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Exercises For Hourglass Body: Achieving weight loss goals seems difficult in the winter when all we want is to wrap warm quilts around ourselves and stay in our beds. But there are several exercises that we can perform in the comfort of our homes and lose significant weight. An hourglass figure or body shape can be difficult to achieve but not impossible. Those models on billboards, magazines and celebrities on red carpets have set the bar high for achieving an hourglass body shape. Your diet choices, lifestyle choices and fitness routine, together affect how your body looks. While everybody is different and perfect, here are some best exercises that you can perform at home to achieve an hourglass-like figure and lose weight.

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Exercises For Hourglass Body

1. Bicycle Crunches

Bicycle crunches are ideal exercises that help in toning your midsection and slimming your waistline. They include more leg movements than standard crunches and also improve stability, flexibility and coordination. They are great indoor exercises that tone your abs while strengthening your quads and hamstrings.

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2. Planks

Planks are great exercises to improve posture and increase flexibility and stability. They activate the inner core and help in trimming your waistline and increase endurance. It is an isometric core strength exercise that strengthens your abs and muscles.

3. Bird Dog

Including bird dog exercise in your fitness routine can aid in quick weight loss (Image Credits: Canva)

The bird dog exercise is known for strengthening the core, back and hip muscles while promoting proper posture. When you practise bird dog, it targets your whole body for an increased range of motion. This exercise lets you engage with your abdominals and helps stabilise your lower back while moving your extremities.

4. Shoulder Taps

Shoulder taps are a great major-core strengthening exercise that works with your arms and shoulders. They help in reducing or preventing back pains. Shoulder taps include more muscle movements as they are an incredibly demanding exercise that engages with your arms, torso, back and glutes.

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5. Squats

Squats is a strength exercise that helps you burn calories and lose significant weight. They help in strengthening your tendons, bones, and ligaments around the leg muscles. The WebMD states that squatting helps shape up your legs and butt since it targets the glute and inner thigh muscles. As your buttocks become firm, your posture and balance might improve.

 

(Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.)