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Pilates Body Slimming Workout Routine.

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Pilates Body slimming workout.

Part 1of 2

Whatever your sins of last year, these five steps will sculpt a rock-solid six-pack

The crunch is the most popular abs exercise for one reason: anyone can do it. But that doesn’t mean it’s the best. Think about it, would you rather be using the abdominal workout of a chubby housewife or an Olympic gymnast?

Enter the hanging leg raise. Proper execution requires an unrivalled combination of strength, endurance and flexibility, and will chisel a six-pack like nothing else.

Build more bulk with our week-by-week guide to training harder and eating better.

Few things are more frustrating than diligently slogging it out in the gym, doing everything by the book and still not reaping the rewards. Plateaus like these can be disheartening – but cast those thoughts aside because we’ve come up with a 10-week plan to maximize your muscle growth. All you have to do is keep up your regular weight training routine and add a new trick to your repertoire each week.

Sunlight

University of California researchers found vitamin D from sunlight stimulates the production of proteins that help protect you from flu. They found 20 minutes of midday sun delivers 20,000 units of vitamin D. A pint of milk contains 100 units.

Circumcision

A Yale study claims, men who are circumcised are half as likely to contract HIV from an infected partner, than uncircumcised men. The foreskin contains cell receptors that act as targets for the virus, which is why transmission rates are higher among men who are uncircumcised.