A New Sit Up Strategy for Women

We know all that sit ups are the best exercise to lose belly fat and to tone the abdominal muscles.  The problem is that there are quite a few exercises for women that are defined as sit ups, and it can make the road to great abs a confusing one to say the least.  One has to wonder whether any of them could truly be called the “best” sit ups. Coming up with a solid and effective physical training program that works for everyone is futile.  The response to training is different for individuals. There is valid information about correct form and techniques for increasing the difficulty of sit ups that can be followed,  but claiming one sit up is better than the rest, will never be true for everyone.situps

Get to Work!

Don’t waste any more time thinking about all of the variations of the sit up.  Focus on learning excellent form, sticking to your routine, and get started!  That’s the best thing you can do to strengthen the abs. There is something else to remember if you are trying to lose weight as well as belly fat.  Besides your well executed sit ups, even weight loss also requires whole body workouts.  Every cell in your body will thank you for exercise that gets you breathing hard and sweating.  Your abs will get definition, your waist will shrink and your overall health and fitness will soar.

 Try These Basic Tips:

With all that said, let’s talk about great tricks that you can use to make your ab workouts  efficient and effective.

  1. Do not activate the hip flexors.  Anchor your feet or you have someone hold them for you.
  2.  Change the hand positions. This is an easy way to vary the difficulty. The most difficult is when you workout with the hands above the head at arms-length.  Do not bend your neck.
  3. Control your movement.  Keep your abs tight both on the way up and on the way down.  Use a smooth consistent motion, and breathe out on the way up.  There is an excellent site called http://www.fitnessprogramsforwomen.com/  that has additional information and workout ideas that you may like.

Work the Obliques

Obliques are the abdominal muscles on the sides of your body.  They are important for your back and posture.  If you have love handles or muffin top, oblique exercises will help you strengthen and tone that area.

Lift the torso, reach a 25 degree-angle, then do a twisting crunch over the side with your hand crossed across the chest. It is important not to do the crunch on the way up, but when you’ve already elevated the shoulders from the floor. You can force the abs even more by holding the contraction at the top and breathing in and out several times.  These are not easy to do at first, so be patient with yourself.  Keep after it and stop after you can no longer maintain good form. Oblique crunches will blast belly fat.

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