I was watching TV this weekend and came across one of those abdominal gimmick adverts. We’ve all seen them, heck I’m sure some of us have even bought them in the past! They make promises that you will get flat abs if you strap a belt to your stomach twice a day for 20 minutes or sit on some abs rocker where you are told to do 100 rocks everyday!

Have you noticed that they are always demonstrated by an already fit & toned fitness model?
Do you really think they got those beautifully toned abs by using a ridiculous abs gimmick?

The truth is they didn’t.

There’s so much misleading information out there on how to get flat abs that I can understand how anybody could get confused about how to achieve a flat stomach.

We all have abs but some you can see more than others! Mainly because they are often covered up by a layer of body fat and the truth is if you want to see them you’re going to have to burn that fat away. You can do this very easily and it definitely doesn’t involve using an abs machine or spending hours every week doing endless crunches!

You need to treat your abs like any other muscle on your body, if you want to see them; you have to blast the abdominal fat off. Full body workouts and interval training are the way to go for any toned, flat tummy. Not only that, but every exercise you perform you should always tighten your abs which stabilises your body, so you’re giving your abs a great workout with every move you make.

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t do any specific exercises to get flat abs because you definitely should but some people spend far too much time focusing on abdominal exercises thinking it’s the best way to get flat abs. I have worked with many clients who started with a great deal of tummy fat and by the time they’d reached their goal weight or physique they had a beautifully toned stomach. I can promise you that they did not do hundreds of crunches but the type of full body workout I mentioned above.

You don’t need to spend more than 5-8 minutes 3 x each week on your stomach exercises and they should target the four main areas of the abdominal muscles.

• Rectus Abdominis
• External Obliques
• Internal Obliques
• Transverse Abdominis

Follow each of these points and not only will you have amazing abs that will keep you strong and injury free but you’ll be confident and comfortable in tighter fitting clothes too.

Stay fit, keep focused and feel fabulous!

Steph.

Author of The Flat Stomach Solution

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