A taste on the lips always ends up on your hips.
If you find yourself unable to stop snacking on chocolate, crisps and cake you will always have big hips but if you take a leaf out of Demi Moore's book it might just be the miracle cure you are looking for.
For one month every time you feel like a snack, Demi Moore recommends eat apple or carrot and peanut butter and watch those hips fade away.
Spending money on an expensive gym membership is pointless if you are too busy to use it. So try some of these simple free ways to achieve the perfect body including slimmer hips.
Spending more time in the garden, cutting the grass, planting seeds and generally doing some hard graft is how to wake up your metabolism. Clean the house by dusting, washing, hanging out the clothes, hoovering, scrubbing and see how much of a sweat on you get. Things as simple as touching your toes a few times a day, or back and side bend repetitions will over time tighten your torso, minimising the flabby area around the middle that ruins your hip definition. Think little and often.
Avoid driving the car, clean the car and walk instead.
If you live by the ocean, super model Elle Mcpherson, Sports illustrated cover girl, dubbed "The Body" swears by surfing, boogie boarding and paddle boarding for the perfect hip to waist ratio but for a beginner these very fun pursuits can be extremely strenuous first time out so start off slow and build up your skill level and confidence.
Hip thrusts and hip dominant step ups are the two key exercises in every Sports Club LA trainer's arsenal, exercises anyone can do without equipment with varying degrees of difficulty depending on whether you are just starting out or have already built up some core strength.
And simply holding a plank every day for a minute or two will not only help your hips and glutes but also improve any batwing issues.
There are no excuses. You know if your hips are out of control. You cannot see your waist.
In Hollywood a lot of women do resort to liposuction to deal with unwelcome fat pockets on the hips and thighs which is not only expensive but can end up looking strange should you gain any weight down the road. When fat cells are removed any weight gain is not distributed evenly, why some women in later life end up looking very top heavy.
If you have curves that drive you crazy, they can difficult to dress, remember big hips are very fashionable at the moment so if you are in great shape and blessed with curvy hips try being grateful for them instead.
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