A Tighter Tummy in One Week

You can have a tighter tummy in one week. Follow this exercise plan to feel and look better in your jeans in just 7 days. What are you waiting for? Start now with this plan of action!

For your comfort, use a padded exercise pad.

Exercise one:
Lie on your back. Bend your knees, keeping your feet flat on the floor. Suck in your tummy as if you are trying to bring it towards your spine. Slowly lift one foot off the ground and extend your leg about 8 to 10 inches off the floor. Hold for 5 seconds then slowly return the leg and foot to starting position. Repeat 10 – 15 times each leg.

Exercise two:
Sitting on the floor with your arms behind you and hands touching the floor for support, lean your back towards the floor until you are at a 45 degree angle with the floor. Lift your leg while bending your knee as close to your chest as you are able. Repeat 10 – 15 times each leg.

Exercise three:
Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor. Position your hands behind your head to support it, but don’t clasp your hands. Contracting your abdominal muscles, curl your shoulders up and forward until your shoulders and upper back lift off the floor. You may raise up until your mid-back lifts off the floor, but don’t force it. Definitely don’t try to sit all the way up! Hold this position for a full 3 seconds before slowly returning to the starting position. Repeat. Don’t over-due this exercise in the beginning. Each day you will be able to do a couple more lifts than the day before.

Put on your walking shoes to end each exercise session with a good walk. Walking not only burns calories, it gets the blood circulating, is good for leg muscles and increases your energy. Walking is known to raise your endorphin levels, meaning you can’t help but to feel better emotionally as well as physically.

Vary your walk intensity for optimal results. Begin your routine with a 5 minute easy pace for warm-up. Then walk as brisk as you can for 2 minutes. Return to an easy pace for 5 minutes, followed by another brisk walk for 2 minutes. Repeat 2 more times, until you have walked a total of 28 minutes.

In just 7 days you will notice a difference in the way you feel and look in your clothes. Keeping up with this exercise plan will bring even greater results in the weeks to follow.