Stomach Exercises for Better Digestive System and good Looking

We could not make losing your gut any simpler. Short of wiring your jaws together and sending you to a health farm we could not ask you to employ less willpower. Just do exactly as we tell you. Pick the gut that looks like yours, follow the fat-blasting aerobic plan and engage in one stomach exercise per day. In just one month you'll be bidding a final farewell to your fat out front. Stomach exercises also makes digestive system good which is always beneficial for health.

Big Sizes Men

Put your feet on a chair, aiming to form a 90-degree bend at both the knee and hip joints. This position ensures that you are only using your stomach muscles to haul yourself up. Slide your hands forward as you lift your head and shoulders off the ground.

No of Sets: You should be aiming to perform two sets, working up to three sets, of eight to ten sit-ups with a short rest in-between each, every second day. Lift and hold for a count of three and lower for a count of three - doing them slowly will do you more well.

Back-Saver: It is very important to keep your body balanced [and free from injury] by also exercising your lower back. Lie on your front with your hands straight out in front of you. Walk your hands back towards your body until your back is arched upwards and you are feeling a gentle stretch in your lower back. Breathe out and hold for five to ten seconds. Lower and then repeat five times.

You should be lifting the front of your chest towards the ceiling, as if you are being lifted by a piece of string. Keep your head and neck as straight as possible, so that you feel you are bending at the hips, not at the neck. Return to the floor.

Average Men

Lie on your back and lift your legs so that you have created a 90-degree angle at your hips and knees [the same position as for 'big fellas' but it's harder without the chair]. Don't pull yourself up so far that you feel you have to use your neck. Rest your fingers at your temples, elbows out. Again keep your head and neck as straight as possible and pull yourself up until you feel a good squeeze in your abs.

No of Sets: Do three sets of eight to ten repetitions at least every second day. Remember that the important thing is quality. There is no point pushing yourself to do more if you're doing them badly.

Back-Saver: This exercise is to strengthen your back and balance the abs work you are doing. Lie on your stomach with your hands by your sides. Lift your chest away from the floor until you feel a contraction in your lower back, and then lower. Every time you lower, turn your head to a different side so that you are not straining one side of your neck. Aim to do two to three sets of ten.

Slim Persons

Having your legs in this position disables the hip flexors. If you're not doing your abs exercises properly, these powerful muscles, which bend your hip joint, can end up doing more work than your stomach muscles.

No of Sets: Do three sets of ten to 12 daily. You should start to do these sit-ups with resistance when you have got to the point where you are finding it easy to do three sets of 20 reps without added resistance.

Back-Saver: This will build up your back muscles to counter-balance the extra work you're doing on your abs. Lie on your front and put the tips of your fingers behind your ears. Lift your chest away from the floor until you feel a contraction in your lower back. As you lower, turn your head to a different side each time so that you don't strain one side of your neck. Do not attempt to lift your chest and feet at the same time. Aim to do three sets of ten.

Hold a 3 to 5 Kg single weight on your chest throughout the set. The weight should be enough that you can only do about ten to 12 repetitions in each set. As this becomes easy, progressively increase the weight.

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