“At Home Tummy Tone”
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Calories burned: about 100
- Focus: Strength and tone of Rectus Abdominis, Obliques
- Commentary: Ladies and gents – summer is creeping up a little more every day. Go ahead and get a jump-start on tightening up your tummy. Below is workout I put together to overload your abdominal muscles, build core strength and flatten the belly. No equipment is required so you can do it effectively at home!
- Facts: The Rectus Abdominis (front abs) tend to be one of our weaker, under-worked muscle groups so its critical to spend special time strengthening them specifically. Strong abs help balance weight throughout your core and prevent too much weight-bearing and stress on your lower back. A flat tummy is also just nice to look at 🙂
- Instructions: Do the following set of exercises – just one time through. The entire workout should take about 20 minutes and your abs will be on FIRE! For best results, do the workout at least 3 times per week along with moderate/high intensity cardio workouts. Be sure to stretch (cobra position) afterwards and enjoy your six pack!
April 23, 2012 at 12:06 PM
While this is certainly an ab strengthener, wouldn’t there need to be more cardio (e.g. fat burning) rigor in this workout to actually reduce tummy fat?
April 23, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Thanks for the post. You are INDEED correct! Keeping up with your regular cardio workouts is imperative!
May 7, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Is it okay to break the reps into sets? For example, would I need to do 100 crunches at once or could that be done in intervals with other ab exercises in between?
May 7, 2012 at 9:35 PM
For this specific workout I recommend doing them all at once so that you really overload the rectus abdominis. If you can’t do 100 straight, take a little rest in between 4 set of 25 🙂 At the end of the day, the important thing is to just get it in!
May 7, 2012 at 9:39 PM
Ugh! Lol. I’ll try it!
May 7, 2012 at 10:05 PM
You CAN DO IT! 🙂
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May 24, 2012 at 8:41 PM
I am so looking forward to doing this, I just ordered a new swimsuit for the summer and I have a little more toning to do!!
May 24, 2012 at 9:37 PM
YAY – try it out, it’s a good one, you will be super sore and tight!
May 25, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Oh no, where did the workout go, I don’t see it on the page???
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