Side Bends

Tones: obliques (side muscles of your abs)

·        Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart, holding a 5 lb dumbbell in each hand, with your palms facing your body. (Two gallon bottles of water can be substituted for the dumbbells)

·        Lean your torso to the right as far as you can, while lowering the dumbbell along your right thigh, stopping when the weight is just above your knee, as pictured above.

·        Don't bend or strain your neck sideways. Instead, keep your head and neck in line with the trunk of your body as much as possible.

·        Slowly lift your body and the dumbbell back to the starting position, then repeat the move on your left side to complete one set. 

Complete 3 sets of 20. If you don't have the weights, do the exercise anyway!