Tips on Abdominal Work Outs

You might start your day with many exercises like sit-ups or leg raising thinking that they would help you control your bulging belly or fat around abdomen. However, the bitter reality is that they don't burn any calories. To lose weight, you need to use some of your energy. Therefore, start practicing some abdominal exercises 2-3 times a week to tone up your stomach muscles.

Here are some tips on abdominal exercises that can help you reduce unwanted fat from around your stomach:

o Bicycle crunch exercise: It is said to be the best abs exercise. To do this, you need to lie flat on the floor with lower back touching the floor. Now, hold your head with your hands , and lift your knees to 45-degree angle. Start doing the cycling motion and slowly touch your left knee with your right elbow. Repeat it with right knee and left elbow.

o Captain's Chair Exercise: In this exercise, start with slow movements of your leg, then slowly lift your knees towards your chest and then bring it back to the start position. This exercise should be done in a slow manner when you lift your knees.

o V Sit Exercise: In this exercise, you need to be in sitting position. Lift your legs up to 45 degrees angle by contracting your abdominal muscles. Now, try and bring your arms to touch your feet as much as you can. Here, you must maintain your posture by not bending your legs. Try and hold to the V position for few seconds, and then bring it back to start slowly. After few weeks, you will realize that your waiting time in V position has increased than what you had started.

o The Basic Abs Crunch: This is a more traditional type of exercise that helps you tone up your abdominal muscles. You need to lie down on the floor bend your knees a bit while keeping your hands on the side of head. Now lift your shoulder blades by few inches. Lift your shoulders while exhaling the air from inside your body. Then, slowly come back to the start position. Repeat it few times in the beginning to almost 10 -15 times at a later stage.

Practicing these exercises can help you strengthen your abdominal muscles and tone up your body.

Jenny R. Smith is a diet control fanatic, who has lost over 70 pounds of body fat. She shares her amazing story of how she did it through her weight and diet control blog.