Feminine curves are most prominent in the shoulders, chest, butt, hips and legs. When it comes to the waist area, it is the hips and stomach that need attention. The idea is to get a nice slender abdomen while building up the muscles in your hips. This will give the waist a slim appearance and your curves will be accentuated. For you to pull this feat off, you need to do targeted exercises and burn some calories.
Step 1
Lunge across the floor while holding dumbbells. Start with your feet together and your arms at your sides. Step forward with your right foot. When it touches the ground, bend your knee until it is 90 degrees. Bend your back knee simultaneously until it is an inch above the ground. Stand back up, step forward with your left foot and repeat the same motion. Keep lunging across the room until you've taken 10 to 12 steps. Do three to four sets.
Step 2
Fasten a pair of ankle weights to your lower legs and do standing kick-backs. Stand with your feet together and brace yourself by holding on to a wall. Lift your right foot off the floor and swing your leg straight behind you and up. Keep it straight the whole time and try to get it parallel to the floor. Lower it back down and repeat 10 to 12 times. Switch legs and do three to four sets.
Step 3
Step up onto a bench sideways. Stand parallel to a workout bench with your right side facing it. Place your right foot on the bench and lift yourself up by applying downward force. Slowly lower yourself back down onto your left foot and repeat 10 to 12 times. Switch sides and do three to four sets with both legs.
Step 4
Hang from a pull-up bar to do knee raises. Jump up and grab the bar with an overhand, shoulder-width grip. Let your body hang straight down at this point. Pull your knees up to your chest or as far up as you can get them. Extend your legs back down and repeat 15 to 20 times.
Step 5
Engage your abs and hips at the same time with lying oblique leg raises. Fasten the ankle weights back to your legs and lie on your left side. Extend your left arm out in front of your body on the floor to brace yourself and place your right hand on the side of your head. Your legs should be straight and stacked on top of each other at this point. Lift your right leg up in the air and bend laterally so your right elbow goes toward it. Lower yourself back down and repeat 15 to 20 times. Switch sides and do three to four sets.
Step 6
Utilize a medicine ball to do downward chops. Stand with your feet in a wide stance, and hold the ball above your head with your arms straight. Swing the ball between your legs, and squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Stand back up and lift the ball above your head. Repeat 15 to 20 times and do three to four sets.
Step 7
Burn the fat around your waist with cardio. Perform any type of cardio that interests you such as running, swimming, biking, elliptical training, rowing or cardio kick boxing. Work out for at least 45 minutes three times a week.
Tips and Warnings
- To get more resistance with the side step-ups, hold a medicine ball in front of your chest. When you do hanging knee raises, make sure to keep your body still. Do not sway back and forth. When you do medicine ball chops, swing the ball forcefully and engage your abs to stop it. Do your weight training three times a week on the alternating days of your cardio.
Things You'll Need
- Dumbbells
- Ankle weights
- Bench
- Medicine ball
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