Celebrity Fitness Trainer Jillian Michaels, creator of the My Fitness app, knows a thing or two about losing weight and toning physiques. But before she’ll tell you her secrets to ripped abs or toned arms, she’ll make sure you know one thing: If your main goal is to lose weight, even in a specific area of your body, you need to exercise more than just one part. “You can’t spot reduce fat,” Michaels says. “To get love handles away, that’s a total body workout.”
Michaels suggested high-intensity interval training, including the use of dumbbells and other free weights, plus a clean eating routine to shed fat. Once you’ve got that handled, Michaels swears by these four exercises to further help you tone up and make your butt and leg muscles look super defined.