Very few of us women would claim to be 100 percent content with our bodies. Most of us have little pockets of flabby flesh that we would like to tone up and slim down. It would be great to be able to pop a diet pill and have everything become perfect, but this is not going to happen. The only really effective way is to do fat loss exercises regularly.

Many women collect fat around their hips, thighs and bottom and it can be tough to get rid of. Fat loss exercises that really work to target these areas include squats, lunges and plies. Squats can be done in several ways and tone the leg, thigh and butt muscles. Be careful to do squats properly or you could end up with sore knees and ankles.

A simple squat is done by standing with your legs about shoulder width apart. In a carefully controlled motion bend down as far as you can sticking your bottom out and then return to your original position. This should be done slowly using your muscle strength for 3 sets of 10 squats to begin and then increase.

An inexpensive and very useful piece of sports equipment is a fit ball. There are many very effective fat exercises that you can do using one of these balls. If you have weak knees, then a fit ball can make doing squats easier. You place the ball between your back and a wall. Then using the ball you roll down the wall into the squatting position and then roll up the wall to the starting stance.

Lunges are also very effective fat loss exercises for women. A basic lunge is done by starting with your legs together. Then step forward on your right foot about 24 inches and bend your right leg to a right angle, keeping your knee over your toes. Return to your standing position and repeat on the left foot. Start your fat loss exercise doing 2 sets of 10 on each leg and increase gradually. Lunges should be in a controlled manner to maximize muscle use and limit the chance of jarring your joints.

A great fat loss exercise that also works the abdominal muscles is to place the fit ball on the ground. Lie on your back with the feet on top of the ball. Using your arms to balance and support you raise your back off the floor like a plank. From this position bring the fit ball in towards your butt and then return it to the starting spot. This exercise is a fantastic way to tone your calves, thighs, butt and stomach muscles. Remember to keep breathing deeply even though you are tensing your abs.

Plies are one of the reasons that ballerinas have such well toned legs and bottoms. A plie is done by placing your heels together and pointing the toes outwards. Pull up your stomach and pull back your shoulders. You should tense your glutes at the same time as pulling your belly button into your spine. When you have the starting posture you bend your knees as far as you can without your heels leaving the ground. Your knees should remain over your toes, not fall forwards. Then return to the starting position. Do 6 sets of 10 everyday.

Squats, lunges and plies are incredibly effective fat loss exercises that will tone the problem areas that women usually have. If you make them a part of your daily losing weight, you will be toned and filled to the brim with body confidence in no time.

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