Now a days it seems everyone wants well toned six pack abs. Abs such as these are not that differcult to get. Stop sucking in your stomach when walking about because with proper exercises you won't have to anymore. Also along with proper exercises you need to take care of your diet. This means have a low fat diet with the least amount of calories in it and have a lot of fiber in your meals. Try eating 5 to 6 smaller meals instead of 2 to 3 bigger ones. This will keep your metabolism higher which results in fat loss more quickly.
All of these ab workouts can be done from the comfort of your own home you don't need to go to a gym unless of course you want to.
Lying Leg Lifts:
This may seem like a simple exercise but is a really effective exercise. Lie down on your back have your legs extended straight out and place your hands next to your buttocks but not under your buttocks as this makes this exercise less effective. Lift both of your legs up at the same time until they are perpendicular to the floor. Then slowly bring them down until they are at about 6 to 10 inches above the floor and then lift them back up again and repeat. Do this 10 to 12 times making sure not to touch the floor.
Circular Lying Leg Lifts:
Doing this exercise is a blast and my favorite ab exercises and is most effective way to burn fat and tone your abs at the same time. Lay down on your back hands behind your neck raise both your feet 6 to 10 inches off the floor keeping your legs straight and while holding your feet at that height make 4 to 6 circles with your feet by using your legs to rotate your feet. Now put your feet back on the floor. Do this 10 to 12 times. You'll notice a burn in your abs and also a bit of a burn sensation in your thighs.
Toe Raises:
Awe good old toe raises. A very good ab exercise indeed. Laying down on your back hands beside your buttocks not under keeping legs straight raise your feet 6 to 10 inches high and hold for 10 seconds then put feet back down on floor keeping legs straight. Do this 10 to 12 times.
Sit ups:
Everyones heard of these. Lay on your back and keep your legs straight. With your hands behind your head around back of neck simply situp and touch your knees with your elbows. Do this 10 to 12 times. A simpler less advanced version of a situp all you have to do is bend your knees and situp and touch your knees with your elbow.
Roman chair crunches (ADVANCED AB BLASTING EXERCISE):
If you have a roman chair great but you don't need one to do this one. Caution this is a advanced ab blasting exercise and you should not attempt this one until you've done the above exercises for several weeks. To do this you can use your living room table one that is really sturdy and strongly built as it has to be able to support your full body weight, I can't stress this enough. First off you'll need a partner to hold your legs and feet down unless you've got a roman chair. Sitting on a table that is long enough for the length of your legs at least to your leg joints by the knees and your buttocks seated at the edge of the table with your partner holding your legs down by sitting on your legs. Next from a sitting position at a 90 degree angle with your hands behind your head lay down so that your body is at a 180 degree angle or as close a it can be to 180 degrees, in other words from sitting normally to laying down flat on your back. Your upper body will be suspended in mid air over the edge of your table. Now sit back up normally. Repeat 5 to 7 times. As you get more used to this advanced ab exercise repeat 10 to 12 times. You can also do a more advanced version of this exercise by holding for 5 to 10 seconds in the laying down position but only when you are ready to do this. Repeat this advanced version 10 to 12 times.
You should also in cardiovascular exercises such a running, bicycling etc. Also if you experience any pain from ab exercises you need to slow them down or even stop them. Feeling a burning sensation though is normal and is whats needed to melt away fat and tone muscle. I suggest that you do these exercises 3 time weekly every other day such as Mon. Wed. Fri. take the weekend off and then repeat. Do this for one month and then start doing them 5 days a week and take 2 days off and repeat. You'll be amazed at the results.
Article by: Arnim Krause
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