The summer season is upon us now, and many people are beginning to worry about what they are going to look like when they are on the beach on holiday. That’s why I have put to my ultimate ‘Express Beach Body Workout’ for you to use to get super slim and toned before your hols!

The follow routine is a 5 minute circuit. Each exercise should be done for 20 seconds followed by 10 seconds rest before moving on to the next exercise. Complete circuit 2-3 times a day for maximum results.

1 / Wall Squat hold

Position:Stand with your back flat against the wall, feet slightly forward and hip width apart.

Slide down wall so your knees are bent and you feel your quad (thigh) muscles working.

Technique:

Hold position as still as possible.

Slide as far down the wall as you can.

Points To Remember:

Keep head flat against wall.

Don’t let you knees goes further forward than the end of your toes.

2/ Half Press-UpsPosition:

Kneel on floor with hands just over shoulder width apart out in front of you.

Technique:

Lower your body down as far as you can so your chest goes over the line of your hands.

Push back up to starting position.

Points to remember:

Lower you chest over your hands not your head.

Brace your stomach whilst performing the exercise.

Perform exercise on toes if the above is too easy.

3/ Leg Cycle Position: Lay face up with knees bent and raised.

Technique:

Kick legs forward and backwards in a cycling motion.

Points To Remember:

Keep lower back flat to the floor by bracing your stomach muscles.

Keep a slight bend in your knee as you extent the leg forward.

 The lower and straighter the legs go the more difficult the exercise becomes.

4/ Front Lunges

Position:

Stand upright with knees… Read more->

Angelina Jolie’s body and figure is the envy of many women, but  what does Jolie do to stay in such great shape to be able to play roles such as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider? What does she do to get that lean and toned look?

Angelina’s routine consists of pairing fat burning exercises together and doing them in a circuit format. For example, she will choose 6 exercises which combined, will work every major muscle in the body. (It is very important when you do this to choose varied exercises and make sure you are not overworking one area of the body).

So she would pair a shoulder press and a squat together. Then she would pair sit-up and press ups. And finally Lunge and the plank. The format is to do the 2 paired exercises back to back with no rest. You would then take 30-60 seconds rest (this depends on your fitness level) before moving on to the next exercises. Angelina would complete this circuit 2-3 times.

You will notice that the exercises paired together work contrasting body parts. For example press ups working the upper body and sit ups working the stomach. This is to allow each body part to recover before doing another exercise on it. So you would not want to combine squats and lunges for example.

This combination of intensive, circuit based training is what sheds the fat off Angelina’s body and gives her the figure you can see in the picture above.

Today’s Takeaway – The same general themes are here again. Angelina Jolie is another celeb who using intensive circuit/resistance training to stay slim. So if you don’t currently, give it a go!

To grab your copy of Rob’s Free Report ‘Cheat’s Guide to Fat Burning From Home – Simple 5 Step Plan,’ plus 2 other great free gifts, click here; ‘www.homeworkoutsuccess.co.uk/free-report.’

It doesn’t matter how effective your exercise regime is, if you are eating unhealthily then you are always going to be limiting the fat loss results. Today I will show you how you can stop yourself craving fatty, sugary foods, without even craving them!

Whatever you weaknesses may be, you need to find a way to prevent yourself eating them. I have used a technique with clients that I find very successful. It almost always works as long as the person has the organisation to put it into place.

It’s all about planning food and snack times. When do you snack? Is there a time of day you find yourself reaching for the biscuits? Or does it vary?

The general structure of your day should be 3 main meals, with 2 snacks in between. Those snacks will general be mid morning and mid afternoon.

The key behind your success will be to plan when you are going to eat these meals and snacks, and to make sure you have the food ready/available at those times. I know it sounds simple but that really is all you need to do.

So if you eat lunch at work this will probably involve you making your lunch and brining it in every day. This way you know exactly what is going in the food. Fail to bring the food in, and you are likely to buy a much more unhealthy option.

You also need to plan your snacks. (Fruit, seeds, nuts, soup are a few good examples). Even if you are not hungry mid-morning and mid afternoon it is absolutely key you get into the habit of eating the snacks anyway. This way you body gets into a habit of getting food regularly and at planned times. Your body likes this ‘routine’ and will pay you back by increasing its metabolism burning… Read more->

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article on boxing, and how it is a great ‘alternative cardio’ option. I have had a lot of feedback on that article with people wanting to know more about how they should do it, and more importantly the best way to do it to burn fat. So here goes!…

I will talk about 3 basic moves. In all of them make sure you do not tuck your thumb under your fingers. And hit will the flat part of your wrist and keep it straight.

1/ Cross Punches – Stand up straight with your feet hip width apart. Raise your elbows up and alternately swing your arms reaching across to hit the pads.

2/ Uppercuts - Reach down and then scoop your arm upwards. Again with alternately arms keeping your elbows tucked in towards your ribs.

3/ Hooks – Start with your arm out sideways and slightly bent and drive it inwards towards the pads. Don’t bend your arm any more than it already is as you are doing it.

You should do each move for a minute. Work hard during the minute and rest in between each one so you ca recover enough to work really hard again in the next one.

Today’s Takeaway - Boxing will only work for you if YOU work hard at it. If you put the effort in, in terms of speed of punching and power, you will get a great fat burning workout.

To grab your copy of Rob’s Free Report ‘Cheat’s Guide to Fat Burning From Home – Simple 5 Step Plan,’ plus 2 other great free gifts, click here; ‘www.homeworkoutsuccess.co.uk/free-report.’