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Ella...sorry I missed your question till now.
Planking is simple. Lay face down on the floor (my favourite part)
Now raise your body up by resting your upper body on your elbows while holding your body straight, at an angle like a "plank"
Hold that for 30 seconds.
Rest and repeat.
Three times. Do this twice daily.
After five days take one day off.
Next day start again at 45 seconds per.
Next week go to 60.
Then 90.
Work your way up. After a month you will be amazed how tight you start to get in the middle if you stick with it religiously.
After awhile, as your middle starts to get stronger, you can begin adding sets of sit-ups.
For the behind, try this:
Get on all fours.
Lift one leg, bending the knee, slowly up and into the air.
Repeat.
Do as many as you can but in sets of three.
You will begin to really feel it in your butt.
After it gets easy, add low weight cuffs to your ankles. Cuffs can be found anywhere they sell physical fitness or aerobic gear. I got mine at walmart and they were cheap.
I now use about ten pounds per ankle.
These are just as effective as squats or lunges, but much easier on your knees.
You do not need a gym to exercise and get good toning and selective building workouts.
You can build a very effective routine that will take only 30 minutes, once or twice a day. Just remember to take a day off about every five or six days. I try to do mine when I get up and then again quickly when I get home from work (before I make my martini...hee hee)
Check women's fitness magazines on the newstands. Every issue of any of them will have lots of good "designed for girls" simple floor routines we can use.
Just don't do anything with your arms or that works your laterals.
I hope this helps!
Hugs

Aw thank you. That sounds like it will really help
I was hoping someone would come up with something not intensive on the knees! Thanks again

Always welcome, honey.
Another really simple thing for the behind is simple slow backward leg extensions while standing. When I get up too late to work out properly, I use these while brushing my teeth...LOL. Thirty seconds of brushing per mouth section and thirty kicks. Sixty per uppers, sixty per lowers.
Sounds silly (and feels silly at first) but it helps a lot over time. Tee hee...when you get to my age you need every little bit you can get.

Thats fantastic you are fast becomming my personal trainer! Thanks so much x

Did I hear someone say at their age ! glamour granny