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How To: Do an 8 minute ab workout with Brooke Burke

Brooke Burk with Modern Mom instructs this video on how to do a quick ab work out. Lay down on your back on a yoga mat. Start with 20 basic crunches with your hands behind your head. If you feel it start to hurt your neck, rest your head against your hands. Now do a bicycle motion with your legs, touching your elbow to your opposite knee with each rep. Do 20 reps. Now point your legs into the air and do 20 crunches. Next bring your legs beside you and to the right, and do 20 more crunches. Re...

How To: Braid your hair into a simple fish tail

Fish tail braids are basically the grown up version of the braids mom used to put in your hair every morning for school. With less of an uptight, "braid-y" look and more of a loose, touseled appearance, fish tail braids offer us a fun way to experiment with hair without looking like an 8-year-old.

How To: Make a healthy chicken wrap for your kid's lunchbox

With obesity now a confirmed epidemic in the United States, we should be putting more emphasis than ever on how we feed our children and what they consume at school. While many educational instititions sell salads and healthier options like apples and carrot sticks, these foods often don't catch your kids' attention when they're placed side-by-side with cheeseburgers and calzones.

How To: Make fun meals with your kids

An easy way to start your children on the path to eating healthy is to involve them in the cooking process. In this tutorial from Modern Mom, get expert tips from Barbara Beery, an elementary teacher with a passion for cooking. Barbara is a cooking instructor for children and runs a kid's cooking school called Batter Up Kids] in Austin, Texas.

How To: Cook delicious stuffed flank steak for Moms

The Family Circle Test Kitchen brings us this demonstration of how to prepare a delicious Stuffed Flank Steak. The stuffing is made by combining a package of frozen spinach, thawed and drained, some crumbled blue cheese, a jar of roasted red peppers, drained and chopped, some bread crumbs, an egg yolk, and some garlic salt and black pepper.

How To: Do bridge exercises with Brooke Burke

This exercise video for women, featuring Autumn Calebrese and Brooke Burke from Modern Mom, show you how to work your abs and stomach area! In "the Bridge," you arch your back slowly, working the gluteus maximus as well as the core area in general. Do about twenty-five repetitions, if possible, in three sets; afterwards, you can try a "pulse" method for an increased rate of "burn." This activity can be repeated until you are fatigued, and possibly consider holding at the top for increased fit...

How To: Make a secret stash safe out of an ordinary candle

Check out this tutorial and hide your goodies inside a seemingly ordinary house candle. The candle will still burn once you've hacked it, but be careful not to burn it all the way down! You don't want your stash to be revealed! So, the next time you have something you need to keep from robbers, your mom, your brother or the police.. try this mod and keep it out of sight!

How To: Do exercises with a medicine ball

Medicine balls are useful workout tools. They are great for strengthening your muscles and sculpting your body. In this tutorial from Modern Mom, get used to using a medicine ball and learn some helpful exercises. This video offers advice from model and actress, Brooke Burke and professional fitness trainer Autumn Calabrese.

How To: Do self-inducing labor techniques

Does that baby just not want to budge? If you are towards the end of your pregnancy, or long overdue and nothing seems to be working, check out this tutorial. In this video you will receive tips from Dr. Lisa Gibbons, an OB/GYN at Cascadia Women's Clinic in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Gibbons will share with you all of her expertise on how to make that baby come faster and give your body a break.

How To: Wear a sarong in a variety of ways

Fashion designer Cate Adair demonstrates dressing with a sarong for Modern Mom. She also discusses how to buy or extend a sarong when the one you find isn’t long enough. One important consideration for beginners is finding a sarong that can wrap around the body twice for security. One way she wraps is to simply wrap under the armpits twice and tie a flower or ornament with the corner. Another way is to put the full sarong on from the front, wrap each end backward and then over the shoulders...

How To: Do pilates exercises for C-section moms

Pilates is a great way to start exercising after a C-section and to regain your core strength back. First lay on your back and do a pelvic tilt. Start off with five to ten of these pelvic tilts but be sure to make your way up to twenty. Make sure your belly button is pulled into your spine. The second exercise is the pelvic tilt that goes up into a bridge. Press into your heals to lift your pelvis off of the ground. Do the same amount of reps. The third exercise is the modified crunch. Place ...

How To: Wear a spring scarf

In this Modern Mom video, costume designer and fashion consultant Cate Adair shows how to wear a spring scarf. She shows how to use a long thin scarf as a belt. She threads the scarf through belt loops and tying it in a simple knot around the belt loop at the end. During the video, she discusses using fabric as a scarf, or changing the width of the scarf depending on body shape. Finally, she uses a large square scarf folded in half from corner to corner to tie a "sarong" style splash of color...

How To: Do V-sit abdominal exercises with Brooke Burke

In this exercise video, Brooke Burke and Autumn Calabrese, trainers with Modern Mom, help women viewers attain their fitness goals by teaching you how to perform stomach exercises! They demonstrate how to perform aerobic motions that train your abs and core; they explain how V-sit abdominal exercises work, show how you can set your own personal fitness goals, and also show you how you can increase the level of challenge you get from your workout. Advice is also offered on rest and managing th...

How To: Properly iron a shirt

This humorous video teaches men how to iron a shirt just like Mom did. It walks you through the steps from setting up the ironing board and the iron, to the finished product with easy to follow directions.

How To: Get some sleep when you have a newborn

Is sleep deprivation threatening your sanity? Before you fall apart, try a few tricks that have worked for other new moms. You will need breast milk, a willingness to share your bedroom, power naps and help. Warning: Talk to your doctor before bringing your baby into bed with you. There are risks associated with this practice. Watch this video for tips to help you through those early, sleepless months with your newborn.

How To: Erase entire web browsing history from PC

Face it, there may be some sites that you have visited online that you aren't too proud of. So before your mom, brother, or even girlfriend make one single click you might want to check out this tutorial. In the video, you'll find out how to erase your entire web browsing history on your PC computer. It's easy to follow and will make things a bit safer for you and others. So good luck and enjoy!

How To: Wear a bandana

Bandanas can be a fun fashion accessory and can be used in so many ways. Don't think you can pull off this look? Well, think again! In this video, you will receive expert advice from costume designer and stylist, Cate Adair. Cate has been Emmy nominated for the smash hit ABC series, "Desperate Housewives" and has worked in numerous countries and cities around the world. If anyone knows style, it's Cate and she is here to help you!

How To: Do exercises for lifting & firming breasts

Being a woman means lots of things for your body. While our bodies do pretty amazing things like give birth and carry children, they can also take quite a beating from these miracles. In this tutorial, learn what you can do to help improve the lift and firmness of your breasts after pregnancy or with age.

How To: Sew a baby bib

There's nothing greater than giving a baby a handmade gift that they will treasure. In this tutorial, learn how to sew a simple double sided baby bib. This bib is adorable and durable and will last long enough to pass down from kid to kid.

How To: Crochet a striped baby beanie

Babies are delicate, and their little heads can get cold pretty quickly. So, if you've ever wanted to crochet a beanie made for a baby, well look no further. In this video, Teresa shows just how simple it can be to provide some warmth to a little bundle of joy. Homemade crochet makes great gifts for new mommies and ads a personal touch to any little guy's outfit. If you are a new mom with enough time to crochet..why not give it a try?

How To: Cleanse your skin

This is a great instructional video on how to cleanse your skin. It is true that cleansing the skin is a very simple process and it is centered around finding the most appropriate cleanser for a specific skin type. you can learn about cleansing dry skin, normal skin or oily skin with help from a professional skin care specialist. This video teaches the mom to cleanse the skin. If you have a dry hair you can use moisturizers for cleansing your skin. If you have oily skin you can't use moisturi...