3 Moves for Your Best #SummerSelfie from Pop Physique’s Jennifer Williams
Not quite ready for your #summerselfie close-up? Not to worry. Jennifer Williams, the former professional ballerina and creator of LA's hottest and most stylish boutique barre workout, Pop Physique, has you covered with some of her favorite exercises and expert tips - designed exclusively for GoRecess.
After just a few weeks of doing these fun, but super-effective exercises 3-4 times a week (in your living room or poolside no less), you’ll want to show off your new, beautifully sculpted physique with all of your followers, stat. In the meantime, click here to enter to win a giveaway for $50 in prizes from Pop Physique.
1) Exercise: Side Plank
Goal: Tight abs and obliques (for a slim waistline)
Set up:
B. Open your right arm up, reaching fingers to ceiling. Stack your legs, right on top of left, and pull your abs in for balance.
C. Hold, or for extra challenge, start to do tiny pulses upward with the right side of the body to work the obliques for 30 seconds. Carefully come back to your forearm plank, and repeat on left side.
Jen’s Expert Tip: "Never hold your breath or tense up the upper body as you move through the exercise. Focus your energy on the muscle group you are working and remember to breathe."
2) Exercise: Flat Back
Goal: Flat abs
Set up:
A. Lying flat on your back, arms by your sides and palms pressing into the floor, bring your legs to a "table-top" position (knees in line with hips, shins parallel to the floor). Begin powerful exhales, drawing abs into spine.
B. Straighten legs directly above hips, pointing toes. Begin tiny "tucks" of your hips, propelled by sharp exhales. Only move legs straight up and down (don't rock them backward).
C. Repeat in 1 minute intervals.
Jen's Expert Tip: "When working your abs, always focus on drawing them as deeply in towards the spine as possible. This creates a super flat stomach (as opposed to letting the 6-pack muscle protrude outward)."
3) Exercise: Back Dancing
Goal: Firm, lifted butt
Set up: A. Lying flat, place your feet flat on the floor hips distance, ankles in line with knees (knees are bent).
B. “Tuck” your pelvis under, by lifting your hip bones toward your chest/rib bones. Squeeze your glutes together as tightly as possible.
C. Start to tuck your pelvis over and over in a pulsing tempo, hovering your seat just off the floor. Repeat for 2-3 minutes.
Jen's Expert Tip: "On the pulse action of the exercise, exhale sharply to get the most out of the workout."
DVD Set + Summer Selfie #popthong Set Giveaway
GoRecess is giving away $50 in Pop Physique prizes, including:
- Complete set of iconic Pop Physique DVDs (includes Pop Physique: Original Butt, Pop Physique: Cardio Butt School, Pop Physique: Hardcore). $29 retail value.
- Limited edition Summer Selfie #popthong set (3-pack). $30 retail value.
Click here to enter to win now
Pop Physique is the intoxicating barre workout from Los Angeles, designed to sculpt your entire body in one hour. Pop just opened a new location in San Diego, California (in North Park) with a second San Francisco location opening in the Mission neighborhood next week. Pop Physique's signature class is a one hour ballet barre-based workout that utilizes the principles of dance to create long, lean lines and tight, compact muscles.
Book your next Pop Physique class through GoRecess. For the latest Pop Physique studio location openings, visit popphysique.com.
