The Best Way to Reduce A Flabby Stomach

dietinspector | Jul 28, 2010 |

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The best way to reduce a flabby stomach is to do exercises that will firm your abs muscles. There are a lot of great exercises that you can do for your abs. We all want those six pack abs and the exercises listed here in this article will help you get them.

Crunches
One of the best exercises for tightening your abs and reducing that flabby stomach is the crunch. Sit ups can work too but they are so hard on the back and studies have shown crunches to actually help more and be easier on the other parts of your body .

You want to make sure that you perform the crunch correctly for maximum results. To do a crunch properly, you should lay flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet kept flat.

You will put both hands behind the back of your head and interlock your fingers together. You will then pull your upper body, using your stomach muscles, up towards your knees. Do not go all the way up to the knees but only go about halfway. Go back down slowly to the starting point and repeat the process for 10 to 20 repetitions. If you cannot do that many, just start slowly increasing reps as your abdominal muscles get stronger.

Side Bends
You also can do side bends. This exercise is great for the muscles on the sides of your stomach and you do it standing up so it is very good if you have bad knees and have problems getting up and down off the floor.

To perform the side bend properly, you need to stand up straight and have your feet about shoulder length apart. You can start with either side. So, let's say we will start with our left side. You will take your right arm and stretch it straight up above your head. Then you should bend to the left side slowly, as far as you can without falling over. Hold it for several second and then go back up. You will then lift the other arm and bend towards the other direction. Repeat this 10 to 20 times for each side.

Leg Lifts
Another great ab toning exercise is the leg lift. This is another one that you will need to lay flat on your back, but this time keep your legs straight out in front of you. You will want to lift both of your legs off of the ground about 6 inches or so. Hold them there for several seconds. Slowly lower them back down and repeat it about 10 to 20 times. The lowering of the legs is as important as holding them in place, so be sure to keep proper form while doing it.

If you do each of these exercise at least three times a week, you will start to see that flabby stomach disappear. Of course if you do these 5 or 7 times a week and do several sets of each, you will see results faster.

Remember that when you first start exercising you will probably feel some soreness in your muscles. Do not let this stop you from working out though. The soreness will get better and you will get to the point of no soreness at all. Just keep it up and you will see results. Those six pack abs are definitely worth it.