Time to work your abdominals! Want to shrink your waistline and to firm up your belly?! Yes you do! The bicycle exercise is a great abdominal workout! Your abs and obliques get worked at the same time! Lets get started on turning the flab into fit! Go ahead and lay down face up. Bend your knees and set your feet flat on the floor. Place your hands behind your head for support. Crunch up and over to the left. Right elbow and left knee should touch as your right leg extends out. Switch sides. This twisting motion is excellent for your abs! Shrink your waistline with the bicycle exercise!
Now try it! Get into position. Start bicycling to the right and then to the left. Do this 20-30 times. Complete 3-4 sets. Challenge yourself by crunching higher, twisting further, and/or lowering your legs closer to the ground. You can do it! Get the abs you’ve always wanted right now!
Add this to your weekly abdominal workout! Show off your abs this summer!
See definition yet?! What is your favorite abs exercise?!
Take care and get fit…Jen 
What are you waiting for?! Want flat, rock hard abs?! The ab roller is a great buy! Don’t knock it until you try it…seriously! This little wheel will roll out your body and flatten your abs in no time. The ab roller is only about $15. If you don’t have to money, most gyms will have several to use. Ready to slim down your core and trim you waistline?! Lets get started! Get down on your knees. Grab the handles of the wheel out in front of you. Relax into your back but it keep it straight. Look at 45 degrees to prevent neck strain. Straighten your arms and roll. Roll out as far as possible. Don’t let your belly touch the floor. Work your obliques by rolling out between the 12 and 2 o’clock position on the right side and the 10 and 12 o’clock position on the left side. Flatten your belly with the ab roller!
Now try it! Get into position. Keep proper form. Roll out and hold for 2 seconds and return to the start. It will be hard at first so try to complete at least 5-10 repetitions. Do the same for your obqliques. Try to complete at least 2 sets. This exercise works your upper abs, lower abs, sides of the waistline, upper body, and back! Challenge your body!
Add this exercise to your weekly abdominal workout. Get killer abs!!
Abs on fire?! They should be! Tell me about it?!
Take care and get fit…Jen
Want to trim belly fat?! Try pilates! Pilates works on both stability and strength of muscles. The V position is a great pilates exercise for your core! This pose pulls in those abdominal muscles for a tighter and leaner looking belly. This is what you want!! Go ahead and sit on the floor. Stretch out your legs in front of you. Lift your legs to 45 degrees. Keep the legs straight and point your toes. Lean your upper body back 45 degrees. Keep your back straight and long. Stretch out your arms in front of you and hold. Your body should take the shape of a V! The lift of your legs works deep into the lower abs. Your upper body position works deep into the upper abs. You are getting a great core workout. Strengthen and stabilize your abdominal muscles with the core V pilates move!
Now try it! Get into the V position. Check your form. Form is vital to getting the most from this exercise. Hold this pilates move for 30-40 seconds. Release for 10 counts. Complete 4-5 sets. Challenge yourself by grabbing a medicine ball or a dumbbell. You can do it! Flatten that tummy now!
Add this move to your abdominal workout. Fight belly fat with the V pose!
Feel your core muscles now?! Tell me about it?!
Take care and get fit…Jen
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