| Contrary to popular belief, doing millions of crunches will | | | | burn off stored energy. |
| not sculpt your abs. While there is a time and a place | | | | Follow these three tips to ensure your success: |
| to use the beloved crunch in your waist slimming effort, | | | | * Choose an aerobic exercise that uses major muscle |
| this alone will not create the body of your dreams. The | | | | groups such as walking, jogging, swimming, dancing, |
| key to creating an enviable midsection lies in your ability | | | | biking anything that uses your big muscle groups. The |
| to effectively challenge your abdominal muscles. | | | | more muscle groups you are using, the better. |
| The "crunch" movement only targets your upper | | | | * Find an exercise that you enjoy. This will make it |
| abdominal muscles, the ones found between your rib | | | | easy for you to stick with it. I often get asked, "What is |
| cage and belly button. Imagine you are doing a crunch - | | | | the best exercise?" The best exercise is something |
| better yet, get down and do one - notice where you | | | | you enjoy doing. That way you will look forward to |
| feel the burn. Those are your upper abs. | | | | doing the activity. |
| To effectively sculpt your waist, you will need to focus | | | | * Make sure that you are exercising aerobically for at |
| on strengthening your upper, lower and side abdominal | | | | least 30-60 minutes three times a week. However, |
| muscles. | | | | feel free to do it longer and more frequently. |
| In order to achieve an overall look of symmetry your | | | | Second, to uncover your abdominal muscles we have |
| flat abs routine should consist of at least one exercise | | | | to discuss....your eating habits. I'm sorry to say it, but the |
| for each portion of your midsection. | | | | food that you put in your mouth will surely have an |
| A surefire way to kick up the intensity, and thus the | | | | effect on the size and shape of your waist. |
| results, of your abdominal workout is to add resistance | | | | Use these three pointers to help you slash fat: |
| training. By working your midsection against resistance | | | | * Eat small meals frequently throughout the day and |
| you open up the possibility for greater muscle | | | | avoid overeating. |
| stimulation which equals greater results. You can do | | | | * Processed foods should be kept to a minimum or |
| this by using a medicine ball, cable machine, elastic | | | | avoided completely. |
| band or dumbbells. | | | | * Load up on vegetables and lean meat before |
| First, consistent cardiovascular exercise is needed to | | | | partaking in grains or starches. |