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The Skinny Jeans Workout

By: Liz Neporent

You don't have to be Kate Moss to look good in a pair of skinny jeans. All it takes is a well-toned body — which is, after all, the most important fashion accessory you can own, no matter how you dress. Perform this workout every other day to attack your trouble zones, and you'll shimmy into your pencil-legs with confidence in just six weeks.

The Issue: Saddlebags

Get a long, lean leg line with the Penguin Shuffle which pulls the muscles of the outer thigh inward and sculpts and smooths your curves.

(A) Grasping the ends of a resistance band in each hand, stand on the center of the band with your feet hip-width apart. There should be a few inches of band between your feet. Curl your hands up toward your shoulders. (B) Keeping your arms curled, take one step to the right with your right foot until the band is taut. Then take one step in the same direction with your left foot. Continue sidestepping 6 to 8 times to the right, and then reverse direction and perform an equal number of steps to the left. Complete one set. Beginners: Keep your arms down at your side as you sidestep. Advanced: Step in a circle rather than to the side. Make sure you perform an equal number of steps moving clockwise and counterclockwise.

The Issue: Inner-Thigh Bulge

To firm up the pocket of jiggle on the inside of your thighs, try Sumo Squats. They will turn your inner thighs into thinner thighs and, as a bonus, firm up your butt!

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