Tummy Toning With Two Great Moves

 

When it comes to being slender, gorgeous, in great shape and absolutely delectable the way to get in shape lies with great nutrition and not great exercise. Sure you can burn a couple of hundred calories with a hard hour in the gym, but you can put those right back in with a few bad snack decisions. Instead, the way to develop a long, smooth tummy is to eat right, and to lose weight so that the fat melts away. What, however, will be on display once the fat is gone? That's where exercise comes in, allowing you to tone and tighten up your physique so that when you're slender you look like you're in great shape and not just skinny. Here are two fantastic moves to help you prepare your tummy for exhibition, so add these to your routines and prepare for some abdominal burn!

The first move might seem easy or boring but is probably the best all round core workout out there. What you need to do is get into a push up position, and then lower yourself onto your forearms. Keep your hips up so that you can draw a straight line from the crown of your head to your heels, and look at the ground. Be sure to lean forward so that your shoulders are directly over your elbows, and keep your stomach taut. This is called the plank position, and twenty seconds of it will have you shivering and sweating and burning up. Your goal is to do three sets of this, trying to work up to holding it for sixty seconds each set. Once you have that, you can go for more, but know that this isometric move works out pretty much everything core related.

The second move that will give you stunning results is called the boat, and comes right out of an advanced yoga class. This is another isometric holding position, and will have you sweating buckets by the time you're done. Sit down, and then pull the flesh out from under your bum so that you are resting on your tailbone. Then lift your legs up off the ground, and lean back so that you are balanced on your rear. Extend your arms forward or out to the side, and hold for ten breaths. Once you have done that, lean back and lower your legs a fraction, and hold again, and keep doing this until you are lying flat.

 

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