"Seventeen" 5 Weeks to Total Body Confidence

[Iridescence]

I received my new Seventeen Magazine today in the mail and as I was going through it, there is a section about this 5 week workout plan. I decided I will go with it!

Get Your Best Body-In 5 weeks! you want to feel strong, look amazing, and ooze confidence, right? This plan (and its totally sane approach to eating and exercising) is the answer.
Mean your trainer! Fitness and diet pro Harley Pasternak! "Whenever I say that I train celebrities, I always hear: "Oh, they must starve themselves." or "If I had a trainer, I'd look that good as they do!" But the real secret to their lean bodies and insane energy leaves to that they work out in the gym less then you would think-and instead make it a point to move more all day long. I'm not kidding!
So that's how I designed this program. For the next 5 weeks, all I ask is that you: . Exercise 5 times a week (great news: each workout is only 25 minutes!! . Eat 5 times a day. (always pick fresh foods over junk!) . fine 5 new ways to be a little more active each week!
It's a totally simple shift. Take the stairs instead of an elevator. Ride your bike to work. Walk around your neighborhood, and talk on the phone instead of sitting at the computer. Get up and more during commercial breaks. These seemingly tiny things will, believe it or not, make the most massive differences. I know you can do this and I'll be on seventeen.com/team17 supporting you every step or the way! - Harley

So pretty much the plan goes like this: Monday: "Get Strong!" this total-body workout is the secret to getting tight and tone from head-to-toe.

How To Do This Workout

1. Warm up with five minutes of cardio. It gets your body in the fat-burning zone. 2. Do these strength moves. The Calender tells your how many reps and sets to do (and how much weight to use) each week 3. End with 5 minutes of cardio. Then stretch It will help right off muscle soreness!
Bent-Over Rows. "Sit on the edge of a chair holding dumbbells. Bend forward at waist, until back is almost parallel to floor. Let arms hang down, palms facing each other. Slowly draw elbows up as high up as you can, keeping arms close to sides and squeezing shoulder blades together. Pause for a second, return to start.
Dead Lifts: Stand with your feel shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each and. Your back is arched, your shoulders are back and you are looking up. Lower weights by pushing hips back as far are you can (You should feel a stretch in the muscles behind your knees.) return to start
Side Bends: Stand, feet shoulder-width apart and a dumbbell in right hand. Place finders of left hand on left temple. Crunch right as the waist was far as you can without moving your lower body. Crunch left at the waist as far as your can, then return to start. Switch dumbbell to your left hand and repeat in the other direction. That's one rep.
Tuesday:
"Get Lean!"
Marching: Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart. Raise left knee as high as you can, then repeat with right leg. Keep alternating, as quickly as you can!
Shadow Boxing: Pretend to box an opponent: Throw jabs and uppercuts using both arms! (Bend knees and stay low for extra lower-body toning.)
Mountain Climbers: From a push-up position, bend left knee to bring it toward chest. Return to start, then quickly repeat with right leg. Keep alternating, fast!
Jumping Jacks (obviously doesn't need explaining)
Knee-Ups: Twist right at the waist and bring right knee up to meet left elbow. Repeat to other side. Keep alternating!
Wednesday:
Get Toned!
Standing Shoulder Presses: Stand, feet hip-width apart and right foot slightly ahead of left. Holding weights on either side of head with palms forward and arms bent. Exhale as you drive the dumbbells up and together then inhale as you slowly return to start.
Skater Lunges: Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and arms relaxed at your sides. Swing arms left and step back to cross right leg behind left leg, dropping right knee down (like you're curtsying) Return to start, then repeat to other side. That's one rep.
Seated Trunk Twists: Sit on the floor with knees bent and heels on ground. Lean back slightly, keeping head and hips still. With core strong and tight, reach across body slowly with left hand and rotate chest right. Return to start. Repeat to other side. That's one rep.
Thursday:
Burn Fat!
Tucks: Jump with both feet together, bringing your knees up toward your chest! (Like imaginary jump rope)
One-Leggers: Hop on only your left foot for 30 secs. Then hope on your right foot for 30 secs
In-and-Outs: Jump with your feet together, then jump them out. Go in-out, in-out in-out
Scissors: Jump with feet staggered-right foot froward then left foot forward, Keep switching with every hop!
Slaloms: Hop side to side, as if there's an imaginary line on the ground and you're jumping over it each time. It should look like you're swishing down the slopes!
Friday:
Get Definition!
Overhead Extensions: Lie on the floor with knees bent and dumbbell in each hand. Extend arms straight up, palms facing each other. Bend arms at elbows to bring weights to sides of head, then straighten them back up to start.
Leg Sweeps: Attach a resistance band to a stationary object, like a couch leg, then wrap the other end around your right ankle. Lift right foot off ground and allow resistance band to pull leg out to the side of your body. Pull right leg across your body, keeping knee straight then slowly return to last step. After you finish your reps, repeat with other leg.
Double Crunches: Lie down with your keens bent, feet lifted off the ground, toes pointed down, and hands behind your head. Slowly crunch your body to bring your knees and chest together at the same time, then return to start.
AND THATS IT!

[Midnight Tears]

ahh cool i have that two unfortantly i dont really have time im doing it in the summer after school ends when i do have time good luck hope it works let me know how it goess to

[Paix et Amour]

AHHH I'm doing that too! I'm going to start this monday! Message me, we can help each other!