The Best Abs Exercises to Tone & Flatten Your Stomach

[antisound1]

If I do 30 second intervals, how many should I do a day?

[HotLadyRed]

I felt it all over..is that BAD? I had five kids and out of those five TWINS...But I was never over weight..but lazy at tymes...Even now I weigh in @ 167 standing 5'11....what shall I do?

[SOAD390]

When he asks "where you feel it burning" it sounds like she says "my ass"

[StephanieePearce]

I did this exercise with Wii Fit consistently and I can now Hold a Plank Position for & minutes easy! It's a realllllly great exercise :)

[victoriarocks14]

Thinking about trying this because sit ups are just not working for me! But i would really appreciate someone honestly telling me it works or not. I dont want to waste my time on this if it does not. And if someone has benifited from this, how long does it take to see results?

[idontcare0953]

ok whenever i do the side planks i fell NOTHING in my sides, just my arms! how do i change this?

[0xchrislilleyfan0x]

wow it works!

[seaninmaxwell]

They make us do these in PE...so SORE!

[RAMBO10366]

I hate planks the most...

[KEEPitLIT916]

does that shit really work looks to easy

[Twisted86]

@KEEPitLIT916

They are called planks and they do in fact work great. Do side planks and stomach planks and start out most can do 30-60 seconds. When you get up to 5 minutes you can add weight to make it harder.

[Mcgirlable]

@KEEPitLIT916 its not easy .. just try it ;]

[X3AmychanX3]

does this actually make your stomach flat or does it only make you have abs? i am a girl and i don't want abs :S i want a flat stomach. how many of these should i do a day and when? also, when will i have a completely FLAT STOMACH? please reply!

[7xAvengedSevenFoldx7]

@X3AmychanX3 It won't give you ab's, it will flatten or "tone" your stomach. You need strong and toned ab's first in order to get ab's.

I'm not an expert but PE is my best subject - To start of you need to do it about 3-4 times a week, and maybe about 4-5 times a day for 30 - 40 seconds, then once your muscles adapt to it, you need to gradually increase it. Do it 4-5 times a week and add 5 seconds on to however long you were holding them for.

Tone just means tight if you didn't know :)

[Jade7272]

dr freeman? lol XD

[KomicTurtle]

That's pretty much planks. That's not easy and I got lazy with sticking with it (lost 80+ pounds in a year). All I have to do is tone. Going to work on that starting now :P

I used the Wii Fit for it and it was more challenging because you have to stay within a yellow area for balance and steadily in the middle (center of balance). Very fun but difficult.

[GetOverIt2]

this video is hilariously american

[lucylikeslollies]

i cant feel anything in my stomach i just feel it in my legs and arms! what am i doing wrong?

[MultiTaytay29]

@lucylikeslollies  tighten your stomach

[Soccerchicka9021]

sit ups do NOT hurt your stomach.

[victoriarocks14]

@Soccerchicka9021 He never said it hurts your stomach. He said its a waste of time to do sit up because it only targets 2 of the 12 muscles in your abbs.

He specifically said it hurts your neck and your back. Which is true. They made us do these excercises when i was in tennis, i have a bad neck and back because of it.

[ashleyscenester]

"as if i'm about to punch you" haha

[avetowagnim123]

*can smeone help?!!

im 14, female and i want to tone my belly (please dont tell me im too young and all that .. i know but i still wanna lol)

and my stomch is kind of flat, i can see the line of muscle down my stomach, BUT there is still a bit of fat right at the bottom of my belly .... i want to get rid of this and also gain SOME muscle. only a little.

would this exercise be good for this? how many times should i do it? any other reccommendations?

PLEASE HELP!

[prettygirl1322]

how long wil the results take u think

[TEFgolfer11]

hey ive got a question. I did this 2 or 3 times before i went to bed and the next day i had back pains for multiple hours. Is this normal or am I doing the exercise wrong? I'm only 17 so i highly doubt its back problems

[aferg76]

@TEFgolfer11 i wouldnt do this exercise often. It can cause too many problems.

[Soulflower11]

Continue staying in bed get off yor stomach, Scoop on your kneels while your still readin again i'm textin u bottom stickin out. you will also then feel it in your neck and arms also still in your stomach. Thanks for readin!

[Soulflower11]

U will feel it even more from the stomach to across your bottom to the side of your hips.then if u what to feel it more.

[Soulflower11]

Continue readin or textin that's what i'm doin now as i'm exercisng my stomach.Then sit u your arms on the pillow or stuff animal chin off while readin i'm textin u.

[Soulflower11]

U r exactly right! I lay on my stomach while sleeping, and when i wake up and read a book still in bed laying on my stomach with a big pillow or my daughter's big bear on my chin I feel that burning feeling in my stomach no exercises at all just stayin n bed reading or texting is what i'm doin now!

[akkellaa]

i like this guy, somehow he looks convincing, or rather sounds convincing =D

[akkellaa]

i like this guy, somehow he looks convincing

[Leanneldok21]

Thats hard to do when your overweight lol

The weight of the fat on your stomach draging you down will kill!!!

[missellexox]

CRUNCHES WORK!!!

WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT!!

i lost 4 and a half pounds with exercise mainly doing crunches! :)

[KinseyFour]

I must really be good at doing planks, because I can do it for a long time, and it really doesn't hurt!

[avetowagnim123]

@KinseyFour

if it doesnt hurt it means it's not actually working .....

you're either not doing it properly or hard enough

or you've been doing them for a long time and are used to it.

try holding the position longer or doing it more accurately

how long have you been doing this for? does it REALLY work?

[lisalilsmartass]

@3LG3N3R4L

trust me... the plank works!

It KILLS lol

[meetballs666]

could it work for a guy? kus I need too know

[littlemissunshine96x]

this is good! thanks for the tip Im glad i don't have to do sit ups to tone my stomach anymore - i agree that my neck moves - definitely! Thanks for the tip :) :) :)

[GraceCurlyQ]

Its just a plank. We do this everyday at school.

[Jaaaaaddeee]

i find it sorta hurts my lower back/tale bone, is tht cos im like doing exercise or something?

[arkariansgirl]

I used to be a gymnast and we did the plank everyday for 2 minutes. It works by tightening the core. But it burns!!!

[iluvmakeupx3]

has anyone tryed this out and knows if it works or not? because i have been doing sit ups but my neck gets really sore and i will start doing these if they realy do work!

[090greengirl]

Hi I really like the idea of the press-up position exercise a lot and I have tried it out recently, but please can you tell me how I can control my breathing while doing this? Thanks

[CrispyClaire]

What is a 'love handle'?

[abbiemordecai]

@CrispyClaire I don't actually know, but I think it's like fat on your hips where guys grab when you have sex lol. Someone told me that, but I have no idea if it's true (:

[itsirking]

@CrispyClaire Love handles are the curves of the waist...

[GraceCurlyQ]

@CrispyClaire The sides of your stomach. Its called a love handle because thats where someone would hold you.

[Coolstkidevr]

This is called a plank exercise. Sit-up and crunch style exercises can get you ripped abs but there can still be a pouch or muffin top, especially when you're sitting down. This plank style exercise works the transverse abdominal which actually elongates and flattens your abs.

[zlemonn]

How often should you do these excersizes?

[ItsAnitaa01]

So does it really work?

[V6CaptainCrumble]

So does this burn the fat? Or just tone me muscles? Can someone reply?

[Chews4HealthInc]

These exercises tone and build muscles. The bigger the muscle, the more calories and fat it can burn. Combine these toning exercises with fat-burning cardio activities for best results!

[V6CaptainCrumble]

Thank you, I`m trying toget toned for the army, I`m not fat i just wanna tone my stomach, SO it will be easyer haha Thanks.

[7xAvengedSevenFoldx7]

@Chews4HealthInc Heya! can you help me, if I do the Muscle Memory for 30 seconds every now and then during other sports, like running, badminton and stretches, will that be effective too??

[AlexxNicolee618]

It's called the plank at school!