Free Brunette Ambition by Lea Michele Page B

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2. When you go to the mall or the grocery store, aim for the parking spot as far from the entrance as possible——then do biceps curls with your groceries or shopping bags as you walk back.
3. Do squats or sit-ups during commercial breaks.
4. If you have a pet or a child, get down on the floor and play.
5. Instead of using a traditional desk chair, swap it for a stability ball——this forces you to work on your posture and your abs during computer time.

    I bought a bike so that I could ride it around the Paramount lot between takes!

    I tried snowboarding and it was a crazy-good workout—I incorporate activities into as much of my free time as possible.

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Motivation Mix/Sweat Mix
1. “Sexy Back”——Justin Timberlake
2. “Locked Out of Heaven”——Bruno Mars
3. “I Love It”——Icona Pop
4. “Womanizer”——Britney Spears
5. “Run the World (Girls)”——Beyoncé
6. “Starships”——Nicki Minaj
7. “Americano/Dance Again”——Glee
8. “Firework”——Katy Perry
9. “Dancing on My Own” ——Robyn
10. “Only Girl (in the World)” ——Rihanna

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WORKING OUT THE KINKS
There’s nothing worse than a big, painful knot in your back—it can make it hard to work, to relax, and even to sleep. When stretching isn’t enough, you often need immediate relief—without necessarily breaking the bank on an expensive spa massage. Big knots require intense pressure (more than a helpful friend can provide), so I use my own body weight and a tennis ball to really work out the kinks. You lie on a tennis ball and position it under your knot. You can move around a bit until the knot is gone!

WORKING OUT IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
    This is how Devon keeps me red-carpet ready—you can do these exercises with minimal equipment in your own backyard!

    Beautiful baby Juliette was born in 2013!
Dynamic Stretch Warm-Up
It is important to warm up with dynamic stretches, which involve moving through the muscles in the stretched position. Static stretching (think old-school gym-class stretches) should be done at the end of the workout, as it forces the muscles to relax and ultimately turns them off. While this is perfect as a cool-down, it’s not the right tactic at the beginning of a workout—in contrast, dynamic stretches prepare the muscles for weight-bearing activity.

1 DYNAMIC LEG SWINGS — 15 EACH SIDE
    This is a dynamic stretch to get the entire system warmed up. Straighten your leg and swing it forward, and then bend it as you swing it back. Increase your range of motion as your muscles stretch and warm up. This stretches the quad, hamstring, and psoas (hip flexor).

2 DYNAMIC ARM SWINGS—20 SWINGS TOTAL
    Swing your arms back at shoulder level, stretching through your pecs and shoulders. Then swing your arms forward so they wrap around you and touch opposite parts of the back. This stretches the shoulders, biceps, pecs, and upper back.

3 ALTERNATING SQUATS—60 SECONDS
    Start with your feet together, step to the right, and do a squat. Then step your feet back together, step out to the left, and squat. Keep alternating the legs, doing as many as you can over the course of a minute. This gently warms up the body and gets the heart rate slightly elevated.

WORKOUT CIRCUIT (REPEAT THREE TIMES)
    1 STATIONARY LUNGE/BICEPS CURL — 15 REPS EACH SIDE
    Place your legs in a deep lunge position (one leg in front of the other) so that both knees can get to a ninety-degree angle when bent, and hold a five-to eight-pound dumbbell loosely in each hand at your sides. Bend your knees and drop down into a lunge, then straighten your legs and lift the dumbbells into a biceps curl. This targets the glutes, quads, hip adductors, and biceps.

2 FULL PLANK WITH TWIST — ALTERNATING, 20 REPS ON EACH SIDE
    Hold a full plank (the top of a push-up position), with your feet as wide apart as your hands. Bend one knee and twist to touch it to the opposite elbow, keeping your abs engaged and hips lifted to shoulder