If you're sick of constant dieting and exercise that reveals little in the way of toned abdominal muscles, then you could be targeting the wrong areas.
Targeting the right sections of your belly with the proper abdominal workout can result in a flatter, more toned region that you ever thought possible.
Try these exercise techniques for just 20 minutes a day and you will be amazed at the results.
The exercise: Jumping Jacks What you'll need: Just Yourself Length of time: 5 minutes (broken up in 1 minute intervals after every abdominal exercise listed below) How it works: These are the same jumping jacks you used to do as a kid.
Jump with legs apart, arms overhead, and jump again to bring your feet back together and lower your arms to your sides.
The exercise: March in Place What you'll need: just yourself Length of time: 5 minutes (broken up in 1 minute intervals after every jump and jack listed above) How it works: March in place raising your knees as high as possible.
Do this for one minute.
The exercise: Core Pulse What you'll need: yourself and a mat Length of Time: 3 minutes How it works: Lie flat on your back with your legs extended and raised 60 degrees off the ground.
Straighten and lower your arms at your sides.
Next, lift your arms, head, neck and upper back off the ground and inhale while pumping your arms an inch or two off the ground.
Count to five and exhale, still pumping and counting to five.
If you want to make it harder, lower your legs a bit closer to the ground.
The exercise: Double Reach What You'll Need: Yourself and a mat Length of time: 3 minutes How It Works: Lie flat on your back and tuck your knees to your chest while lifting your head and shoulders.
Breathe out and extend your legs out, and reach your arms over your head.
Breathe in and return to the knee hugging position.
The exercise: Overhead lateral Flexion What You'll Need: A medicine ball Length of time: 2 minutes How it works: Start by standing with your feet hip length apart with the medicine ball in your hands over your head.
Move the ball in a lateral motion to your right, bending slightly at your waist, repeat toward the left side.
The exercise: Squats What you'll need: Yourself (optional: medicine ball) Length of Time: 2 minute How it works: Start by standing with your feet hip length apart and extend your arms straight out in front of you.
Squat down bending at the knees until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
Hold for just a second and return to the standing position.
If you're doing this exercise with a medicine ball, hold the ball chest level as your arms are extended in front.
How the workout should look: 0:00-1:00 Jumping Jacks 1:00-2:00 March in place 2:00-5:00 Core Pulse 5:00-6:00 Jumping Jacks 6:00-7:00 March in Place 7:00-10:00 Double Reach 10:00-11:00 Jumping Jacks 11:00-12:00 March in Place 12:00-14:00 Overhead lateral Flexion 14:00-15:00 Jumping Jacks 15:00-16:00 March in Place 16:00-18:00 Squats 18:00-19:00 Jumping Jacks 19:00-20:00 March in place
Targeting the right sections of your belly with the proper abdominal workout can result in a flatter, more toned region that you ever thought possible.
Try these exercise techniques for just 20 minutes a day and you will be amazed at the results.
The exercise: Jumping Jacks What you'll need: Just Yourself Length of time: 5 minutes (broken up in 1 minute intervals after every abdominal exercise listed below) How it works: These are the same jumping jacks you used to do as a kid.
Jump with legs apart, arms overhead, and jump again to bring your feet back together and lower your arms to your sides.
The exercise: March in Place What you'll need: just yourself Length of time: 5 minutes (broken up in 1 minute intervals after every jump and jack listed above) How it works: March in place raising your knees as high as possible.
Do this for one minute.
The exercise: Core Pulse What you'll need: yourself and a mat Length of Time: 3 minutes How it works: Lie flat on your back with your legs extended and raised 60 degrees off the ground.
Straighten and lower your arms at your sides.
Next, lift your arms, head, neck and upper back off the ground and inhale while pumping your arms an inch or two off the ground.
Count to five and exhale, still pumping and counting to five.
If you want to make it harder, lower your legs a bit closer to the ground.
The exercise: Double Reach What You'll Need: Yourself and a mat Length of time: 3 minutes How It Works: Lie flat on your back and tuck your knees to your chest while lifting your head and shoulders.
Breathe out and extend your legs out, and reach your arms over your head.
Breathe in and return to the knee hugging position.
The exercise: Overhead lateral Flexion What You'll Need: A medicine ball Length of time: 2 minutes How it works: Start by standing with your feet hip length apart with the medicine ball in your hands over your head.
Move the ball in a lateral motion to your right, bending slightly at your waist, repeat toward the left side.
The exercise: Squats What you'll need: Yourself (optional: medicine ball) Length of Time: 2 minute How it works: Start by standing with your feet hip length apart and extend your arms straight out in front of you.
Squat down bending at the knees until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
Hold for just a second and return to the standing position.
If you're doing this exercise with a medicine ball, hold the ball chest level as your arms are extended in front.
How the workout should look: 0:00-1:00 Jumping Jacks 1:00-2:00 March in place 2:00-5:00 Core Pulse 5:00-6:00 Jumping Jacks 6:00-7:00 March in Place 7:00-10:00 Double Reach 10:00-11:00 Jumping Jacks 11:00-12:00 March in Place 12:00-14:00 Overhead lateral Flexion 14:00-15:00 Jumping Jacks 15:00-16:00 March in Place 16:00-18:00 Squats 18:00-19:00 Jumping Jacks 19:00-20:00 March in place