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Wow..this dog is uhMAZing!!!

Check out the dog jumping rope (above) and doing other agile tricks.

This pooch is not only jumping rope…he's doing DOUBLE DUTCH!!!!

Can you say this dog has skillz?!?!! We think so!

Tags: amazing, dog, double dutch, jump rope, pet

Without an ounce of belly fat on his body, we bet boxer Alex Brenes is a pretty good guy to ask for advice to get rid of it!

FitPerez reader Anna is trying to lose weight and asked the accomplished welterweight boxer for the best exercises to lose belly fat, writing:

Hi Alex,

I have a large fatty "pooch" on my lower belly. It's really annoying. I am very overweight and am trying my way to weight loss and healthier lifestyle. My question is what exercises are the best for losing the belly fat and "pooch"?

Great question! Here's what Alex has to say:

Dear Anna,

The lower abdominals, especially in women, are one of the hardest areas to work. It's better to work the fatty deposits when your body temperature is up, incorporating a series of 20 or 30 reps of ab exercises into an interval training plan, for example:

Start with a 5 minute warm up, jog, walk, stairs, etc, to heat up your body & break a sweat, then 1 minute of jumping jacks followed by 30 ab exercises, laying on your back with your feet towards the sky, put your hands under your butt, loweryour legs to the floor & raise up again, keeping your legs straight without touching the ground, keep your upper body stationary-do 4 or 5 sets. You can substitute the jumping jacks with 2 minutes of jumping rope, 3 minutes jogging (brisk) or 1 minute up & down stairs, choose exercises that you feel comfortable with pushing yourself to the limit. Raise the intensity of the exercises as your fitness level improves.

Come down to DeLaBBC & we'll show you how it's done.

Got more questions? Tweet Alex @ABrenesBoxing for more answers!

Tags: abdominals, boxer, health, jump rope, lifestyle, overweight, training, welterweight

As a former college basketball player, Madonna's personal trainer Josh Holland knows how to jump.

In fact, it's one of his favorite workouts!

The 27-year-old has helped shape one the best bodies in the music biz, but is helping his star client get others in the best shape of their lives at her brand new, state-of-the-art gym too!

Hardy Candy, the Material Girl's line of fitness centers, believes "harder is better" and turned to Holland to create a unique fitness class that will help membership holder's bodies adapt that philosophy.

Using only a heavy jump rope and interval training, Holland created a grueling 30-minute, full-body class, which he praised by saying:

"It's important to challenge your body with new exercises, and adding a jump rope into the mix is a great way to do this. Plus, it's portable. I promise that this session will get anyone sweating in minutes."

If you want to try working in some jump roping into your exercise routine, click here check out Holland's condensed 10-minute workout you can do anywhere!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: fitness center, hard candy, harder is better, jump rope, music, pop star, routine, trainer