Bridge
Sugar Editorial Picks
Dumbass of the Day
A Bloomington, MN, man is in stable condition in spite of falling off a bridge while pretending to fall. That's right: a 23-year-old man, after some drinking (surprise, surprise!), asked his friend to pull over to the emergency lane of a bridge over the Minnesota River so he could urinate.
He climbed over the ledge, looked over at his friend, and — while pretending to fall — actually fell.
Get Lifted: Bridge Booty With a Band
I'm always looking for ways to work my bum and I love to vary the way I do basic exercises. This move is similar to the Booty Lift Chest Press, but it targets your bum even more.
To hear how to get into this read more
Move It: Full Sit Up with Bridge
In a recent poll, I asked you all if your summer fitness goal is to have flat abs or a toned tush. Now, while the majority voted for flat abs I thought I'd share this exercise with you all that works both areas of concern. It's a full sit-up/bridge combo and it works your backs side and your torso splendidly.
Take It to the Gym: Printable Booty Workout
Working the booty is always a great thing to do, plus it is great prep for the upcoming swimsuit season. Watch the video first then you can print out this printer friendly version to take with you to the gym.
Kicks
(10 reps each leg)
Do's and Don'ts
- Keep elbows directly under your knees
- Start with your toes on the ground and your foot flexed
- Do not allow your back to arch, just use the glute to lift your leg
- Keep abs engaged - this exercise works your core too.
- Keep your knee pointed down towards the floor
- Keep the motion small and concentrated
- Use your abdominals to stabilize - pull them away from the floor
4 minute Booty Workout Video
Springtime is upon us and so are mini skirts and hot pants. Swimsuit season is just around the corner, so it is time to start toning the booty area. For me, a toned backside is really great for all season, but soon we will be showing more of it so let's get down to business.
It Is Thigh Time: Bridge with Pillow
Here is another IT IS THIGH TIME exercise video. To slim down muscular thighs you need to strengthen the hamstrings and glutes to balance out the overworking quads and IT band. What is great about this exercise is that you can do it anywhere.
Let Pilates Move You: Bridge with a Kick
This Pilates move will work your backside, toning your hamstrings and glutes. Lie on your back with your arms resting by your sides and your knees bent and heels in line with your sits bones (yep, those bones that you feel on your bottom when you're sitting). Using your legs press your pelvis up into a bridge.
Other Search Results
Partner Yoga Pose: Double Bridge
If you're looking to increase flexibility in your neck and spine, half wheel is the pose to do. It also tones your glutes, hamstrings, and quads, so it's a great pose to include in your stretching routine. To make it slightly more challenging and offer support to a friend doing a modified shoulderstand, do this pose called double bridge.
CaringBridge: Social Networking For Sick Loved Ones
If you've ever had a family member in the hospital, you know that keeping everyone informed about the patient's progress can be as exhausting as the nights spent in the waiting room. We rely on everything from phone trees to mass emails to get updates or find out where to send flowers, but I just discovered a website called CaringBridge that makes this very difficult task easier.
Sort of like Facebook for tough times, the free service lets you easily create a website to share updates on a loved one's illness, surgery, hospital stay, and progress.
The Perils of Proposing on the Brooklyn Bridge
It's wedding season again, and you know what that means: lots of botched proposals and bad wedding fashion! Just in time comes this story of a dude who orchestrated a dramatic proposal to his girlfriend on the Brooklyn Bridge, then promptly dropped the pricey diamond ring off the side of the span. Bummer!