or causing you any other problems, you do not need to have them removed.
Infection, as manifested by swelling, tenderness, redness and fever, is an extremely rare complication of breast-enlargement surgery.
If an infection develops, the implant must be removed and the surgically created pocket must be cleansed thoroughly. A new implant can be inserted after about 3 to 6 months.
Hematoma formation, which is manifested by enlargement and discoloration of tissue, may, if happened, need to be removed. Meticulously stop bleeding, surgical tube drainage and postoperative pressure bandage are important to prevent this sort of complication.
Rupture of the implant
For saline filled implant, if the implant shell is ruptured, there is a rapid change in shape of the implant and you absolutely need to change the new one.
For standard silicone gel, if the implant shell is ruptured, the escaping gel is usually contained by the scar envelope in the surgical pocket and may be undetectable except by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In case of the high cohesive gel, if the implant shell is ruptured, the gel will normally not escape or migrate from its shell due to a higher resistance to flow.
Implants may interference with Mammography in detection of Cancer-As silicone is opaque to x-ray, an implant may theoretically interfere with the early detection of cancer by mammography as it may obscure part of the breast. Newer techniques of breast compression improve the amount of breast that can be visualized. Alternatively, most surgeons feel that the implant may improve the detection of tumors by palpation.
To obtain a comprehensive packet of information on breast implant issues, request FDA’s publication, “Breast Implants, An Information Update,” by calling the agency’s breast implant information line at 055-400-65-82. For on-line information, see the Breast Implant Information on this Website.
December 1st, 2008 Sameer Posted in Women Corner No Comments »
Boosting your vitamin E intake lets your hard-trained body rebuild itself rapidly. Result? You get bigger, faster.
Don’t dismiss E so fast. This versatile antioxidant has been known to help prevent cancer and heart disease. Here’s some additional artillery you can tote to the gym: Vitamin E may also play a major role in muscle repair after a hard session of lifting.
Subduing Soreness
From the novice lifter to the tireless gym rat, every guy who’s ever graced a weight room knows the anguish of post workout soreness—a condition that can last for days after a taxing session, in which even the simple act of shampooing leaves you wincing in pain. Such muscle trauma is detrimental if it keeps you out of the gym. Vitamin E will help facilitate muscle repair without compromising your bulldog intensity.
Vitamin E functions as an antioxidant, protecting your muscles from highly reactive, unstable molecules called free radicals. Besides leading to hardened arteries and cancer, free radicals also contribute to your aching muscles and diminished performance. Because of an increased oxygen requirement during exercise, the harder you hit the gym, the more free radicals you produce. E’s effectiveness at countering this is backed up by the experts:
Either as a supplement or in food, the antioxidant properties of vitamin E may be beneficial for an athlete training hard, whether anaerobically [lifting weights] or aerobically [cardio.
The Evidence on E
While vitamin E has traditionally carried the reputation of catering only to the cardio-inclined, muscle-minded readers like you now have reason to covet this so-called micronutrient for its macro attributes.
In a recent study in which male subjects were given vitamin E capsules and put on a lifting program, blood-borne free radicals were reduced and muscle damage was minimized. Vitamin E initiated the healing process, allowing the muscles to rebuild sooner. The faster the muscles begin to repair themselves, the more they’ll grow. This is how you get bigger and stronger.
“Our research supports the claim that vitamin E can significantly reduce the damaging effects of high-intensity resistance exercise,” explains Bruce Craig, Ph.D., Ball State University physiology professor and the conductor of the study. “However, our study showed that short-term usage does not enhance muscular strength or power.” Should you implement E into your diet if your goal is to pack on muscle? Absolutely.
“Though some people question the effects that antioxidants will have on increasing mass, the protective effects of vitamin E should not be detrimental to anyone using resistance training to enhance muscle growth. In fact, the reduced level of free-radical damage should make the muscle membrane stronger and enable you to achieve better and faster gains in strength and size.”
Based on the available data, it appears that vitamin E may very well belong in the class of muscle-building supplements presently dominated by the likes of creatine and protein powder. “Unfortunately, very little research has been conducted on the effects of long-term vitamin E supplementation and resistance training. “Once this has been done, we are sure that everyone will see the benefits of taking their vitamin E.”
Tapping Into E
Rummage through your pantry and you’re bound to run across an abundance of vitamin E. Wheat germ, almonds, peanut butter and even margarine, just to name a few, are all potent sources of antioxidants. Problem is, you would have to devour between 10 and 16 cups of peanuts, for example, to sufficiently feed your E-starved muscles—neither a practical nor healthy approach, considering the amount of fat you would also be taking in. Enter supplementation.
The Recommended Daily Allowance for vitamin E is a paltry 20 IU, a far cry from the level your muscles demand for adequate recovery and growth. That may suffice for the inactive man, but for the Men’s Fitness guy who trains intensely, experts generally prescribe between 200 IU and 800 IU per day. While this may seem high in comparison to the RDA, vitamin E is safe and easy on the body, with incidents of toxicity virtually nonexistent.
“There’s really no standard for supplementation, but we believe that 200 IU to 400 IU of a natural source of vitamin E daily can be a sound addition to a nutrition program, especially for active individuals on a low-fat, high-protein diet.
Read the labels and look for d-alpha tocopherol, d-gamma tocopherol, or d-alpha tocopheryl acetate/succinate, which are all variations of natural vitamin E. Also, take your vitamin in one or two doses each day, preferably with a meal that contains a little fat, as this aids absorption. Readily available and cost-efficient, vitamin E is sold as soft capsules or chewable tablets, and as an oral solution. Whatever your preference, your muscles will undoubtedly rest and recover easier.
December 1st, 2008 Sameer Posted in Women Corner No Comments »
Following tips from our expert ensure a carefree winter for all those who dread it.
Skin
For itchy skin, add half a cup of vinegar to a bucket of water. Use it at the end of your bath.
Add a tablespoon of honey to your bath water. This also has a softening effect and relieves fatigue.
Add a handful of powdered milk to your bath water. This nourishes dry skin.
Make your own massage oil by mixing almond oil with sunflower oil and adding a few drops of rose or sandalwood oil. This leaves the body with a pleasant fragrance and is much better than using perfumed oils which are available in the market.
Drink a warm glass of water with some honey and lemon juice first thing in the morning for a glowing skin. For one, it keeps the system flushed and aids the processes of elimination of wastes. Lemon juice is also rich in vitamin C, while honey has several vitamins and minerals. The body easily assimilates juices and honey. This combination is also a way of supplying important essential nutrients.
Honey is also a powerful natural moisturizer. Apply on the face and wash it off after 20 minutes.
Consult a doctor about taking a course of Vitamin A and E. You need to take moisturizing products. Use cleansing gels instead of soap. A lemon-turmeric pre-bath cream is very helpful. Apply honey on the face and wash it with plain water after half an hour.
As a home remedy, you can mix wheat bran (choker) with one teaspoon each of honey, yoghurt and egg white. Apply this on the skin and wash off when dry. If you get pimples, you should have an anti-pimple lotion.
If you have a normal to oily skin in the T-zone with open pores: Use a light liquid moisturizer on areas where the skin feels dry. Avoid heavy and oily creams. A rose-based skin tonic would be ideal.
Elbows
For dry crusty elbows, mix together one-teaspoon vegetable oil, one teaspoon lemon juice, and one teaspoon honey. Rub this into the elbows daily.
If you have a thin and dry skin, (especially on hands), apply milk cream whenever you feel dryness. Avoid detergents and harsh soaps. Apply a mixture of glycerin, lemon juice and rose water on your hands before going to bed. This will soften your hands and reduce the dryness.
Lips
To get rid of chapped lips, apply an almond cream with lanolin. Leave it overnight. Cream of milk can also help soften the lips. Sometimes lipsticks can cause dryness. Try using lip-gloss for some time.
To get rid of dry skin around the mouth, apply honey mixed with choker on the area after washing the face. Wait till dry, rub off gently with cold raw milk, then wash it off. Thereafter, apply a light moisturizer around the mouth. Use this treatment 3 times a week.
Hair Care
Air conditioners have a drying effect. So does exposure to the sun. You should give your hair and skin protective treatments. This means, you should apply moisturized products. Oil your hair at least once a week, leaving it overnight and rinse the next morning with a mild herbal shampoo that is meant for dry hair. Yoghurt can also be applied for extra nourishment. Also, you can mix one teaspoon honey in a mug of water and use it as a rinse. Henna conditioning treatments should also be taken once a week.
Frequent washing does not harm the hair, it is the shampoo you use which can be harmful. Use mild herbal shampoos (Shamla is for dry hair). Use very little shampoo and rinse well with water. After you shampoo, mix the juice of one lemon in the last mug of water and use it as a last rinse. Oil your hair – the night before you shampoo – twice a week. Weekly henna treatments will help to improve the condition of your hair. Avoid rubber bands, wire rollers and hair dryers as they can cause split ends and dryness.
For dry and frizzy hair, use hot oil therapy (heat pure coconut oil and apply on the scalp with cotton wool. Leave it overnight, wash the next morning) at least twice or thrice a week. Use a good conditioner after shampoo and a hair gel to reduce the frizziness of the hair.
Hands
If your hands are dry, soak them in warm milk for ten minutes.
A luxury treatment for hands: – Take two eggs, four teaspoon almond oil, and one-tablespoon rosewater. Beat it all together. Add half spoon benzoin tincture drop by drop and mix it. Apply this onto the hands. Wear loose cotton socks on the hands and leave on the preparation all night. Rinse off with plain water next morning.
Feet
To get rid of the chilblains on the feet, try contrast bathing. Soak them alternately, in hot and cold water for 10 minutes each. Repeat this a few times. This will help blood circulation in the feet.
It is the sun exposure that increases the production of melanin, the skin’s pigment, as a protective mechanism leading to brown patches especially on the face. However, internal factors are responsible for the uneven transfer of melanin on the skin surface. You should apply a good sunscreen with a high SPF of 25 and above. In fact, you should try to avoid excessive exposure to sun as far as possible. As part of your daily cleaning, you can also use a scrub, rubbing gently on the area. Finally, keep your skin moisturized.
December 1st, 2008 Sameer Posted in Women Corner No Comments »
Want to own a Perfect Body? Those curvy calves, buffy arms, tighter tummy, shapely shoulders and slender legs can be yours with some simple exercises. Add them to your routine three or four times a week to see results in less than a month.
CURVY CALVES
Stand with your feet hip-distance apart and your toes turned out. Bend your knees and lower you body unit your thighs are almost parallel to the floor. Lift both heels off the floor. Then, without allowing your heels to touch the floor, straighten up. Slowly return to the staring position. Do two sets of 10.
BUFFY ARMS
Stand holding on eight-pound weight in each hand, palms facing forward. Keeping your elbows by your sides, lift both weights until your forearms are parallel is the floor. Then, extend your arms straight out in front of you(as though you were serving a platter).Return your arms to the bent position, Slowing return to the starting position. DO two sets to 10.
TIGHTER TUMMY
Lie on your back with your hands behind your head. Use your stomach muscles to raise your neck and shoulders off the floor and lift your legs straight out in front of you until they raise your neck and shoulders off the floor and lift your legs straight out in front you until they are at a 45-degree angle to the floor. Turn your toes out. As quickly as you can. Cross you right leg over your left leg, then your left leg over right leg. Repeat for at least 30 seconds.
SHAPELY SHOULDERS
Stand holding on eight-pound weight in each hand, palms towards your body. Extend both arms straight out in front of you until they’re shoulder-height, then return to the staring position. Next, still holding the weights, put your arms behind you and place your knuckles on your butt, keeping your arms slightly bent. With a straight back, lift your arms behind you until you feel a stretch across your chest. Slowly return to the staring position .Try two sets of 10.
SLENDER LEGS
Stand with your feet hip-distance apart, holding an eight-pound weight in each hand. Take a big step back with your right foot and bend your left knee so that you thigh is almost parallel to the floor. Then, lift your right knee in front of you until it’s hip-height and your right thigh is parallel to the floor. Return to the starting position. Do 10,and then switch legs.