Summer is almost here, and if you want to kick your workout routine into high gear to get stronger and more toned for all your Summer fun, here's the four-week plan to make that happen. It involves five workouts and two active rest days that you can repeat as the weeks go by.
In this 30-minute toning workout, use weights to build lean muscle and burn fat.
Equipment needed: dumbbells (three to 10 pounds)
This workout alternates between jumping rope and bodyweight strength training moves for a total-body workout. Here's how to do each move.
Equipment needed: jump rope
Time for active rest! Depending on your mood, you can do this full-body yoga-flow workout targeting the butt and core or this full-body stretching routine.
Equipment needed: mat
This calorie-torching cardio and sculpting workout is one of our hardest ever, but Equinox tabata instructor Raneir Pollard's amazing energy will inspire you to fight for it.
Equipment needed: none
Barry's Bootcamp trainer Allie Cohen keeps things moving by mixing strength training with cardio moves in this eight-exercise circuit workout.
Equipment needed: medium-weight dumbbells (five to 10 pounds)
Combine cardio with core work to reap the flat-belly benefits of both types of sweat sessions in this quick, 20-minute workout. To make this a 30-minute workout, run, bike, or row for 10 minutes or do this 10-minute no-equipment cardio workout.
Equipment needed: jump rope and medium-weight dumbbells (five to 10 pounds)
Lengthen your muscles with this 10-minute stretch session. If you're looking for more of a workout, try this dynamic yoga sequence for a stronger Summer body.
Equipment needed: mat