10 Easy Exercises To Get You Fit For Summer

The Exercise: Enough with the abs already. While everyone focuses on the upper body, it's important to spend a decent amount of time on your legs as well. Too often you see people in the gym or on the beach who look like a Dorito balanced on a pair of toothpicks; broad shoulders tapering down to a narrow waist with legs that are almost non-existent. OK, so their upper bodies look great, but their drastically under-defined lower body makes them look like Johnny Bravo.

Stand, with your feet slightly wider than hip-width apart and your toes turned out slightly. Keep your back upright as you lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Try not to go beyond this point as it puts unnecessary stress on the knees. Straighten out your knees and hips to return to the starting position, making sure that you don’t lock the knees as you come upright again.

Make It Harder: A popular variation of this is the Goblet Squat. Simply hold a weight or medicine ball to your chest as you perform the movement.