7 Exercises to Make You Look Great

Regular exercise can make you look and feel great. Aside from the health benefits, such as a lowered risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, exercising regularly will give you a toned body, healthy glow and clearer skin. The confidence you gain from being in shape will help you walk with better posture, further creating a long, lean silhouette. In as little as 15 minutes, three times a week, you can firm up your arms, back, shoulders, chest, legs, stomach and butt.

  1. Bye Bye Bingo Wings

    • Sit on the edge of a sturdy chair with your feet together and placed flat on the floor about 1 foot away from the chair. Place your hands on the chair on either side of you with your fingers pointing forward and hanging over the edge. Carefully shift your weight into your hands and move your butt off of and just slightly in front of the chair. Gradually lower your hips below the height of the chair seat by bending your arms at the elbow, then extend your elbows to raise your hips back to the starting position. Perform one to two sets of 20 repetitions.

    Back Fat Be Gone

    • Stand with a 2- to 5-pound weight in one hand, resting at your side. Lean forward from the waist and brace yourself by placing the other hand on a chair or bench with your knees slightly bent. Raise the weight toward your armpit by bending your elbow and raising it toward the ceiling. Gently lower it to the staring position. Perform one to two sets of 10 reps on each arm.

    Shapely Shoulders This Way

    • Stand straight with feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent. Hold a five-pound dumbbell in each hand with arms relaxed at sides and the dumbbells facing your thighs. Relax your neck and shoulder muscles. Exhale while lifting your arms, extended, straight out to the sides until they are level with your shoulders. Hold this position for a few seconds before inhaling and lowering your arms back to your sides. Repeat this for one or two sets of 10 reps.

    Perk Up That Bust

    • Lie on your back with a 3- to 5-pound weight in each hand. Bend your arms, bringing your hands to your shoulders with your palms facing each other and your elbows at your sides. Push the weights above you by straightening and extending your arms while rotating your palms to face your feet. Return to the starting position. Do three sets of 20 reps.

    Love Your Legs

    • Stand with your back straight and your feet hip-width apart in front of a step or sturdy chair. Place one foot firmly on the step. Slowly lower your hips into the lunge position, bringing your elevated thigh parallel to the step and keeping your knee over your toe. Drive your back heel into the ground to straighten your leg and return to the starting position. Complete one or two sets of 10 to 12 reps on each leg.

    Sexy Stomach Sculpting

    • Lie on your back with your knees drawn into your chest. Place your hands under your butt to provide support to your lower back. Uncurl your legs until they are elevated straight out about 6 inches from the floor. Hold this position for a few seconds before lifting your legs to be perpendicular to the floor. Lift your butt slightly from the floor as well. Curl back into your starting position. Perform three sets of 10 reps.

    Focus On Your Rear View

    • Lie with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Place your arms on the ground alongside your body. Squeeze your glutes to raise your butt as high as you can off the floor. Hold this for a few seconds before lowering your butt almost to, but not touching, the floor, then immediately raise it again. Perform two to three sets of 12 to 15 repetitions, holding the last repetition of each set for 10 seconds.