Lying on the floor, lift your legs to a 90-degree angle. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Tighten your abdominals and then, keeping your knees bent, gently lower one leg to the floor. Repeat with other leg.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Activate your lower abdominals and core. Repeat on other side.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Lying on the floor, bend your knees to a 90-degree angle, then roll your knees to one side, keeping your shoulders in contact with the floor.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Return to standing by squeezing your glutes on the way up. Keep knees slightly bent and contract muscles for more intensity.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Lie flat on your back, knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Slowly lift up your hips and hold.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Bend the back knee until it almost touches the ground, then push up through the front heel. Repeat on the other side.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Start from a standing position, heels under hips. Take a long step forward.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Keep your legs wide like a sumo wrestler. Hold a weight between your legs and bend your knees, pushing your hips back. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Particularly for mothers who breastfeed, keeping your chest muscles strong and supple can help. Making sure your head and shoulders are on the fit ball, engage your abdominal muscles and core, and hold hips level with your shoulders. Start with the dumbbells over your chest and hands together.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Take arms wide apart and open through the chest. As you bring the weights back, squeeze your elbows and chest.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
Squeeze glutes and tighten abdominals. Then slowly lower, returning to starting position.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
As you stand, push the dumbbells up and fully extend your arms to tone your shoulders. Do as many repetitions as you can manage.. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
This is a great kilojoule-burning exercise. Keep your legs a little wider than hip distance apart, slightly turn out your toes and squat, pushing your hips back and letting your knees travel over your toes. Photography by Mel Koutchavlis
