Get in Shape Fast

14 Shape-Up Shortcuts

You don’t need to spend an extra second at the gym to score a killer butt, legs, abs, and arms. These genius tricks will help you drop pounds and sculpt muscle in record time
By Caroline Schaefer womenshealth
 

Defy Gravity

Sculpting a perkier posterior may be as simple as hoisting heavier weights. The challenge to your muscles builds lean muscle faster, which is the secret to a tighter, lifted backside, says trainer Rachel Cosgrove, WH fitness contributor and author of The Female Body Breakthrough. Plus, it's a stellar metabolism booster: Research shows you can burn nearly twice as many calories in the two hours after lifting heavier weights. Add this move--the bent-knee deadlift (see how to do it here)--to your routine up to three times a week: Set a pair of heavy dumbbells (try 15 pounds) on the floor and squat down to grab them. Quickly stand, pushing your hips forward and squeezing your glutes. Do 10 reps.

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