Wouldn't it be nice to have the washboard abs you saw in that online diet ad?
You can start by squeezing. No, not your abdominals. Your booty! Here's the three-step exercise you can do all day.
Do It Now -- And Wherever You Can
Yes, while you're reading this tip, try this exercise for flatter abs:
- Suck your belly button in tight.
- Squeeze your butt as if you’re trying to pull on a pair of too-tight jeans (pretend the top of your head is being pulled toward the ceiling by a string).
- Hold that position.
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Do this often (on the elevator, waiting in line, at work, every time you walk somewhere) and you'll quickly firm up your middle by working your transverse abdominis -- the muscle that supports the abdominal wall. And you'll have
better posture to boot.
Here's another way to tone your middle.
YOU: On a Diet. Roizen, M. F., Oz, M. C., New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
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