Bikini Baring Tips: Get Toned Fast With Brooke Marrone’s 3 Exercises

Summer is here and that means one thing: bathing suits! And while even one-pieces can be daunting, with top trainer and Lululemon ambassador Brooke Marrone’s bikini baring tips, we can all feel confident in summer’s sexy styles without having to spend hours at the gym. The key: multitasking with these three moves that target multiple trouble spots at once so you can spend your extra time out of the gym and on the beach!

3 Bikini Baring Exercises

Bottoms Up (works arms, butt and core): On all fours, with hands directly under your shoulders and knees under your hips, extend your right leg out all the way straight and strong. Lift that leg all the way up to the sky getting a great squeeze in your butt. Drop the leg as far to the right as you can while keeping good form, lift all the way back to the sky before returning to the starting position. Do the same thing on the other side. Always remember form first! So, only go as big as you can while keeping your body strong and stable. You can always work into it. Make sure you keep your shoulders down, arms straight and abs in. Do 25 on each leg.

3 more butt-busting moves!

Summer Squeeze (works abs, inner thigh and butt): Laying on your back with you arms by your side and your feet on the floor shoulder width apart place a pillow or towel between your knees (making sure it stays put throughout the exercise). Begin to bring your knees all the way into your chest keeping your abs in tight for a reverse ab curl. Gently place the feet back down on the floor and immediately lift your butt into bridge position getting the best butt squeeze you can. Make your way back to the starting position. Continue this flow for 25 reps keeping your abs in the entire time and remembering to breath. If you have a sensitive back, do the reverse curls in one set and the butt lifts in the other.

2 quick arm exercises you can do anywhere!

Baby Got Back (works upper body, abs, lower back, butt): Laying on your stomach, with your arms out straight above your head, lift your upper body, arms and legs off the floor in a superman position (so only your stomach is on the floor). Make sure you keep you abs in to support your low back, your butt squeezed and your head as a natural extension of your spine. Lift your arms up and down 5 times each at 12 o’clock (straight out in front of you), ten and two o’clock, three and nine o’clock and six o’clock (at your sides, with palms up). Rest and repeat three times. Keep your arms straight and strong the entire time and your body as still as you can. Make sure you keep your shoulders down, butt squeezed and your abs in tight and, as always, remember to breathe. If this is too difficult, keep your legs on the floor.

3 strength-training tips all women need!