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The Best Ab Workout Routine

If you want, a lean and toned muscle in your abs. You should follow a healthy diet, do cardio exercises to burn off fats that cover the muscles in your abdominal area, and of course, you have to, have a good ab workout routine. You cannot reduce certain part of the body, so must be a total body workout.

Your ab workout routine should target all your abdominal muscles namely the oblique muscles - muscles in your sides that is where your love handles usually its and fats are usually located, the rectus abdominis or the much sought after six pack, pectoralis major upper abdominal muscles and the transverse abdominis lower abdominal muscle. There are a number of ab workout routine that will suite your level and experience. Like crunches, sit ups, Pilates and yoga. All this workout centers on the abdomen for strength and core building. First thing you must remember is to warm up those muscles to prepare the muscles for a high intensity workout. This should only take about 5 minutes then followed by a 20 to 40 minutes aerobics or cardio workout of your choice. To have the full fat burning workout you can include interval training.

Do not forget the cool down period, this will allow the heart to return into its normal heart rate. Give your body time to heal and repair, this simply means that if you can exercise everyday that is fine but remember to have a variations on your workout, three times a week exercise is also fine and healthy and remember while doing those crunches and sit-ups, not to strain your back and neck. Use the muscles in your stomach to lift you not your neck. Unfortunately, some have the notion that if they do 100 sit-ups or crunches a day they will have a well-toned abs. The truth is you have to burn those extra weight in order to target the specific muscles in your abs.

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