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So you understand that stomach exercises can be a good contribution to the flat tummy process. It won't reduce all of your stomach fat by itself, at least not without fire addressing the primary causes
for the extra stomach fat that you have now. But tummy exercises will help to tone and firm up your abdominal muscles thereby allowing them to hold up better even if they have excess fat hanging off of them.
Why do Exercises?
Exercise can help you to burn fat as well as give you firm and toned muscles. If you don't exercise, your muscles begin to deteriorate and they
don't do the job that they can. First off, your abdominal muscles need to be strengthed in order to properly hold up any extra fat that is
hanging off them. But over all, strong muscles are an indication of a healthy body. You can't turn fat into muscle, but you can help make your
muscles more defined and stronger so that when you lose weight, you will look better and be healthier overall.
Flat Tummy Exercises
Elavated Situp
- Lie on your back and bend your knees and place your legs together, on top of a nearby bed or chair.
- Put your arms crossed and flat on your chest, touching the opposite shoulders
- Pull your upper body up and off the floor until your chest touches your knees.
- Lower yourself back to starting position, and repeat the process.
- Reps are based on your conditioning. Start with 15 reps and 3 sets, move that number up or down depending on your current level.
The elevated sit-up differs from the traditional sit-up in that your legs are elevated off the floor. This forces your lower stomach muscles to carry most of the burden
to get your upper body off the ground until your chest touches your knees.
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Side Ab Crunch
- Lie on you back and place your feet on the floor as close to your bottom as possible and place your knees together.
- Rest your hands across you chest and relax the neck.
- Slowly raise your shoulders off the floor and turn to a diagonal angle across your body, keeping your lower back on the floor.
- Hold that position for a second and breath out forcefully.
- Slowly relax the stomach muscles and allow your shoulders to return to the floor. Repeat 10-12 times. Do as many sets you can with at least a minute rest in between.
This is the similar to the ab crunch, but you come up off the ground at an angle across your body
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Standing Side Bends
- Stand up straight and suck in your stomach.
- Keeping your legs straight and your arms at your sides, lean from left to right. Make sure you don’t rotate at the hips.
- Repeat the process. Perform 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.
Keep your ab muscles in a constant state of contraction for maximum effect.
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Don't Do The Things That Won't Work
You shouldn't spend your time and effort on exercises or techniques that don't work and should be known as myths. This will only distract you from what is important and take time away from
actually doing the things that give you results. So staying informed is part of the game, we have listed and debunked many of the common myths about diet and exercise.
Learn what not to believe on the Flat Stomach Exercise Myths page.
Final Thoughts
Remember the importance of regular breathing as you go through your abs exercise routine. Also remember to do these abdominal exercises in reps and sets. It is more effective if you do
fewer repetitions at a time, divided into sets, than to just try and do as many as you can at once. You will find that you are able to do more reps if you break it into sets, than if you dont.
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