This sideways lunge will target your outer tush as well as your inner thighs. Holding a dumbbell in your right hand, side-lunge to the left, bringing your right hand to your left foot. Lower your butt as much as possible. Keep your toes pointed forward and your left knee bent to no more than 90 degrees. Push off gently with your left foot, and come into a curtsy position with your left leg crossing behind your right as you press your weight overhead. Keep your hips square and your curtsy …

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Dr Oz: Swimsuit Slimdown Drink – Combine 1 C grapefruit juice, 2 tsp apple cider vinegar, and 1 tsp honey. Drink this combination before every meal. Apple cider vinegar helps you burn and break down fat. This drink combination also burns away your fat, literally. Drink it 3 x per day before meals.

PB pancakes; Power Breakfasts for Energy — 13 meals to lose weight, balance blood sugar, and feel full

Core Exercises: Trim and Tone Your Waistline Work your entire core and banish that muffin top with these abs exercises

Torch almost 400 calories in 32 minutes: Run at speed 7 for one minute, walk on 15 incline speed 4 for 3 minutes. Repeat 8 times. Also will keep your body burning fat long after youve finished working out. Intervals are actually better than running for a straight period of time!

Hip strengthening exercises to relieve sore knees from running. These are really helpful to me, being a runner suffering from PFPS!

Orange Chicken with Asparagus, easy and healthy. Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saut 4 ounces chicken, sliced into 1/2-inch strips; 1 minced garlic clove; and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 7 minutes. Add 2 cups chopped asparagus and cook 3 minutes more. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce, 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, and juice and zest of 1 orange. Add to skillet and cook 1 minute. Serve over brown rice.

A riff on a traditional veggie burger, this bean-and-grain-based spicy chickpea, barley, and quinoa burger offers over 16 grams of protein. This recipe is easy to prepare: just make sure you have all these grains cooked in advance. Total Calories (without bun): 202 Photo: Jenny Sugar

Dont have time to go to the gym or do a proper workout? Wanna burn a quick 100 calories? If you do this 5x a day, youll burn 500 calories. Hey, its better than nothing, so stop beating yourself up about missing the gym and do this now!