Cut Me In Half

By Louise Levenson

There are a lot of workouts available for women who want to strengthen their abdominal muscles and develop a fabulous midsection. There are exercises designed specifically to acquire tightness and definition for a woman’s body.

Here are some of the best workouts for women who want to get flat abs:

1. Bicycle Crunches. This exercise is highly regarded as the most effective out of all the workouts for abs as it works both the upper and lower abdominals. It is known to tense the abdominal muscles the most. The key to doing this exercise correctly is to focus on your abdomen and your breathing. Start out by extending one leg out fully while the other leg is bent. Touch your opposite elbow to the bent leg as if performing a twisting crunch. Do the same thing to the other side, all the while making sure that you don’t let your torso drop back down.

2. Hanging Knee Raise. For the best workout for your lower abs, try to do the hanging knee raise. This is done by grabbing onto a bar above your head and slowly lifting up your legs by contracting your abdominal muscles. Make sure that you don’t swing your legs as you are hanging from the bar. The exercise should be in a controlled motion and make sure that you tense your abs throughout the whole workout.

3. Sprinting. Performing sprinting exercises can greatly help strengthen your abdominal muscles and produce flat and strong abs. It helps you burn calories much faster and lose weight. Running is a good daily exercise that can help you get fabulous abs so make sure that you incorporate sprinting and running exercises to your daily workout routine.

4. Decline Crunch. This exercise is ideal for when you want to get a strong midsection and allow your abdominals to perform a bit more work. Doing crunches or sit-ups on a decline board is one of the most effective ways to get flat abs and develop a powerful midsection. There are a bunch of ways to do workouts on a decline board aside from doing full sit-ups or crunches such as doing really slow declines, changing the decline board’s height, and adding weights to your chest.

5. Fitness Ball Crunches. This exercise is guaranteed to produce excellent results for your abs as this targets your abdominals directly and takes the pressure off of your back. To do this, you must crunch down while you roll the fitness ball backwards and making your butt get closer to the floor. Perform the opposite on the reverse part then do this workout repeatedly. When this exercise is done properly, the results will be extraordinary.

To get fabulous results, both your upper and lower abdominal muscles should be worked for absolute power and strength. Make sure that you always warm up before performing any kind of exercise and stretch before and after working out. Maintain a well balanced diet and a daily workout routine for better result