Personal trainers never do EASY exercises. But if you want something that will tighten up flabby thighs, trim your midsection, and lift that butt in short order, this is a great routine you can do. I know its great because I designed it myself!!

It will take about 20 minutes to do, including warm up and cool down. If you have knee issues or back problems, modiffy the exercises to your comfort zone or to the specs recommended by your physical therapist or physician. This worked for ME though, so I'm sharing it with you.  It's a no equipment workout - just body weight. I wanted it to be something I could knock out anywhere.

If you don't know how to do any of the exercises and these brief instructions are confusing, you can probably find instructions and videos online.  Just enter the exercise name in Google or Bing and you should be hooked right up.

I set the timer app on my cell phone to beep at 1 minute intervals. I pick up the phone, reset it, and start with the next exercise. The goal is to get my heart rate up with constant movement while toning my muscles. This is the routine I started with before advancing to using dumbbells again.

2 minutes of warmup movements of choice

1 minute of squats (push hips back like sitting on a chair; feet parallel 10-12" apart)

1 minute of pushups (from wall, park bench, counter or on knees on floor or grass)

1 minute of standing calf raises

1 minute jumping jacks

1 minute of alternating reverse lunges with rotation

1 minute left leg standing rear leg lifts

1 minute right leg standing rear leg lifts

1 minute of alternating lateral lunges reaching to floor

1 minute of standing elbow to opposite knee raises

1 minute rear leg (right) elevated 1 leg split squats

1 minute rear leg (left) elevated 1 leg split squats with laterial raises

1 minute jumping jacks

1 minute bent over triceps kickbacks

1 minute alternating 45 degree reverse lunges

3 minute or more cooldown (walk around to lower heart rate) and stretch

Done!