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If you are looking for an abs exercise routine that can help you flatten your belly and tone your six pack abdominals, then you've come to the right place. In this article, you will find tips and ideas on how to work those abs the right way, as well importance tips on eating a healthy diet, adding cardio to your fitness routine and crunching those abdominals to achieve the flat stomach you have always dreamed of having.

Let's take a look at the bicycle abs exercise crunch. The bicycle crunch involves positioning yourself lying flat on the floor. Press your lower back into the floor with your hands at the side of your head and your knees raised to a forty five degree angle. Start moving your legs as though you were riding a bicycle at a fairly steady pace. Incorporate arm movements by touching your left elbow to your right knee followed by the right elbow to your left knee. Don't forget to breathe and resist pulling your neck.

For the abs training isometric crunch, you will first exhale, and then suck in your abdomen as much as you can. Hold this position for fifteen to twenty seconds, and then relax and breathe normally. Holding in your abdominal muscles and tensing them is a good way of firming and strengthening your core. After you've done this for awhile, you will become more aware of how to control your stomach muscles. What is great about this exercise is that it can be done anywhere and anytime that is convenient for you.

As you progress with your abdominal training, you will find that the benefits of back and abs exercise workouts are tremendous. Supporting muscles that are weak or overly tight can have painful spasms as well as suffer injuries. This can prevent them from supporting the spine as they should. Muscles that are compromised long term can lead to problems with bone structure of the spine because of poor posture. This scenario of weak muscles creates an increased risk of back pain or back injury.

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