| Let's face it; we are all drawn towards a flat and | | | | your shoulders raised, pause for a moment and exhale. |
| well-toned belly and we all want those hard to achieve, | | | | Now slowly lower your shoulders back to the floor |
| well defined abs. The muscles of your midsection, | | | | without allowing your head to touch the floor. |
| namely the abdominal muscle group, are not isolated. | | | | No great abdominal workout would be complete |
| They interweave through your torso like a tangled | | | | without leg lifts. To do a leg lift, lie on the floor with |
| web of tensile steel, and it is critical to train them the | | | | hands at your sides and your legs flat. Lift your legs |
| right way for body stability. You can do exercises for | | | | straight up so that they are pointing at the ceiling; then |
| the obliques, and upper and lower abdominal exercises, | | | | lower them down again without letting them touch the |
| for example. So how do you get the results you want | | | | ground. Continue lifting and lowering your legs for as |
| as quickly as possible? Let's take a look. | | | | long as you are comfortable. As an alternative to this |
| According to a study, the top three abdominal muscle | | | | exercise, you can also hold yourself up on a bar and |
| exercises that produce the most striking results are | | | | do leg lifts by raising your knees to your chest. |
| the traditional crunch, leg lifts and v-ups. For the best | | | | You perform a v-up when you lie flat on a mat with |
| results with an exercise regimen like this, start with two | | | | your hands extended back over your head, touching |
| to three sets of each of these exercises, doing eight | | | | the floor. Now raise your torso and legs simultaneously, |
| to ten repetitions. Each week, increase by eight to ten | | | | while keeping your legs straight. Extend your hands |
| repetitions until you work your way up to a set of | | | | towards your feet and if possible, touch them. Hold this |
| forty repetitions in each set. To tone the abdominals, | | | | position for a few seconds and then return to the flat |
| you should ideally do two sets of thirty-five to forty | | | | position. |
| repetitions per day; more than that is excessive. | | | | Remember that it is not the number of repetitions that |
| First, there is the traditional crunch. To do a crunch, you | | | | you do, but the technique and quality that will get you |
| will need to lie on the floor with your knees slightly bent | | | | the results you are looking for. By overdoing sit-ups, |
| and your feet flat on the floor. Tighten your abs by | | | | you run the risk of hurting your lower back. The best |
| drawing your bellybutton back towards your spine and | | | | and most ideal way exercise the abdominal muscle |
| cross your arms over your chest. Next, raise your | | | | group is to be patient with your workout, eat a healthy |
| shoulders off the floor while keeping your back straight. | | | | and nutritious diet and add regular aerobic exercises to |
| Don't forget to breathe and remember to exhale | | | | your fitness regimen as well. |
| through your mouth while performing crunches. With | | | | |