Best exercise for lower tummy?

Having had 2 children, and being oveweight anyway, i need some serious work on my tummy.
I'm doing circuit training at curves, twice a week and a kettlebell class twice a week, alongside a healthy calorie controlled diet.
So far ive 26lbs, and am really pleased.

I'm worried though about the possibility of getting loose skin and want to exercise and tone as much as i can while dieting.
Can anyone please advise the best exercises to do? I do have my own cross trainer and kettlebell set also if that helps.

Many thanks in advance xx

While there is no way to spot reduce fat, I love doing this particular exercise because it's EASY but I've found it to be effective in tightening up my tummy a bit.

Lay on your bed completely flat on your back. Reach your arms up over your head and grab onto your headboard. Slowly raise your legs (they can be straightened or bent at a 45 degree angle) all the way up to a 90 degree angle - slowly lower them all the way back down. Repeat for as many reps as you want - I often do three sets of 20. ETA: Make sure that your core is engaged or you really won't feel anything from this move.

Another move that I learned at yoga - lay on your mat/floor with your hands laced together behind your head. Raise your legs up, slightly bent, to a 90 degree angle. This is basically a variation of a crunch, just use your abs and crunch up, reaching your elbows towards your legs. Slowly lower back down COMPLETELY. Repeat. We do one set of 16 per class, but you can do multiple sets for more work.

Having had 2 children, and being oveweight anyway, i need some serious work on my tummy.
I'm doing circuit training at curves, twice a week and a kettlebell class twice a week, alongside a healthy calorie controlled diet.
So far ive 26lbs, and am really pleased.

I'm worried though about the possibility of getting loose skin and want to exercise and tone as much as i can while dieting.
Can anyone please advise the best exercises to do? I do have my own cross trainer and kettlebell set also if that helps.

Many thanks in advance xx

Lay on your bed completely flat on your back. Reach your arms up over your head and grab onto your headboard. Slowly raise your legs (they can be straightened or bent at a 45 degree angle) all the way up to a 90 degree angle - slowly lower them all the way back down. Repeat for as many reps as you want - I often do three sets of 20. ETA: Make sure that your core is engaged or you really won't feel anything from this move.

This exercise actually works your hip flexors, which are under your abdominals. It feels like you're working your abs, but you're not really.

Or so I've been told by a handful of trainers. The key is to not lower all the way back down, as your hip flexors do the lifting until your legs are to a ~45 angle.

Having had 2 children, and being oveweight anyway, i need some serious work on my tummy.
I'm doing circuit training at curves, twice a week and a kettlebell class twice a week, alongside a healthy calorie controlled diet.
So far ive 26lbs, and am really pleased.

I'm worried though about the possibility of getting loose skin and want to exercise and tone as much as i can while dieting.
Can anyone please advise the best exercises to do? I do have my own cross trainer and kettlebell set also if that helps.

Many thanks in advance xx

Lay on your bed completely flat on your back. Reach your arms up over your head and grab onto your headboard. Slowly raise your legs (they can be straightened or bent at a 45 degree angle) all the way up to a 90 degree angle - slowly lower them all the way back down. Repeat for as many reps as you want - I often do three sets of 20. ETA: Make sure that your core is engaged or you really won't feel anything from this move.

This exercise actually works your hip flexors, which are under your abdominals. It feels like you're working your abs, but you're not really.

Or so I've been told by a handful of trainers. The key is to not lower all the way back down, as your hip flexors do the lifting until your legs are to a ~45 angle.

Wow, I never knew that! Thank you for sharing. So I guess that makes it moot as far as a tummy exercise goes, but still an excellent move in my opinion.