Top 3 Tight Tummy Exercises: Phase Three

One of the most common questions I get asked from my clients is “how do I get a flat tummy?!”

Most women I know have that dreaded paunch belly and they would love to get rid of it once and for all!

Over the past couple of months I have been sharing my top abdominal exercises to help you tighten up your tummy and increase your core strength.

Your abdominal training, much like any other training, should follow a safe and effective progression of exercises.  If you’ve been following my posts, you know that so far I have shown you how to test your core, and I’ve given you the first two phases of my top abdominal flattening exercises.  If you haven’t seen the first two phases of these ab exercises, click here to check out the videos:

Top 3 Ab Exercises: Phase One

Top 3 Ab Exercises: Phase Two

If you’ve already assessed your core, and you’ve been following the phase one and phase two exercises, you may be ready to move on to phase three!

In the video below are my top three advanced level abdominal exercises.  All you need is a stability ball (sized right for your height) and a medicine ball or weight.  Make sure that you use a high quality stability ball to ensure safety.  To order an affordable, professional grade, burst-resistant stability ball, click here: Friend Your Body Shop.  We offer FREE shipping anywhere in the US!

 Before you perform any abdominal exercises, you MUST assess your core first.  To read about how to assess your core strength click here: How to Flatten Your Tummy After Pregnancy

Remember to apply the four principles of safe and effective abdominal training:

1. Perform your abdominal exercises at the END of your exercise circuit.
2. Always train your lower abs first, followed by your obliques then your rectus abdominus (upper abs).
3. If you are sore from a previous work out and cannot perform the exercises with perfect form, DO NOT train your abs that day.
4. DO NOT train your abdominals every day.

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If you have any questions or comments, please post them; I’d love to hear from you!

To building a strong core from the inside out,

Melissa Koerner