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Are you ready to work your abs? I'm Samantha Clayton, fitness expert and former competitive sprinter. I'm working with Herbalife to help you achieve a healthy, active life.

Today, we're going to focus on engaging your core, and work on getting that perfect flat tummy or serious six-pack. In just five-minutes, I expect you to feel the burn and realize that lack of time is not a good enough excuse for not working out your mid-section.

Remember! Some exercises are not right for everyone, so please listen to your body and, if an exercise doesn't feel right, then opt for a modified version or stick with an exercise that feels good and fits within your current fitness level.

Let's begin by warming up our core with a few of my favorite standing moves and then we'll take it to the floor for the remainder of the workout.

Hip circles
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart
- Place your hands on your hips and rotate your hips in small circles.
- Gradually increase your movements. 
- Now, let's switch direction.

Our next move we are going into is called side bends
- Place your hands on the outside of your thighs and slowly bend sideways.
- Slide your hands down toward your knee. Remember to breathe

Our next move is called the standing high-knee ab crunch
- Place your hands up overhead and make a fist.
- As you lower your elbows down, lift your knee up to meet your elbows and crunch your torso. 
- Just keep switching legs and repeat. 
- Inhale as your arms go up and exhale as they come down.

Let's take it to a standing ab twist next
- Place your hands behind your head
- Lift one knee as you twist to touch your opposite elbow to your opposite knee like so.
- Don't push your head forward and make sure you do this movement in a controlled manner, focusing on your balance.

Let's lie down on the floor for: Crunches
- Lie down on the floor and do a pelvic tilt to ensure you are in the correct position.
- Place your hands behind your head, contract your core and lift your shoulders up off the floor.
- And lower back down 

Now stay on the floor with your hands behind your head and your feet extended off the ground. 
- In one continuous motion, bring your right elbow to your left knee.
- And then bring your left elbow to your right knee. 
- If you need to modify, you can go back to doing just the leg action with your hands and head on the floor modified version.

Time to flip over flip over onto your tummy
- Get into a push-up position but instead of being on your hands, rest on your forearms. 
- Now tighten your core and glutes and keep as straight as you can.
- Remember to breathe as we hold for 30 seconds. Remember to breathe.

Our next move is reverse crunches
- You want to sit up with your knees bent.
- Cross your arms over your chest and slowly lean down by engaging your abs.
- Lower just a few inches and sit back up.
- You can do this holding your thighs if you need the support.

Ok, we have been through one time. You know the moves, so let's focus on working hard for 2 full minutes. Are you with me? Let's go!
- With our crunches, just 30 seconds.
- Now let's go straight into that bicycle move, legs are up. Few more.
- Now, flip over into plank position and hold a strong core. Hold nice and controlled.
Ok here we go for the last 30 seconds - controlled reverse sit-ups

I hope you enjoyed my five-minute abdominal burn workout and can find ways to add some or all of these exercises to your current routine.

For more Herbalife fitness advice from me, Samantha Clayton, take a look at http://www.DiscoverGoodFitness.com or check out the rest of my playlist: http://hrbl.me/XBScRq.
Thanks, Samantha x

Do you have dark circles and eye bags? Do your eye bags remain no matter how much sleep you’ve had? I can help – let’s talk about how to banish under-eye puffiness!

I don’t know about you, but some mornings when I wake up and look at myself in the mirror I barely recognise myself. Now, of course, this usually happens after a very late night out on the town. But whatever the reason, no one wants to wake up with unsightly bags under their eyes. They can make us look tired, stressed and, dare I say it…OLD!

My four simple tips to help fight against under-eye puffiness:

• Try not to drink fluids at least 2 to 3 hours before bedtime. It’s fluid retention that tends to be the most common factor with under-eye puffiness. The skin around our eyes is very thin and fragile, so when fluid starts to build, this area can become puffy and droopy.
• A flat pillow is not our friend! My nighttime mantra for the last several years has been, “Make sure my pillow is fluffy so I won’t wake up puffy”. Flat pillows allow for fluid retention to build under our eyes. By slightly elevating our heads with a fuller pillow, we can help prevent the fluid build-up that leads to noticeable eye bags.
• Try to limit your alcohol and salt intake. They are both key contributors to eye bags and puffiness because they can lead to dehydration. When we are dehydrated, the body tends to store water as part of its defense mechanism.
• Plain old tiredness is also a major culprit. We are all guilty of sitting in front of our computers and televisions for far too long. We must give our eyes, and ourselves, a rest too. Remember, it’s called “Beauty Sleep” for a reason so let’s all get plenty of it and help banish those eye bags forever.

Written by beauty expert, Jacquie Carter. Jacquie is Director of Outer Nutrition at Herbalife

Do you give your hamstrings the attention they deserve? I'm Samantha Clayton, fitness expert and former competitive sprinter. I'm working with Herbalife to help you achieve a healthy, active life. 

Today, I want to focus on an important muscle that is often underworked: your hamstrings. Your hamstrings work in perfect partnership with your quads at the front of your legs. Unfortunately, we often fail to train and stretch them effectively, which can lead to muscle stress and tears. Our exercises today will focus specifically on stretching and strengthening your hamstrings to help keep you in perfect running shape. So get warmed up and join me for a hamstring workout.

My hamstring workout for today will include the following moves:
-Plank walk out
- Supine hamstring stretch
- Seated modified hurdle stretch
- Dynamic hamstring stretch while standing
- Knee mobilization exercise
- Hip flexor and quad stretch
- Modified dead lift
- Single leg hamstring walk with lift
- Hamstring focused bridge
- Stability ball hamstring curls 
- Prone hamstring squeeze
- Holding towel stretch 

It is important to ensure that you do a balanced workout. If you do spend time focusing on one specific muscle group, ensure that you follow it up with a workout for its partner muscle in the same week. I hope you enjoyed this workout -- tell me what you thought in the comments section below. For more videos, check out my Herbalife Fit Tips playlist http://hrbl.me/Herbalife_FitTips and take a look at my blog http://www.discovergoodfitness.com for motivation and fitness advice.