Denise's Daily Dozen (13 page)

 Bend your right leg as you lift it off the floor and bring your elbows toward your knee. Then do the same with the right knee. Continue to alternate. Time: 1 minute.

4. Weighted Roll-Ups

Tone your abs from top to bottom.

 Lie on the floor with your legs bent and just your heels on the floor. Hold one weight in both hands and extend your arms straight above your head.

 Lift your arms so they’re extended straight in front of you as you engage your abs and roll your head, neck, and shoulders off the floor.

 Continue to roll all the way up until you’re sitting up straight and extend your arms up above your head toward the ceiling. As you come up, really elongate the spine and stretch it up. Roll back down one vertebra at a time using your abs. Time: 1 minute.

 
CHALLENGE:

 Lie on the floor with your right leg bent and the foot on the floor, and your left leg bent so your left calf is under your right knee. Hold a dumbbell in your right hand and extend your arm straight above your chest. Place your left arm on the floor next to you.

 Roll up to a seated position, keeping the dumbbell extended toward the ceiling.

 Using your abs, lift yourself all the way up to standing with the dumbbell still reaching toward the ceiling. Then roll yourself back down to starting position. Time: 30 seconds. Switch sides and repeat.