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Spring may be creeping in like a lamb, but summer is going to pounce like a lion. I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to put on a bathing suit, let alone a bikini. Luckily Lucille Roberts has the solution: Bikini Boot Camp!

This spin-off of our Boot Camp fitness program is not just for bikinis. It will give you a body to feel confident about in a one-piece, tankini, and even just a tank top and jeans!

The Bikini Boot Camp system incorporates both cardiovascular and muscle training exercises that will help you burn calories, blast belly fat, and tone your body creating a leaner you! This routine is short, but it is intense and you need to give it your all, every time, to see results. Remember, you’ve got to train like a beast to look like a beauty!

Here are 3 great workouts from Dr. Emily! Each routine is designed around 3 exercises. Complete as many sets of each as you can in 3 minutes and then rest for 1 minute. Repeat each sequence 5 times.

Going on a diet can be such a pain. We feel deprived and unhappy because we have to replace the foods we love with green leafy stuff. All of this strife because someone claimed that eating greens is the only way to lose weight!

One of the most resented diets is The Low Carb/No Carb Diet. Read: No BREAD, No SUGAR (aka CHOCOLATE) and No Cake! What this diet forgot to mention is that there are carbs that are actually good for you. Here’s the breakdown of simple vs complex carbohydrates.

Warm weather is finally here and what better way to rejoice than adding some color into your life? A simple way to incorporate brights is by having a great manicure!  As always spring is the time to ditch those dreary dark hues and in favor of more “lively” colors.” For spring 2013, here are some nail colors  that are “on trend” that also compliment ALL skin tones!

• Essie “Lilacism” -  a light, pale lilac polish which has a  soft and feminine feel to it and looks great on any skin tone!

• China Glaze “Four Leaf Clover” - a bright kelly green polish with hints of turquoise, another great color for the spring and summer!

• Joe Fresh “Berry Baie” - for every season there has to be a red, this polish is indeed a bright red nail polish but it’s mixed with berry hues, giving it an amazing coral color!

• Rimmel “Milk Chocolate” - a peachy taupe color that goes well with all skin tones. Nudes are essential to have in your nail polish collection because it compliments everything and gives your hand a sophisticated look.

Get Twilight Star and spokesmodel for DKNY Ashley Greene’s Workout Look! She is wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black cropped leggings and black sneakers. Her exercise gear is simple, easy and doesn’t have that grungy “I don’t care about how i look “ feel. It is versatile and great for most workout programs.

• Tek Gear Women Performance Hoodie: Kohls.com
• Nike Free TR Twist: 6pm.com 
• Reebok Women’s Play Dry Skinny Capri: Reebok.com
• CamelBak WaterBottle: Target.com

It is impossible to figure out how JLo finds the time to stay in shape, but by the looks of it she definitely makes time to exercise and be healthy. Unwilling to let go of her sexy killer curves, Jennifer teamed up with fitness pro Tracy Anderson.

Tracy has created the perfect exercise program suitable for Jennifer’s hectic life (singer/actress/entrepreneur/motherhood). She designed a program that wasn’t going to affect JLo’s booty and it only lasts an hour, making it convenient for Miss Lopez and any busy woman.

You might be thinking “I do 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of strength training and I don’t look like her,” but Tracy says muscle confusion is the key to JLo’s killer body!

Muscle confusion is alternating your exercise movements every 10 days. If you continue to do the same workout everyday the muscles will get accustomed to the workout, they won’t be challenged and you won’t see any results. By tricking the muscles you’re forcing them to work. She also mentions that it is important not to skip a workout for more than 2 days!

Here are three moves that Tracy uses to firm and tighten the butt!  (Make sure you switch the order of the exercises to leave the muscles guessing and you’ll have a more effective workout!)

Crazy bi-polar weather can be disrupting when you have the desire to workout outdoors. You see bright sun and think “yes I can go running in the park” then you walk outside and the gust of wind spoils your outdoor plans. Whomp whomp so much for fresh air.

What’s the solution?  Wearing a Lightweight Spring Jacket! Unfortunately for us who live on the east coast, the weather has been a wonky recently, preventing us from making solid exercise plans: indoors vs outdoors, gym vs park, planking on the grass vs. planking on a mat, you get the drift.

Here are three spring jackets that are perfect for those morning chilly runs and for other workouts when the temperature is creeping up to 70 degrees!

Former Disney Princess and  star of hit series Hannah Montana,  Miley Cyrus  has shredded her innocent  image in exchange for the sassy, sexy woman that covers Cosmopolitan magazine’s March 2013 issue. Transitioning from long, wavy brunette locks to a short pixie blonde and sporting edgy, risky clothing like her much beloved crop top! The Miley that we used to know seems to have disappeared, gone, vanished. The new Miley is:

1. Not single. She is engaged to hot and hunky aussie, Liam Hemsworth.

2. Working on her fourth solo album.

3. Has taken an interest in twerking. Yes, TWERKING. (See the video below!)

4. To top it all off, she has developed a long, lean “womanly” figure that she shows off any chance she gets. She loves her crop tops!

With the help of celebrity Pilates trainer  Mari Winsor, Miley’s former Hannah Montana physique has transformed into a super sexy figure that she is exceptionally proud of.  Thanks to Miley’s mother, she met with Winsor and fell in love with the Pilates program. Pilates is a workout system that requires concentration, control, and breathing. It builds strength  without looking bulky, creating a sleek toned body. Miley is a fan of all Pilates workouts, but her favorites focus on the abs. (Did I mention her infatuation with crop tops?)

Spending tons of money on a new beauty product that claims to “banish acne instantly!” sounds closely familiar. When these products are introduced to us through false advertising, we get lured into purchasing them because they claim to banish pimples and fade dark circles with just one application.  Yet our skin remains the same: dry/flaky/oily/acne prone and nothing has changed, except our wallet – which has become a lot lighter.

These products also boast having natural ingredients. So question is “why don’t we use nature’s products instead of buying a moisturizer that is 5% natural and 95% chemical?

Here are 3 “au natural” products that are easy on your wallet, easy to find and will help with your skin problems!

Everyone was talking about Beyonce‘s post-baby body during this year’s Super Bowl. And although we wrote a post about how to get Beyonce’s Super Bowl Body, no one can deny how amazing Kelly Rowland looked in that leather body suit. She was sizzling HOT!

If you’re like us and are envious of  her cinched waist, toned legs and bootylicious booty, know that Kelly did not achieve that gem body of hers by luck –  she achieved it by working with celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins!

Jeanette spills the details on how to get a killer sexy bod like Kelly’s!  First she says you have to be dedicated and committed to a healthy lifestyle. Kelly works out five days per week and  does a variety of exercises including some of our favorites boot camp and chickboxing. Jeanette says it is important to target every area because targeting one “just makes no sense.”

 Here are Jeanette’s tips for Kelly’s killer abs and her bootylicious lower body!

We’ve been talking about skinny jeans all month. From outfits to workouts to diets we are obsessed. But what about jeans that actually make you look… SKINNY? We had no idea (or else we would have told you), but these exist. Enter SkinnyJeans®: jeans that make every body type look thinner whether it is pear, apple, straight or hourglass.

Here are 10 reasons why SkinnyJeans® are amazing. And you know we’re not ones to tell you how awesome something is and then leave you hanging. We’re giving one lucky reader a chance to win a pair! Check out the difference between these jeans and other brands, read our list below, then enter!

1. SkinnyJeans® are made from classic denim but with a high nylon/elastane content.
2. The thighs are very ‘scooped’ out which drastically separates and slims the thighs and pushes the butt out creating a shapely silhouette.
3. The inseams are drawn forward on the leg making it appear that there is less ‘real estate’ on the front of the leg.
4. The inside non-stretch cotton pocketing lining the front pockets is sewn into the front seam so when the jeans are zipped up a restraining panel is created that pushes the entire stomach area in.