Best Flat Tummy Exercises For Great Female Abs

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Article Title: Best Flat Tummy Exercises For Great Female Abs

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Are there flat tummy exercises that are the best for great

female abs? Abs-olutely! To make this list, the female abs

exercises must be safe, effective and can be done nearly

anywhere. Your abs can be worked out every day. Here are great

flat tummy exercises:

1. Tummy Isometric Crunch - exhale, then suck in your stomach

as far as you can, hold for about 15 seconds. Relax and

breathe. Visualize moving your bellybutton straight toward your

back. Holding in your tummy muscles and tensing your abs is a

good way of firming and strengthening them. You will also

become more aware of how to control your tummy muscles. Repeat

several times. This exercise can be done anywhere, anytime.

Note - if you have high blood pressure, do not hold your breath

for extended periods of time.

2. Rectus Abdominis Tummy Exercises (sounds great, no?):

a. Lie on your back on the floor with bent knees and your feet

flat on the floor, knees and feet spread apart the width of

your hips.

b. Place your hands gently on the sides of your head for

support, spreading your elbows so you cannot see them.

c. With your chin tucked toward your chest, gently curl upward

and forward so that your head, neck and shoulder blades lift

off the floor and your lower back presses against the floor (if

you want, start with your head resting on a pillow which has

your head and neck in the correct position to begin).

d. Pause just a moment, then gently return to the starting

position.

e. Repeat several times.

Note - do not use your arms to complete the curl. If you can

see your elbows, you're cheating. Do not put your feet under

anything since this lessens the effectiveness of these types of

flat tummy exercises. If this female abs exercise is too

difficult for you, do the next one below.

3. Sit-Back Flat Tummy Exercises - if your female abs muscles

are weak and you have trouble lifting yourself off the floor in

#2 above, here is an alternate flat tummy exercise for you:

a. Start in a sitting position on the floor with your knees

bent, feet flat on the floor (secure your feet under a piece of

furniture).

b. Cross your arms over your chest and roll your head and

shoulders forward toward your chest.

c. Gently and slowly lean back, keeping your head and shoulders

tucked. Continue until you begin to feel your stomach muscles

contracting.

d. Then try to lean back just a bit more if you can and hold

that position until your muscles start shaking. Try to hold

this position with your muscles shaking for five seconds, then

ease back to the upright sitting position.

e. Repeat in a few seconds.

4. Reduce Chewing Exercises - yes, as in jaw muscles used for

excessive chewing as in overeating. Reducing overeating or

exercising those jaw muscles less may be necessary to have

great female abs. No one can see great female abs if they are

covered with body fat! Having great female abs may require

losing some body fat. Losing body fat means:

a. Cardio exercise on a regular basis - getting the heartbeat

up with fun whole-body workouts several times a week.

b. Healthy eating habits - eating healthy foods, eliminating

sodas/junk food and taking in fewer calories than you burn each

day.

c. Besides flat tummy exercises, strength training for the

whole body - any muscle tissue you add will burn extra calories

24/7.

Besides looking great, having great female abs is about good

health. Visually and physically, the midsection is the center

of the body and the foundation of strength. Weak abdominals

leave a woman weaker looking and vulnerable to lower back pain.

At first, the goal is to build up the basic strength in the

female abs area with flat tummy exercises. And remember, always

check with your health care provider before starting any

exercise program. Start out slowly and gradually build up your

strength and repetitions.

For great abs and good health, the ideal is to reduce body fat

down to no lower than 15-20% for women. Sometimes, doing flat

tummy exercises is the EASY part, losing excess body fat is the

TOUGH part. Eat right, exercise right. It may take time, just do

not give up on your dream of having those great female abs.

Copyright 2005 InfoSearch Publishing

About The Author: Olinda Rola is President of InfoSearch

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