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NARROW SQUAT HOLD
WITH BAND CURL
Stand on the centre of the band
with your feet close together
(but not touching), and hold
an end in each hand. Kick your
hips back and bend your knees
to squat down until your hip
crease passes your knees, chest
lifted. Hold here and perform
30 biceps curls.BANDED CRUNCH
Secure the band around a solid
anchor point and lie with your
head toward the anchor,
adjusting your distance to cre-
ate tension in the band. Extend
your arms along your sides and
hold the handles firmly. Keep
your arms straight as you per-
form a crunch, lifting your head,
shoulders and upper back off
the floor, then slowly returning
to the start.AquaBells
These hollow dumb-
bells can be filled with
water to a max of 16
pounds each. Set of
two dumbbells,
$47, aquabells.com
Crossrope
Trade your ordinary
rope for a weighted
version and expend
more calories.
Starter set,
$69, crossrope.comSKLZ Weighted Vest
Wear this vest
(weighted with TSA-
friendly mini-sandbags)
to increase workout
intensity.
$90, sklz.comTRX Suspension Trainer:
Use gravity and your
own bodyweight to
train with this adjust-
able strap-and-handle
system. $130 to $250,
trxtraining.comValslide
These gliding discs cre-
ate an unstable training
surface, making any
exercise more chal-
lenging. Set of two,
$30, valslide.comFor an exclusive workout using e ve, turn to Page 20!Tip:
Increase the
resistance by
choking up
on the band,
making it
shorter.STAY FIT