Boost Your Body Confidence

Parents polled moms about their top body bummers and the biggest issues were arms, belly, and overall weight. Then we brought in fitness expert Tracey Mallett, creator of the Get Your Body Back DVD, to design three fitness plans to get you in great shape.

By Erin Meanley

Christa Renee

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Lose Weight All Over

For a superfast slimdown you need a combination of cardio and strength-training moves, where you alternate between short feel-the-burn bursts and lower-intensity periods. To see results in just five weeks, do the 18-minute routine below three times a week, plus some other form of cardio twice a week (like walking or jogging for 20 to 30 minutes). Select the arm and ab moves from the following pages, and increase the length of your cardio bursts to two minutes over time. For even faster results, do the routine twice through each time, changing your strength and cardio picks the second time through.

1 arm move
1 belly move
1-minute cardio burst

Choose one of the following cardio burst moves:

Jogging in place
Jumping Jacks
Running up and down stairs
Jumping rope
Butt kicks
Alternating knee lifts
Leaping side to side

Repeat routine four times, choosing a different cardio burst move each time.

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Comments (2)

manarsh20071 wrote:

when can i start jogging after delivery

9/19/2011 11:12:27 AM Report Abuse

anonymous wrote:

Great workout! I have been doing this for a week and can really feel the burn! At first I thought it would be easy, but it really pushes me! (In a good way of course!) :)

4/22/2011 09:50:58 AM Report Abuse