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Ab Exercise
The best way to flatten your tummy is through a combination of diet and exercise. Exercise will firm the abdominal muscles and diet will help you lose the extra weight and flab.
Here are a few easy exercises for anyone who wants to flatten the tummy. Do the exercises in the same order: first the head lifts, then shoulder lifts, then the curl-ups and finally, the abdominal crunch. This is the best ab exercise routine.
What You Need
Comfortable clothes and shoes, an exercise mat
Time required
Do 10 repetitions of each exercise.
The Workout
Head Lifts
Lie on your back with your arms at your side. Bend your knees and keep your feet flat on the floor. Inhale and relax your abdomen. Exhale slowly as you lift your head. Inhale as you lower your head.
Shoulder Lifts
Use the same procedure as the head lifts, but this time lift both your head and shoulders off the floor.
Curl-Ups
Use the same procedure as with the shoulder lifts. This time reach your arms as you slowly raise your torso to about a 45-degree angle (halfway between your knees and the floor). If you prefer you can cross your arms on your chest with your hands on your shoulder or you can place your palms on your ears or behind your head. To prevent injury, never pull forward on your neck. Do up to 25 repetitions.
Abdominal Crunch
These are excellent for strengthening the abdominal muscles and reducing a protruding stomach. Lie on the floor. Hold your legs at a 90-degree angle with your lower legs parallel to the floor. (You can also place your legs over a bench or a piece of furniture.) With arms at your side (or on shoulders or behind ears as in the curl-ups), inhale slowly as you raise your shoulder off the floor, forcing your chest muscles toward your legs. Pull your hips upward, hold for a second, then exhale slowly and roll down to the starting position. Do up to twenty-five repetitions.
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