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Workout ideas

barbarajean3
barbarajean3 Posts: 132 Member
edited January 24 in Fitness and Exercise
I need a way to tighten my abs that doesn't stress my back. Any ideas welcome

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  • mjculbertson4512
    mjculbertson4512 Posts: 157 Member
    Walk, tall shoulders back. Do hills or incline on the treadmill if you can, keep the tummy tucked in.

    I do 3 sets of 30 of this each day. Stand on one foot, so right foot on ground, right hand behind head, raise left knee to meet right elbow. By the way, I had to work into this.

    Bend to the left, then right, stretch the obliques, I do this twice a week.

    Lots of stuff to do, but this got me started and I have lost 31 pounds since Christmas.
  • barbarajean3
    barbarajean3 Posts: 132 Member
    Thanks. Never thought walking would help abs
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    Hula Hoop!! I had never been able to hoop for my entire life, not even as a child. I bought a weighted, adult-size hoop about a year and a half ago, and kept practicing until I finally got it. It is an amazing ab and back workout. Not that I have flat abs at this point, lol. But I can definitely feel that those are the muscles being used. Plus, it's tons of fun.
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