Monday 3rd December
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Ab Fab

Without doubt the abdominal muscles are the main area that we all look upon when deciding how fit we look. Many people unfortunately believe by performing 100's of abdominal type exercises they will resolve the belly problem they have - these abdominal tips will hopefully help you and save you time.

Ab Crunches:

• Feet flat on the floor close to the buttocks, or raised up on a bench.
• Avoid having the feet held down, unless you want to work your Hip Flexor muscles.
• No jerking or twisting movements for beginners.
• Breathe comfortably throughout the exercise.
• Commence curls with the shoulders, then the upper back and finally the lower back.
• Bring the torso up no more than 30 degrees; hold momentarily then lower the torso.
• Clasp hands behind the neck just to support the weight of the head.
• Don’t pull on your head when doing the exercise.
• Keep your chin off your chest; aim to keep your upper spine straight (neutral) Warm up your stomach muscles with easy stomach exercises, before you advance.
• Finish off by stretching out the abdominals. By doing some dorsal raises, this will help stretch out your abdominals.

Try and increase the amount of reps that you perform each week by 2, until you can comfortably perform 20 reps of each abdominal exercise. The best way to strengthen your abdominal muscles is to vary both the exercises you perform, and also the workout routines that you do. 6 packs and toned tummy muscles are all achievable if you're doing the right abdominal exercises. Our Instructors at Active4Less have created our Ab Fab class totally dedicated to helping you achieve stronger firmer abdominals a fabulous midsection and a true six pack that you want.

The Ab Fab workouts will strengthen your lower, upper and oblique abdominal muscles. So why not check out our Ab Fab classes and start training like you mean it!