If you're genetically predisposed to gaining weight in the lower body then the 8 minute lean hips and thin thighs workout is exactly what your body needs. In his latest 8 minutes in the morning book Jorge Cruise explains that being a pear shape is less dangerous to your health but lower body fat and cellulite is also more stubborn and harder to burn off.

The good news according to Cruise is that the spot-toning myth is only half true. You can attack stubborn lower body fat and flab with a combination of healthy eating and exercise that includes the upper body as well. First check out the healthy eating plan to get started.

The workout plan like all of Cruise's regimens is easy to follow, requires no equipment and is performed for only 8 minutes 5 days a week. There is one day of active recovery stretching and one day of rest. You'll be on the following workout schedule the entire program:

Day 1 Lower Body
Day 2 Upper Body
Day 3 Lower Body
Day 4 Abs and Calves
Day 5 Lower Body

The lower body program targets four areas including inner thighs, outer thighs/hips, front of thighs, and back of thighs/butt. Each workout will consist of a one minute warm-up, four daily exercises each performed for one minute then repeated, and a one minute cool down. The actual workout is 8 minutes long but warm-up and cool down extend it to about 10 minutes. Try not to skip these two steps. They are important for preventing injuries, increasing endurance, increasing strength, and for releiving stress. Here's the phase II workout. I chose to feature this phase because phase I is too easy even for people who have never exercised. If you're an uncoordinated beginner, phase I is ideal otherwise start below:

Warm-up jog or march in place 1 minute

Day 1 Lower Body
standing leg swing 1 minute
standing side leg raise 1 minute
standing knee lift 1 minute
standing rear leg lift 1 minute
repeat

Day 2
wall pushup 1 minute
up against a wall pelvic tilt 1 minute
biceps book hold 1 minute
bent over tricep kickback hold 1 minute
repeat

Day 3
same as day 1

Day 4
standing belly breath pump 1 minute
superman 1 minute
standing 45 degree side raises 1 minute
standing calf pump 1 minute
repeat

Day 5
same as day 1

Cool down with sky reaching pose, hurdler's stretch, and cobra pose.

Weights are not necessary but Cruise recommends buying ankle weights to see results faster.

Get started with 8 Minutes in the Morning to a Flat Belly: Lose Up to 6 Inches in Less than 4 Weeks--Guaranteed!