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  As you stand up, swing your right arm up to shoulder height.

  Then pull your right elbow back, as in a row. Time: 30 seconds. Switch arms and repeat.

4. Pass-Through

Get your heart rate up and burn fat.

  Stand with your feet wider than hip-width apart and your toes turned slightly outward. Hold a dumbbell in your right hand with your arm extended straight down by your side. Bend your legs and squat down.

  Bring your left arm behind your left leg and pass the dumbbell through your legs from the right hand to the left. Return to standing. Repeat the squat, this time passing the dumbbell from your left hand through your legs to your right hand. Move the one weight through the legs in a figure-eight motion. Time: 1 minute.

5. The Windmill

This classic kettlebell move trims the sides of the waistline and sculpts your legs.

  Stand with your feet wider than hip-width apart, your left toes facing forward, and your right toes slightly turned out toward the right side. Hold a dumbbell in your left hand and bend your elbow so that the dumbbell is near your shoulder with your palm facing forward. Push your left hip toward the left side as you shift your weight, and your upper body down toward the right.

  Reach down your right leg with your right hand. At the same time, straighten your left arm and extend it toward the ceiling. Squeezing your inner thighs as you bring your upper body back to your starting position and shift your weight back, pull your left arm down so the dumbbell is back in front of your shoulder. In addition to your thighs, you should feel this through your waistline and hips. Time: 30 seconds. Switch sides and repeat.

6. One-Leg Squat

You will really feel this in your thighs, and it will zero in on each butt cheek.

  Stand with feet hip-width apart and your upper body upright. Hold a weight in front of your chest with both hands. Step your left foot out a few inches in front of your right and resting on your left toes. Lower and lift your body in small pulses, making sure your body’s weight is pushing through your right heel. That way you will really feel it in the buns. Time: 10 seconds.

  From the above position, bring your slightly bent left leg out to the side, resting on a toe. Pulse down. Time: 10 seconds.

  Then bring your left leg back behind you, still resting on a toe, and pulse down. Time: 10 seconds. Switch legs and repeat the entire series of one-leg squats on the other leg.