How To Reduce and Have Flat Tummy. Follow The 7 Core Moves For Tummy Solutions With Pilates Exercise.

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Trimming Your Tummy

This routine includes the most effective exercises for strengthening and sculpting your mid-section. According to a research at Auburn University, Pilates-based moves have been shown to firm the abdomen faster than standard crunches

Pilates Modified Roll-Up

Lie on back arms overhead and knees bent, feet flat on floor, Exhale a you bring arms over chest. Contract abdominals and squeeze inner thighs together as you curl head, shoulders and back off floor, bringing ribs closer to hips. Use abs, not arms, to power the movement. Keep chin towards chest as you roll up to sitting position. Sit and pulls abs in towards spine as you inhale. Exhale, contract abs and roll back to starting position, trying to feel every vertebra touch the floor . Do 8 to 10 times [Easier option: Hold on to backs and thighs.]

Pilates Single-Leg Stretch

Lie on back with knees bent in towards chest, hands just below knees, toe pointed. Pull abs towards spine as you exhale and raise shoulders off floor. Extend left leg and pull right knee closer to chest. Inhale and switch legs, bringing left knee towards chest and extending right leg. Continue alternating legs 18 to 20 times

Pilates T-Stand

A Sit with legs extended to left side with left foot crossed over right. Place right hand on floor beside right hip; rest left hand on left leg. Inhale and use abdominals to lift right hip off floor, sweeping left arm up towards ceiling.

B Exhale as you slowly sweep left arm forward, rolling torso towards floor and reaching left hand under body. Feel upper back open up. Then inhale and use abs to unfold and lower to starting position. Do 4 to 5 times and then repeat on opposite side. [Easter option: Bend bottom leg and keep knee on floor.]

Crunch On Ball

Lie face-up on a fitness ball with knees bent and feet on floor. Middle and lower back should press into ball and hips should be just off ball. Extend left arm overhead and grasp left elbow with right hand. Then tuck tailbone in and lift hips, feeling lower tummy and buttocks tighten. Exhale as you pull navel in and lift head and torso. Imagine curling the bottom of rib cage and pelvis towards each other. Inhale as you lower, lying all the way back on ball. Do 10 times. [Easier option: Place both hands behind head.]

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Heel Tap

Lie on back with heels on top of a fitness ball and arms at sides, palms down. Lift right heel and inch off ball and trace the curve of the ball with heel, lowering right foot and leg to floor. Keep abs tight and hips and back still. Lightly tap floor with heel and then lift leg back to starting position. Repeat with left leg. Continue alternating legs 18 to 20 times.

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Side Crunch With Ball

Lie on right side with legs extended , left heel on a fitness ball and right leg just behind the ball. Extend right arm on floor in front of you, left hand behind head. Exhale as you lift head and shoulders, squeezing through side of mid-section. As you lift, bend left knee and roll ball in, bringing left knee and left elbow towards each other. Lower to starting position. Do 8 to 10 times, then switch sides.

Roll-Out

Knee in front of a fitness ball and place sides of hands on ball, palms facing in. Keeping abs tight, roll ball away from torso, extending arms and lowering hips towards floor, Roll back to starting position. Do 8 to 10 times [Easier option: Keep hips over knees.]

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