Blasting stubborn body fat in your 40s is no joke.
If you want to shed unwanted body fat, the below workout combines cardiovascular exercise with strength training.
Complete three sets of the below circuit.
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Place your feet shoulder-width apart, and keep your arms by your sides.
Then, jump up as you press your feet out and raise your arms overhead.
As you come down, lower your arms and return to the start position.
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Then, descend into a lunge, and pulse.
Be sure to keep your abs activated, and tightly squeeze them when you finish the exercise.
Perform 40 pulsing lunges on each leg.
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Press onto the balls of your feet, using your hands and tippy-toes as support.
Activate your abs, and double-check your hips don’t sink in.
Complete 20 hand claps.
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Standing Criss-Cross Crunches
The standing criss-cross crunch begins with you standing tall and tightly squeezing your abs.
Using control, raise one knee up and across your body while bringing your opposite elbow toward that knee.
When bringing your elbow to your knee, further contract your abs.
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Then, gradually lower your leg back down to the starting position.
Perform the same motion on the opposite side.
Complete 15 reps per side for 30 reps in total.
“It gives your hips, chest, and shoulders a nice stretch as well.”
Begin this exercise by planting your hands on the floor with your fingers pointing toward your toes.
Position your feet together.
Lift your body as you contract your core muscles, and keep your body steady in a straight line.
Once you’re lifted, squeeze your lower abs, and raise your left leg to 45 degrees.
Then, lower with control, and complete the same motion with your right leg.
Since you’ll be performing this circuit three times, don’t over-exert yourself!
