Celeb Move to Steal: Beth Behrs' Enviable Arms

As smart-meets-ditzy waitress Caroline Channing on 2 Broke Girls, Beth Behrs pretty much has us in stitches on the regular. (Can we all agree that gut-busting laughter ranks up there as fave 3-second calorie-burner??) We already knew she was a smooth comedienne, but it wasn't until Behrs swung by the SELF offices for a chat that we were struck with a bout of in-real-life jealousy of her ridiculously long, lean figure -- especially those arms. And it's no wonder, considering all the trays she balances while burning the midnight oil playing a waitress on Broke Girls at the Williamsburg Diner.

If there's one thing to know about Behrs, it's that she's a diehard spin class fanatic. "I love SoulCycle. The music is a big part of it for me," she raves. "I like the candlelight and the darkness. It's always easier to exercise when everyone around you is fighting through it together!"

Fabulous L.A.-based SoulCycle instructor Roarke Walker (pictured here) shares a move that keeps the actress's arms in such amazing shape. Part of her body-trimming routine: the Push Up on the bike. "This specific move is great for bathing suit season, as it tones the arms and chest while engaging the abs!" he says.

THE MOVE: Push Up on the Bike

A pushup is incorporated in SoulCycle classes while riders are out of the saddle (seat) pedaling to the beat of the music.

With your arms extended and your hands holding onto the middle bar, engage your core, keeping your hips back over the saddle as you lower your chest down towards the middle bar with control. Then, firing your chest, delts and triceps, push yourself back into your starting position. Repeat this with the beat of the music as you start to find the synchronization with the feet. Start out on the middle bar and then you can walk the hands out further to third position to work another angle of the chest and arms. Keeping the elbows out will target more of the chest while keeping the elbows close to the body will fire more of the triceps and delts.

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