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Add comment October 29th, 2008
Sometimes, it’s really easy to tell when an exercise has appeal.
That was the case the other day with an exercise called the waist nipper that I found in a recent edition of Self magazine.
I was trying the exercise out to see if I wanted to include it in the routines of some of my female clients when two of my long-time gym friends — Patty and Erma — got a look at it and couldn’t wait to try it themselves.
Here is Self’s description of the exercise:
“Stand with feet wider than hip-width apart, a weight in right hand, arm extended overhead, left hand on hip. Lift right leg to side, bend knee and lean torso to right, bending right elbow as you bring it toward knee. Return to start. Do reps. Switch sides; repeat.”
The movement feels awkward until you get some rhythm going and you might want to consider a fairly light weight until you figure out what your shoulder wants to handle.
Oh, and it has the endorsement of Patty and Erma.
