abs excercises?

Question

ok right now due to a messed up ankle i cant run, i can walk but cant run...i want my belly to go away and to have a flat one, nice abs...apart from crunches, what else can i do? thank you!

Answer 1

Here is a link for about 12 ab exercises for the different areas. http://www.bestabs.com/Resources/Exercises/Default.aspx

None of them should be too challenging on your ankle.

I hope you are working on strengthening your ankle too, if you had an accident it will need toning as well.

* Since you can't run, also watch your calorie intake because you can't burn as much.

Answer 2

Can you use a stationary bike? In order to have a flat stomach, you need to get rid of fat, and the most efficient way to do that is to do cardio work.

A great tummy-toning exercise is one my husband brought home from the navy. It's called "swimming the deck". Lay on your stomach on the floor, with your arms out in front of you as if you're trying to fly. Lift your arms and legs off the floor, and pretend to swim - keep your arms and legs straight, but do little kicks and move your arms in an up-and-down fashion, with each movement being only a few inches off the floor. Don't let your arms or legs touch.

Keep this up for a 10-count, give yourself a rest, and do another 10-count. While you're there, don't forget to breathe!

It's great for working both the upper and lower abs at the same time.

Answer 3

Right now the best thing you can do is concentrate on your diet, eating healthy is more than half the battle. Don't starve yourself, but eat balanced and nutritious. I know that sucks...I hate dieting myself...but it will help in the long run. Because of your ankle this will help more than anything, and when it does heal and you can do more power walking and finally running, then you'll already be in the habit of eating right. If you want to do other exercises, I would suggest searching for ab workouts on google, there are plenty of good exercises out there that won't cause you to strain your ankle. I hope that it gets to feeling better, and whatever you decide, I know you will succeed. God Bless you friend.

Answer 4

A belly to go away. That's hard. Usually with training, you will loose fat everywhere, except your belly. That's my experience and so I hear from others too... Belly fat is about the toughest place to work on... Just doing the belly excercises (sit ups, etc) won't do the job.

Cut down on calories (sugar, bad carbonhydrates, etc) and go to a gym, ask a professional to train you there... Especially with the messed up ankle, this is smart. He/she can give you a professional advice what to do. Before you mess it up even worse... Good luck!!!

Answer 5

It's good that you'd like to get a little exercise here and there during work, but don't go crazy. Use the time you aren't working to get most of your exercise. Try leaning back all the way, tightening your stomach, and doing little crunches forward. Hopefully you'll start to feel it after a while. You could also do a little during your break, but do get some break. After working for a while, it's good for your body to have some chill time.

Answer 6

Go to Wal Mart and purchase for about $10 a Cross Crunch. It is a one easy motion device that is quite good. I recently got one and find it does the trick for me. Princess do the walk too at least a mile a day if you can...It is easier to maintain than have to take off.. Good Luck..Mammie

Answer 7

Try visitng youtube and view variations of abdominal exercise. Pilates Abs exercises are not so strenuous but effective. Pilates works the deeper abdominal muscles and the stabilizers that help to hold it all in. It has also been shown to lengthen the muscles substantially, giving a taller, leaner appearance. If you want to look smaller in the waist, definitely try Pilates:

1. The Hundred -- Lie on your back with your knees above your chest and extend your arms at your sides. Now lift your chin and chest slightly, so you're up on your shoulder blades and raise your legs upward. Lift your arms 6 inches and quickly pump them up and down five times while exhaling . Now inhale, pumping your arms five times. Repeat 10 times to make 100 pumps. Sound easy? Just try it!

2. The Roll-Up -- I prefer to call this the "roll-DOWN", since that's the important part of this exercise. Sit with your legs straight and your arms in front of you (see photo). Holding your abs in, slowly roll all the way down, feeling each vertebra press into the mat. until you're lying flat, being careful not to let your feet pop up. Now raise your arms above your chest and slowly roll your torso up and forward, tightening your stomach, until you're back to the starting position. Reach your fingers out beyond your toes (or as far as you can) and roll down again. Do five to ten of these.

3. Rolling Like a Ball -- Fun AND effective! Sit up and pull your ankles in toward your buttocks, wrapping your hands around them. Bring your head toward your knees and lift your feet off the mat so that you're balancing on your tailbone. Tighten your tummy and slowly roll backward just until your shoulders touch the mat -- be careful not to roll on your neck. Immediately roll back up -- like a ball!. Do five of these.

You need not spend much force and no need to be very tired and no need to run for the abovementioned exercises.

For more variations, vivid instructions and photos, please click here: http://www.inch-aweigh.com/pilates_exercises.html

Answer 8

lie face down on the ground, lifting yourself off the floor with only the tips of your toes and your elbows.

the only thing making contact with the floor should be your toes and elbows. the key is to keep your ab muscles contracted and hold the position as long as you can..

and breathing exercises work too. suck in your gut as far as you can and hold it. it works the muscles on the inside of your stomach, and once they get good and strong, they will hold your gut in on their own, and a good looking guy doesn't even have to walk into the room

Answer 9

Ab Lounge XL

Answer 10

Buy an ab lounge! I went down 3 dress sizes in 2 months!



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