With spring break right around the corner, SPAC is packed with desperate students hoping to get back into bikini-bod shape. But with studying for finals and the overall laziness of reading week, it can be hard to find the time and motivation to get to the gym. These workout moves, as directed by freshman and Fit Girl Studios employee Abby Reisinger and demonstrated by freshman dance major Paige Lester, target main muscle groups, getting you toned without leaving your comfortable dorm room.
To tone your arms, rest your knees on the ground and place your palms down, one hand six inches in front of the other. Lower your chest to the ground while sucking your belly button into your spine, keeping your core tight.
Lower for two counts and then straight your arms for two counts six times, then speed up and repeat the motion twelve times at a pace of one count per movement. Finally, pulse with your chest lowered to the ground before switching hands.
Focus on your lower abs by turning over and laying flat on your back with your shoulder blades raised off the ground and arms hovering above your mat. Lift your legs straight up in the air and lower them for eight counts.
When your legs are parallel to the ground, your core will tend to shake, but continue on by shooting your legs back into the air and repeating six times. For correct alignment, bring your belly button into your spine and lengthen through your neck.
Resting your palms on the ground and planting your feet hip-width apart, push your hips up to the ceiling to work on your glutes. Lower and raise your hips, then pulse at the top.
In order to get a more intensive workout, you can repeat the exercise with one leg in the air, or hold at the top and repeatedly squeeze then release your gluteal muscles.
To tone your back, stand and lower into chair pose, keeping your legs together and bending your knees into a half-squat. Push your elbows back, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
Bringing your arms back to the front, complete two sets of 12 motions, then pulse as if squeezing a marble into your shoulder blades. This exercise can be intensified by holding weights or full water bottles in each hand.