5-Minute ‘Lazy Girl Workout’ to Tone Your Arms, Stomach and Bum This Summer

Between work, childcare, summer activities, and the holidays, it’s normal to feel a little…bored sometimes.

Pulling out all the stops, there are days when huffing and puffing at the gym just doesn’t seem appealing.

If you’re having one of those lazy summer days when all you want to do is lounge, but you still want to get in a workout, we’ve got you covered.

Sarah Campus—women’s personal trainer, nutrition coach, and mother of three—puts together a five-exercise routine to tone your arms, abs, and stomach.

You can complete the circuit in minutes and do it “absolutely anywhere, with no equipment required”, the founder of LDN MUMS FITNESS told The Sun.

Five bodyweight exercises will help you build strength, stability and core control.

“I recommend doing this circuit three times a week max Benefits,” Sarah said.

“Like this circuit, it’s important to combine this with a diet full of nutritiously balanced whole foods, minimizing processed, sugary foods, to help you achieve your holistic wellness goals—both physical and mental.

“Really try to be consistent with both exercise and nutrition, it will get you results and patience is key. Losing fat and building lean muscle takes time.

“Find some space and try these moves.”

Perform each exercise for 40 seconds with 20 seconds of rest.

Repeat the entire circuit two or three times, depending on how much of a challenge you want.

1. Press-ups

Start at the top of a push-up position with your hands on the floor, arms straight and your shoulders under you.

Place your knees behind you so that there is a straight line across your body from your knees to your head.

Engage your glutes, tighten your legs and brace your core to keep your body rigid.

Inhale to lower your body to the ground and inhale to lift yourself up.

2. Diamond leg lift

Lie on the floor and put your head in your hands.

Bring both feet to touch each other in a diamond/frog shape, then lift your knees off the floor, feeling your glutes and hamstrings and lower back activate.

Make sure to keep your head down to protect your lower back.

Raise your legs, then lower and repeat.

3. Scissor kicks

Scissor kicks are a supine core exercise, meaning they are done lying down, face down.

This move involves lowering one leg toward the floor at a time while the other leg remains in the air, alternating the leg you’re lowering with each rep.

The exercise resembles opening and closing scissors – hence the name.

Aim to keep your lower back pressed into the floor – you can place your hands under your tailbone for extra support.

4. Elevated clam shells

Turn onto your side, keeping your elbows under your shoulders.

Then bend both your knees and pull them slightly forward and bring your feet in line with your glutes.

Lift your feet off the mat, making sure your hips are stacked on top of each other.

Make sure to maintain a small gap between your hips and the floor.

You should be able to feel your glutes working.

5. Glute bridge

Finally, lie on your back and bend your knees.

Lift your hips until your torso forms a straight line from your shoulders to your knees.

Once you reach the top of the glute bridge, squeeze your glutes as hard as possible and hold for a few seconds.

Roll down, then repeat.