Got 12 minutes? Then you've got enough time to get in a killer workout. Microblogging sites like Twitter prove on a daily basis that we live in a society built upon the “quicker-is-better” mentality. Fortunately for the time-pressed among us (isn’t that everyone?), this belief may actually be true when it comes to exercise. In fact, when it comes to workouts, speedy bouts...

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Do this advanced take on a stability ball crunch and you'll have a tighter core in less than a month! There are two elements that you need to incorporate into your abs routine if you want a tight midsection in little time: instability and weight. We’ve paired an unstable surface with a medicine ball to create an amazing exercise that will carve your...

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Find out Elaine's secrets to a beautiful lower body! Fitness virtuoso Elaine Goodlad obviously has legs to die for, and we’re giving you the inside scoop on just how she got them, plus Elaine’s best move for sculpting great glutes! “Like most women, my lower body is the last to lose fat and shape up,” says Elaine. “I have to work super hard...

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End your next abs routine with this back extension stretch, based on the yoga pose, the Cobra. How to: Lie on your stomach on a mat. Place your hands on the floor on either side of your chest and, keeping your hips flat on the mat, press through your palms to extend your arms, arching your back slightly and keeping your chest high. Hold...

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Nine-time Oxygen cover girl Maggie D. shares the workout schedule and lifestyle tips that got her those chiseled abs. Maggie D’s Personal Program Here’s a rundown of Maggie’s typical weekly training schedule. She prefers to separate cardio and resistance training by doing cardio in the morning and resistance training in the afternoon on alternating days, and to save time in the weight room,...

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Our pros give no-nonsense answers to all of your stretching and flexibility questions. Are some people naturally stiff? “Yes,” says David Ishii, DPT, owner of Synergy Physical Therapy & Sports Performance in Huntington Beach, California. He says that even though we are all built differently, everyone benefits from regular moderate stretching to optimize their individual range of motion. What time of the day...

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