i want to tone up my tummy and thighs- how?

[OhForBoonessSake]

as the title says. i am a size 10/12 and dont think i need to lose weight but everything is a bit wobbly. i want to tone it all up. what is the best way to go about this?

Yoga or pilates are good for this, if you can be fagged with pilates, it's a bit slooooooow. But yoga is good.

For your legs nothing beats things like squats, lunges, step ups, bulgarian split squats and single leg deadlifts. These will work your glutes, quads, hamstrings and inner and outer thighs as well as your core as you will have to use that to stabilise yourself. Concentrate on getting a full range of movement and really good form and when you can do 12-15 reps and feel like you can go on then add handheld weights to make it more of a challenge.

For your stomach, the plank and side plank are fantastic core exercises.

thank you both. off to google for videos. am starting tomorrow!

Remember to give yourself a day off in between to let your body recover, or else do the bodyweight/weight training exercises one day and some yoga/pilates the next.

ok i didn't know that. will do.

Pilates is great for body sculpting

lots of squats and lunges, preferably weighted to work those big muscle groups.

Shred - get the DVD will tone up every inch of you for only 20 minutes a day!

What's a bulgarian split squat - sounds painful ?

This isn't a perfect example, ideally the top of your foot should be resting on the raised platform behind you, not the ball of your foot as then your front leg is doing more of the work because you can't use your back foot for leverage. Try them without dumbbells first, if you can do 12-15 with a full range of motion and good form, then add weight. Great for quads, hamstrings and glutes. Enjoy the burn

Thank you LostGirl - will start practising !!