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Summer is in full swing and you want to bust out your favorite pair of shorts. There’s one little problem, though… your trouble zone (aka your thighs and butt) is holding you back in a big way. You’ve tried everything to get rid of that extra jiggle around your midsection, thighs, and butt- you run, do sit-ups, use the adductor machine at the gym, but to no avail! Well here are some targeted exercises designed specifically to trim down those trouble zones straight from the workbook of Jessica Simpson’s personal trainer, Michael Alexander. To get those enviable legs and booty in top shape, Ms. Daisy Duke worked out with Alexander four to six days a week before filming began on Dukes of Hazard. Workouts consisted of 45 minutes of strength training followed by 30 to 45 minutes of cardio on either the treadmill or elliptical machine.

Since most of us don’t have time for 4-6 trips to the gym a week, aim for 3 days a week of the following routine:

• Start with five minute warm-up on the treadmill at 5.5 mph at a 1 percent incline.
• Squats: Stand with your feet apart, slightly wider than your hips, and your arms out in front of you, parallel to the ground with one hand on top of the other. Keeping your heels flat on the ground and your torso leaning slightly forward, squat down as though you are sitting, then straighten up again. Repeat 25 times. Do two sets.
• Lunges: from a standing position, lunge forward with your right foot until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Bring the leg back to the starting position. Repeat 15 times and then switch legs.
• Step-ups: Stand facing a step that is about a foot higher than the ground. Step up on the step with the right leg and then back down. Repeat 15 times and then switch legs.
• You should aim for 20-45 minutes of cardiovascular exercise three times a week… hiking, treadmill walking at an incline of 5 to 10, climbing stairs or using a stair-climbing machine, inline skating and jogging are all exercises that help shape your booty.