Finding it hard to shift stubborn belly fat? It might be time to rethink your core routine. There's no need to scrap your current schedule - simply throw a few exercises that require extending the abs into your workout. Your stomach will look sculpted, slender and slim in no time!

These super-effective moves are designed to help you look good and beat belly fat. They'll lengthen and strengthen your body, improve your posture, and help you shed excess body fat.

With lighter nights and warmer days, it's almost that time of the year when we can abandon our coats, jackets and woolly cardigans (finally!) and all our pretty summer clothes can come out to play - so there's no better time to work on your arms!

This circuit is the perfect way to keep your bingo wings in check this summer and work your upper body to sculpt those arms into lean, mean, cocktail-holding machines... It's simple, easy and effective. What are you waiting for?

How to do it

Perform a full set of the exercise, then take 20-30 seconds rest and move on to the next exercise. Repeat for the prescribed number of sets.

Beginner: 2 x 8 reps each move

Intermediate: 3 x 10 reps each move

Advanced: 4 x 10 reps each move

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Wave bye bye to pesky bingo wings and give your arms some well-deserved attention to ensure you can wear summer tops with confidence come the warmer months with our easy peasy workout.

The secret to honing a shapely pair of arms is to work your chest and shoulders and both your biceps and triceps evenly. We’ve created a quick circuit that does just that, so you’ll be ready to reveal awesome arms in no time. Just make sure you team this workout with a healthy diet and some high-intensity cardio, as you’ll need to rev up that fat burn for slim and sexy arms.

Add these four moves to your existing workouts, twice a week, taking 30 seconds’ rest between each set. Go for a weight that challenges you – but make sure you can perform each rep with good form. Your arms should be tired by the end, and you should feel as though you couldn’t do another set with the same weight.

Beginner: 2 x 8 reps each move

Intermediate: 3 x 10 reps each move

Advanced: 4 x 10 reps each move

1 Short on time? Up the intensity

Find a hill and do some hill sprints. HIIT (high-intensity interval training) will burn double the calories in half the time and your cardio fitness will go through the roof. Sprint up, walk down.

2 Pack a punch!

Stressed out after a long old day in the office? Invest in some pads and boxing gloves and hit the park for a boxing sesh with a pal. You’ll have fun, burn some serious calories and release that inner champion!

3 Hit the bench

Sat on your bum all day? Time to get moving. Get down to the local park for a bench workout. Try this mini-circuit: tricep dips, step-ups, press-ups and mountain climbers. And voila! Hot bod!