What's the best excercise for your tummy?

Heavy squats. As a side benefit if you get good and low (your upper legs past parallel) they build a nice butt too.

Compound Lifts!

but no matter how much muscle you have, you can't see your abs if there is a layer of fat on top. Deal with that with your diet.

I am going to sound so partial saying this b/c I teach it, but do Zumba. Its good cardio and if you have a good instructor can be good to tone too. After you get used to it there is such a thing as a Zumba toning class too. I teach my classes and luckily I teach at Curves locations so I get to use their machines. They have a few good ab machines there and they are hydraulic vs the normal weights at the gym w/all the heavy metal weights. If zumba isn't your thing, planks I've heard work well, I just tried them today for the first time and let me tell you they aren't easy but you can feel it working. I also have a weighted hoola hoop- you can pick them up at Wal Mart for $20, made by Danskin. Don't try too much at first though b/c you will bruise your hips (true story-lol). I've also been lying down and resting my hands under my tail bone I will slightly bend my knees and raise and lower my legs together without putting them on the floor and repeat as long as I can. Then I will do scissor legs, kind of the same thing but alternate your legs w/o putting either of them on the floor until you can't stand it!! Hope this helps!! Your welcome to friend me and if I figure out other things I'll keep you posted :happy:

what i do know is you need to lose fat overall your body (you cannot dictate your body in burning on one spot only)
and tone your belly muscles (by tensing them with every movement you make, or hold it in all the time & during exercise) so they will be more defined.

This lady is so right! I am pear shaped and I wish I could just lose a little weight on the bottom without losing weigh up top, but, our bodies lose weight all over.
And she's VERY right about flexing your tummy muscles during every exercise you do, I do this and it really works for me! I tighten my stomach muscles when doing arm curls, shoulder press, leg press, squats, etc.

And to chime in with someone else's advice in this thread- I have really found that my diet has a big impact in my belly being flat or not. As soon as I cut out dairy and grains, my stomach was flat in 1-2 weeks! I have heard other people saying the same was true for them.

Good luck!

Good Luck!

Hi all. I seem to be doing quite well, losing weight and toning up over most of my body. But I can't seem to shift the old flabby post babies tummy! Any suggestions to what works best? Appreciated! )

I can't comment on any baby-related body changes since I have not experienced that yet. However, I do have a belly, and what I've noticed that has helped has been doing cardio on the bicycle (with increasing the resistance level), increasing the level of incline on the treadmill, and swimming. Sit-ups will probably help too, any kind of movement that is related to the belly area.

I've read a lot of people's opinions on the forum, especially the ones that like to tell you that you can't spot reduce, but sometimes when I see the changes on myself, I'm open to trying anything inventive & creative. Good luck!