As most of you may or may not know, I live in Spain and the temperatures here aren't exactly mild, they get quite unbearable. High temperatures is good for some things like going to the pool or the beach and laying around in the sun, but bad for those bodies, I hate getting my skinny, non toned body out, so this year I am doing a "bikini exercise routine" to hopefully prepare myself a little more for this summer.

  I'm not hoping for a Kim K body or anything like it, but I am really enjoying doing these exercises at least once a day and it makes me feel much better about myself, and hopefully there will be a slight improvement after a couple of months, especially with all the pain in my muscles I have been putting up with.
For those of you who may want to try out a exercise routine, mine is a quick and simple 8 minute routine that easily makes those muscles burn.
  -Butt workout (warm up):
          - 4 neck rolls to the left.
          - 4 neck rolls to the right.
          - 4 shoulder rolls forwards.
          - 4 shoulder rolls backwards.
          - 10 jumping jacks.
             -The part when it all gets a bit more real:
           - 30 sec curtsy lounge (click on the names for examples of the exercises).
           - 60 sec dead lift high pulls.
           - x10 alternate lunges.
           - x10 lunge scissor switches.
           - x10 alternate lunges.
           - x10 lunge scissor switches.
              -For this part you need to get out your yoga mat, or on a carpet around your house works just as good.
          - 60 sec hip raises.
          - 30 sec one leg hip raises.
                - 30 sec one leg hip raises,  but with the other leg.
          - 30 sec the fire-hydrant
          - 30 sec the fire-hydrant, but with the other leg.
          - 30 sec donkey kicks (believe me, here you start to feel it).
          - 30 sec donkey kicks, but with the other leg.