Let’s Do A Recap To The Stomach Exercise Series

Now it’s time for a little recap on what we’ve learned so far in our stomach exercise series that we’ve run for the past 8 days or so. Hopefully, you’ll benefit from this as this is free of charge. People always associate free stuff as not having any value at all. Well, this is not the case here. It will be worthless if you don’t follow through with what we’ve been discussing so far on stomach exercises. Again, if you truly want to look good for the next summer, or even earlier than that for whatever reason, then you better start working on your stomach now. Believe me, change doesn’t happen overnight. All great things take time. Patience and perseverance are the keys to your flat stomach.

If what’s discussed below makes no sense to you because the purpose of this article is a recap of what was discussed before, then you should go to each series and read each one thoroughly. Okay, I should leave you to it now. I sense that my rambling makes you sleepy. So, here we go, our stomach exercise series recap.

•    Crunches. It may be tried and tested, but it’s this very fact that crunches are still the best way to get a flat stomach fast. Lie on the floor with your hands on your chest, and lift your shoulders up to your knees, making sure you breathe out while moving upwards.

•    Sit-ups. Many people confuse these with crunches but they’re different. You still lie with your back on the floor, but here you have your feet kept on the ground while raising your back up until you’re in a sitting position.
•    Leg lifts. Similar to sit-ups, but instead of raising your top half, you actually lie on your back and raise your legs until you look like an ‘L’ shape. When you lower them, keep your heels slightly off the ground before raising your legs again, for maximum benefit.
•    Jack-knife sit-ups. Similar to crunches, this is where you raise both your bottom and top half of your body to meet in the middle, making a shape like the titular jack-knife.
•    V-ups. Although it might sound like a strange exercise, V-ups are excellent for flattening your stomach. Again you are bringing your torso and your knees together to meet, but this time you need to keep your legs as straight as an arrow, so that your body is making a V-shape at the main point of the exercise.
•    Static hold. This almost looks like you’re doing push-ups, but instead of lowering your body to the floor, here you are holding the position for a set period of time (45 seconds is a good starting point).
•    Side statics. Much like the static hold, this works by focusing your abs to be worked by using your body’s natural weight. Lying on your side, lift yourself using just one arm to support you while your other arm is held above you. Hold yourself in this position for as long as you can.
•    Work your obliques. These are the little muscle groups otherwise known as love handles. A good way to work these is by twisting exercises, such as sit-ups or crunches where you add a twist to the side as you raise your torso, before returning to the prone position.

Although these are the most effective exercises that will help you get a flat stomach fast, there are others. These include using a stability ball and concentrating on how you turn your body in your everyday life. If you can manage to twist your abs without moving your hips, this will also help you achieve that flat stomach you’ve always wanted.

Cheers.