Fitness Routines for Stomach

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 Time: 5:46 PM
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It is important to develop a flat stomach not only for aesthetic purposes but for over-all health. Stomach fats also cause health risks. Individuals who have a fat belly are prone to heart ailments and diabetes. Here are some easy workouts for the stomach.

Start off by laying flat on your back and take a deep breath. Breathe in and breathe out. Keep your belly button up to your spine. Hold it for two seconds then release. Do this 3 times.

On the next exercise, straighten one leg and bent the other one. Keep your arms across your chest. Make a partial sit up by bringing your shoulder up to your knees. Feel your stomach muscles contracting while moving upward. Do this 10 times on both sides.

On the third exercise, bring one hand and elbow down. Bring your knees down to the ground and bing your hips up. Keep your position for two seconds then bring your hips down. Repeat this ten times for each side.

The next exercise is the same as the third one only that for this one you need to balance with your foot instead of you knees. This will help in firming up the muscles at the sides of your stomach. On a full bridge position, lift your hips up off the ground and hold it for two seconds and bring it back down. Do this ten times on both sides.

For the fifth exercise, sit at the edge of your couch then raise both feet up in line with your waist. Raise your knees up to your chest. Repeat this fifteen times.

Drink more water. This is one of the greatest factor that can help a lot in weight loss. You should drink half of your weight in ounces. If you weigh 200 pounds then you need to drink 100 ounces of water each day.

Select the right food. Remember that one hundred sit ups will not give you a well defined stomach you will also need to eat healthy. Execises for stomach is not only for good looks but also for good health.

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