Head-to-Toe Strength-Training Routine

Tone the backs of your arms with these triceps dips.

• Position your hands shoulder width apart on the floor or on a secured bench or stable chair.
• Move your booty in front of the bench with your legs out in front of you and feet placed about hip width apart on the floor.
• Straighten your arms, and keep a little bend in your elbows in order to always keep tension on your triceps and off your elbow joints.
• Now slowly bend at your elbows, and lower your upper body toward the floor until your arms are at about a 90-degree angle. Be sure to keep your back close to the bench.
• Once you reach the bottom of the movement, slowly press off with your hands, and push yourself straight back up to the starting position.
• This counts as one rep. Complete three sets of 12 to 15 reps.

Here's a killer core exercise using an exercise ball.

• Kneel down on the floor, and place your forearms on a gym ball.
• Straighten your legs behind you.
• Keeping your core strong and your body still, use your arms to roll the ball in small counter-clockwise circles. Do five circles in this direction and five clockwise.
• This counts as one set. Complete three sets without any breaks if you can.

Side Plank works your shoulders, core, and outer thighs.

• Place your right elbow on the ground. Extend both legs out so that your body is in one straight line and you're balancing on the outside edge of your right foot.
• Flex both feet if you can, and either rest your top hand on your upper hip or extend it in the air. Keeping your spine lengthened and your abs engaged, lift your left leg up just higher than your top hip. Then slowly lower it back to your bottom leg.
• Do three sets of 15 to 20 repetitions on each side.

This squat variation will tone your legs and booty, with a focus on the outer thighs.

• Start standing with feet together and clasp your hands in a fist in front of your chest; for more of a challenge, hold a dumbbell on top of each shoulder. Keeping your weight in your heels, bend your knees coming into a squat.
• As you straighten your legs to return to standing position, lift your right leg out to side with a flexed foot.
• Return to the squat position as you bring your right leg back to center to stand on both feet at the lowest point of your squat. This completes one rep.
• Complete three sets of 12 to 15 side leg squats on each side.

Pretty challenging, but oh so effective.

• Start in a plank position with your hands directly under your shoulders and your shins on the ball.
• Do not allow your lower back to arch. Keep your feet, pelvis, and shoulders in one long line.
• On an exhale, pull your abs deeply to your spine and use your abs to fold your body in half, pulling the ball forward toward your hands as your pelvis moves up in the air.
• Your toes will move onto the top of the ball, and your back will become perpendicular to the floor, like a handstand. Allow your head to fall between your arms, keeping your neck long and in line with your spine.
• Lower yourself back into a plank position, and do not allow your pelvis to sag below your shoulders.
• Do two or three sets of 10 reps.

Working your back muscles is a must, and this move will also tone your glutes and hamstrings.

• Lie on your belly, and hold an exercise ball between your feet. Engage your abs, and extend your arms straight out in front of you.
• As you inhale, squeeze the ball, and lift your knees, arms, and chest off the floor. Hold for a count of 10, and then slowly release your body back to the floor.
• Repeat for a total of 10 lifts.

To target your lower body, especially your inner thighs, grab a pillow, and try this variation of bridge.

• Start on your back with your knees bent and your feet hip-distance apart. Place a pillow, a ball, or a toning ring between your knees.
• Push your hips off the floor, coming into a bridge. Keep your ribs aligned with your pelvis.
• Without raising or lowering your hips, do 20 glute raises (small pulses up and down). Then keep your pelvis still, and slowly squeeze your block 20 times.
• Lower the pelvis, and bring your knees to your chest to round and relax your back.
• Repeat twice for a total of three sets.