Best (easy) exercises for toning abs? (otherwise known as je

aurinia
aurinia Posts: 15
in Fitness and Exercise
for a beginner?
Ideally to be done at home with no other equipment.
Thanks :)

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  • MrsNoir
    MrsNoir Posts: 236 Member
    Hi!! before Christmas I was doing these workouts from Tiffany Roth on youtube, the 10 min waist one, the bikini and the sexy back, fcopy and paste link... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOZDN1UnZ9U&feature=related My tummy really got better, I've just being lazying around for the last month.
  • Aperture_Science
    Aperture_Science Posts: 840 Member
    Avoid crunches and sit ups, done incorrectly they can easily cause injury (typically neck or lower back).

    Try planks; you need no equipment, they look very easy but are very, very hard and they work your core muscles very well. you tube have loads of videos on planks, and once you've seen one you've seen them all, they really are that simple!

    But note: Exercising your stomach muscles will not give you a flat stomach or six pack. These are achieved by diet. Lose the weight and the abs are revealed. That is not to say exercise is not valuable, it is, it gives better posture and prevents injury but you can plank, crunch and sit up until the cows come home but you will not see the results of that work with a layer of fat.

    Best wishes.
  • STARSHINE1975
    STARSHINE1975 Posts: 168 Member
    Avoid crunches and sit ups, done incorrectly they can easily cause injury (typically neck or lower back).

    Try planks; you need no equipment, they look very easy but are very, very hard and they work your core muscles very well. you tube have loads of videos on planks, and once you've seen one you've seen them all, they really are that simple!

    But note: Exercising your stomach muscles will not give you a flat stomach or six pack. These are achieved by diet. Lose the weight and the abs are revealed. That is not to say exercise is not valuable, it is, it gives better posture and prevents injury but you can plank, crunch and sit up until the cows come home but you will not see the results of that work with a layer of fat.

    Best wishes.

    ^^ What he said. ^^
  • addisondisease
    addisondisease Posts: 664 Member
    Avoid crunches and sit ups, done incorrectly they can easily cause injury (typically neck or lower back).

    Try planks; you need no equipment, they look very easy but are very, very hard and they work your core muscles very well. you tube have loads of videos on planks, and once you've seen one you've seen them all, they really are that simple!

    But note: Exercising your stomach muscles will not give you a flat stomach or six pack. These are achieved by diet. Lose the weight and the abs are revealed. That is not to say exercise is not valuable, it is, it gives better posture and prevents injury but you can plank, crunch and sit up until the cows come home but you will not see the results of that work with a layer of fat.

    Best wishes.

    Yep
  • Dan112358
    Dan112358 Posts: 525 Member
    If you have an ipod/iphone/ipad try searching for the app "6 pack promise". I downloaded it for free & it has an exercise & dietary plan.
  • aurinia
    aurinia Posts: 15
    Thank you! I am dieting too, losing the excess weight but I am so unfit and after ds2 my abdominal muscles were very stretched and actually didn't move back together until 1 1/2 years after having him so they are very weak and do need toning!
    I will give the planks a go, I have actually got an exercise ball (used during labour!! Lol)
    I'll check that app out too!

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