5 quick home workouts that will give you Jessica Alba results

Wide 2nd Pulse & Hold Works: Quadriceps, Abductors, and Adductors • Place your hands on your hips; stand with your feet wide apart and your toes turned out at a 45-degree angle • Bend your knees deeply and lower your hips, making sure your knees are above your ankles • Pulse your hips towards the floor for 30 seconds then hold at your lowest point for 15 seconds • Do 4 reps Things to think about: • Keep your abdominals engaged and your back flat (don’t lean forward) • Knees should track along the middle toe; don’t let your feet roll forward

Tabletop Modified Kick Boxer Works: Glutes, Abductors, Adductors and Obliques • From the tabletop position, point your right foot and lift the leg up beside you, while maintaining the 90-degree bend in your knee and keeping your knee in line with your hip • Lower your right leg back down beside your left leg • Repeat the full range Lift & Lower 8 times then bring the leg back to the lifted position and pulse it upwards 16 times • Do the entire sequence 3 times then switch sides Things to think about: • When you lift your leg sideways, try to not open your hips (even if it means your leg doesn’t come as high) • Keep your knee drawing forward to maximize oblique engagement

Tricep Pulse & Squeeze Works: Triceps, Rhomboids & Deltoids • Stand with your feet wider than your shoulders and hold either a can of soup or a full water bottle in each hand (or 2-3 lbs. weights if you have them) • Soften your knees slightly and hinge forward at the waist so your torso is long, flat and on a diagonal • Extend your arms behind you on either side of your hips with your palms facing up • Pulse your arms upwards 16 times then squeeze them in 16 times, then up for 8 and in for 8, up for 4 and in for 4, up for 2 and in for 2, then finish with 8 singles (up 1, in 1) • Do 2-3 sets Things to thinks about: • Keep your chest wide and shoulders rolled back • Aim to keep your arms extended higher than your hips

Tabletop Flexed Foot Press Up Works: Glutes and Hamstrings • Come onto all fours in a tabletop position; hands under shoulders, knees under hips • Maintaining a 90-degree bend in your knee, flex your right foot and lift the leg up behind you so your thigh is in line with your hip • Lower your leg back down beside your left leg • Repeat the full range Lift & Lower, 8 times then bring the leg back to the lifted position and pulse the sole of your foot towards the ceiling 16 times • Do the entire sequence 3 times then switch sides Things to think about: • Keep your hips level and your core engaged to support your lower back

Leg Lifts Works: Abdominals • Lie on the floor and place your hands under your pelvis • Engage your abdominals by pulling your navel in towards your spine and drawing your lower back toward the floor • Curl your head, neck and shoulders off the floor • With pointed feet, extend your legs toward the ceiling with a slight bend in your knees • Slowly lower your legs toward the floor without letting your lower back arch up, and then lift them back up to the starting position • Do 8 reps of the full range Lower & Lift then bring your legs to a 45-degree angle and pulse them up 16 times • Perform the sequence 3 times Things to think about: • If you have a weak or injured lower back, bend your knees more and make the range of motion smaller • To make the exercise more challenging, straighten your legs