Women in the south worry about bingo wings

Women in the south worry about bingo wings

We all have parts of our bodies we’d like to change, and new research shows that there is a North/South divide of our most hated body parts.

British Military Fitness (BMF) has revealed that 87% more northern ladies have identified their tummies as the part of their body they would most like to tone up, compared to the ladies of the south.

This comes in stark comparison to the 71% more females in the South who want to firm up their bingo wings; an area of the body that the majority of northern lasses are happy with.

Other results from the nationwide survey, which saw over 1,000 people questioned, found that the main problem areas for women in the South were their bingo wings and their bums, compared to stomachs, thighs and the bust for ladies in the North.

Garry Kerr, British Military Fitness Instructor, suggests some targeted exercises that will help form part of an effective workout and improve fitness:

Abs

Spend 5-10 minutes, three times per week working on your core muscles and feel the benefits.

1. The plank

  • Adopt a stand similar to a press up but keep your forearms on the ground and shoulder width apart beneath your chest. 
  • Keep your body straight and your feet together and balance on your toes. 
  • Pull the belly button up to your spine to feel the full effect. 
  • Just hold still in this position.
  • Aim to hold for 20-60 seconds and lower slowly - repeating three to five times.

2. Plank superman

  • From the normal plank, lift your left foot off the ground slowly.
  • Then slowly extend your right arm in front of you.
  • You should now be balancing on your left forearm and right foot. 
  • Again hold and squeeze in the abdominal area.
  • Aim to hold for 10–30 seconds and repeat two to three times on each side.

3. Half sit

  • Lie flat on your back with your knees bent at 90 degrees. 
  • You then squeeze your abs and slowly raise your shoulders and body keeping your back straight. 
  • Come about half way up so you maintain tension in the abs and then slowly lower but don’t let your shoulders touch the ground.
  • Aim to complete 10–20 repetitions and repeat three to five sets.

4. V-sits

  • Lie flat on the ground and raise your feet off the ground about six inches. 
  • Slowly raise your legs and sit up with your torso, bringing your hands to touch your toes. 
  • You then slowly lower to the start position, keeping your back and legs straight.
  • Aim to complete 5–15 repetitions and repeat two to three sets.

Arms

1. Diamond push-ups

  • Place palms on the ground and touch thumbs and forefingers together to create a diamond. 
  • Perform the press-ups by slowly lowering the chest to your hands and push back up.
  • Put your knees on the ground if you struggle to do 10-12 reps.
  • This will get your triceps working hard and tighten them up in no time.

2. Bench dip

  • You’ll need a chair or a bench about knee height. 
  • Place hands on the bench directly under the shoulders. 
  • Legs are straight out away from the bench so it is behind you, lower your body slowly until bum nearly touches the ground and push back up. 
  • Work hard through the burn and you’ll see the success at the other side.

Legs

1. Deep squat

  • Start with your feet shoulder width apart, put your hands on your shoulder to keep your back straight and keep your head up. 
  • Lower your bum ALL the way to the floor under control and then stand up. 
  • By going all the way down you will activate all the muscles in your legs and get that amazing all over look.

2. Lunges

  • Step forward landing the heel first and lower until the knee is at 90 degrees and directly above your toes.
  • The back knee should continue until it nearly touches the ground. 
  • Drive up with the front leg to the starting position.

British Military Fitness now holds 400 sessions a week in over 140 parks nationwide. 

by for www.femalefirst.co.uk
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