Celebrity Trainer: Ramona Braganza
Favorite Baby Fat Buster: Hitch Kick
Works: Legs, core and back
This hitch kick is a cardio blast as well as a toner: Stand with feet hip-width apart and arms bent in a fighter stance, with hands in fists in front of your face and palms facing each other. Lift your left knee up, then jump off your right leg and kick it forward, landing on your left foot. Each time you jump, switch legs. “You’re lifting your body weight off the ground with each jump, which takes a lot of effort,” Braganza says. “After 5 on each leg, you’ll really start to breathe hard.”
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