By Neil Stadford,
Project Weight Loss Editor
September 22, 2008 Not everyone can afford a personal trainer who can make that tummy fat disappear in a blink of an eye. But, don’t despair. Top Olympic trainers have developed a set of nine perfect, flat stomach exercises that can help you reach those exceptional "Gold Medal Abs". The bad news is you do have to exercise, but the good news is you don’t need to do it every day and it doesn’t take a lot of effort. Women’s Health Magazine recommends three fitness sessions every week, not necessarily in consecutive days.
The trainers suggest that you begin with a set for each exercise. If you don’t feel too tiredafter this, add sets as you go. The workout is thought to be very efficient because it works not only through the lower and the upper abs, but also the oblique and the lower back.
The nine “Gold Medal Abs” exercises are:
1. Hanging Straight-Leg Raise. The challenge is to manage to raise your feet above 90 degrees. You think you can do 180?
2. Toe Touch aims the upper abs, so try not to bend your knees. Hang in there. Seven more to go.
3. The Sprinter is the well known and efficient exercise from Pilates.
4. Walking Lunge Plate Twist. For this particular exercise you need to a 10 up to 25 pound weight.
5. Twisting Windmill. Lie on your back and move your legs, avoiding touching the floor.
6. Superman Variations. We could call it a Superwoman learning to swim. Lift both hands and legs.
7. Bar Crunch. Don’t have a bar? Use a bottle of juice and push it.
8. Hammer Toss. Imagine you’re playing volleyball and have fun. You’re almost done.
9. The Wicked Wiper. This exercise is thought to be one of the hardest moves, but do try it. You just might be up to succeed.
A few weeks of workouts following these exercise suggestions should get you a golden reward: perfect abs!
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