Two solid abs exercises for you for quick results!

With just a day left to Christmas Day here are a couple of short YouTube clips to keep you focused on those abdominals and help with a flatter stomach even with the potential excesses of the festive season. Check these out in conjunction with the other Posts this week that have all concentrated on the abdominals and with a combination of all of these you'll be well on your way as the clock counts down on New Years Day, and your renewed focus for 2015. You can do these at home, in the back yard, at the gym, in the park or at the beach. Merry Christmas and happy flat stomach!

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Easy workouts for abs.

Continuing the abdominal theme, below is some advice on what you can do at home, what you can do in the gym, and what you can do in a structured class that will help get you that flatter, toned stomach that you're looking for. A quick read that carries on the theme, and will quickly get you that flatter mid-section when combined with your diet, exercise routine and the staying power to continue what you started. I found this at 'ezinearticles' (http://EzineArticles.com/3510105) and it's written by Abe Dominga (http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Abe_Dominga)


While a tight stomach and flat abs may be your goal, not everybody will be successful with the same exercises. The equipment and workouts required to get your abs muscles to the next phase may be different from one to another person. Your focus should be to find out which workouts for abs will work for you.

1 - Pilates

While there are many various exercises for building your abs that will work for you, using variety in your exercises is important for obtaining an all around workout. Continuing to use the same routines that keep building up the same muscles won't work for anyone. There are many ways for people to find great workouts for abs. Some individuals may base their workout for abs on basic exercises that tend to target all the different abdominal muscle groups, and can be performed without any special equipment from home. The secret to getting an excellent ab workout is to target all of your core ab muscles. The Pilates method has proven itself to be extremely effective for targeting the abs and achieving the desirable flat abs that women look for. Pilates offers several basic workouts for abs that normal exercises can't target. Pilates movements are fairly easy to perform, from home as well as from the technical stand point.

2 - Gym Machines

Other individuals will build their workouts for abs around the gym. When you join a gym, it will grant you access to different cable machines that will help you to work your abs muscles through a many different angles. In addition, there are a variety of other types of weight machines that are designed to focus on your abs in various ways to provide you with a full workout. Joining a gym will additionally grant you access to instructors and trainers that will give you suggestions for good workouts for abs.

3 - Swiss Ball

Somewhere between the workout equipment at the gym, and doing workouts for abs on your own are the exercise balls. A lot of folks have found these balls extremely productive in their workouts for abs, and have seen fantastic changes to their bodies because of these balls. With typical workouts for abs done from the home, you are only exercising one section of the abs each time as you do the movements. With the exercise balls, you can target a bigger mass of muscles at once. The exercise balls can be implemented in various ways. One way is to sit upon it and do abdominal curls. You can also lay flat on your stomach on top of the ball to gain access to working your obliques, the rectus abdominis and the hip flexors. Or you can place the ball under your feet as you lay on your back in order to perform a variety of exercises as well.

Some people have found that one of these workouts for abs is effective for them and they will stay twith it. Other people have discovered that several different workouts for abs with different techniques will give them the abs they desire. Either way, being diligent with your workouts and being certain that you are targeting the ab muscles properly will get you the flat stomach others will be envious of.

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Phase One of Fitness

I noticed this guy on 'ezinearticles' and having checked him out through some of his other writings, I thought I'd share a few with you as these are all interconnected and make a lot of sense. This one here offers some good solid advice and guidance on establishing your routines and ensuring your stick with them just temporarily before moving onto a new routine, so that your body doesn't become over familiar with what's next, but always ensure that your technique is right for fear of doing yourself unnecessary harm. Sourced at http://EzineArticles.com/8745818 and written by Phillip Schiefer (http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Phillip_J_Schiefer).



If you were to build a house out of straw and the roof out of brick, the foundation wouldn't be strong enough to support the weight of the roof. The same theory applies to our bodies. Our muscles are broken down into two main groups. The movers and the stabilizers. The movers are the muscles that are the primary moving force during a movement or exercise. The stabilizers are the muscles that support the movers during the movement. During exercise, it is critical to train both muscle groups.

Break your exercise program into phases. Each phase should last about eight weeks. Progress to the next phase when you feel you are ready, not when the eight weeks are up. Only the first phase will be discussed, which is balance and stabilization.

To increase your balance, you can perform unilateral exercises and stand on unstable surfaces while you exercise. Try a single leg step up with a five second hold.

Building a strong foundation, will allow you to gain strength and to move your body more efficiently. Planks, wall sits and back bridges are great examples of stabilization exercises. The key to building is holding the position for an extended period of time. Work on holding a plank for thirty seconds, then build on that number each time you train. Another way to activate these muscles is to place your body in an unstable environment. Lying down on the floor is stable, lying down on a Swiss ball is not stable. Your body has to activate more muscles to keep you balanced and steady on the ball. Try a ball bridge with a fifteen second hold, when your back is held parallel to the floor. You can add some weights and perform a bench press in that same position. Use these examples to build a program that will force your body to provide the stabilization for you.

During this phase, avoid using machines. They provide stability for you so your body does not. Your superficial muscles, the prime movers will strengthen while your stabilizers will not. Not training your stabilizing muscles can lead to altered movement patterns and muscle imbalances. It is important to build your body up properly from the start. Even though you may notice results, weight loss or strength gain, you may be causing further damage to your body if the exercises are not executed correctly. Moreover, correct any postural imbalances in the first phase, prior to progressing to the next phase. At this point, you will be building a brick roof on a brick house.

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