Web posted November 8, 2007

GET fit: Washboard abs

By Nancy Cole
McClatchy Newspapers

Charles Trainer Jr. / Miami Herald
  Ball brace: Want washboard abs? Lie on a mat with your arms extended out and palms facing down. With your legs in the air directly over your hips, position a stability ball between your ankles. With your abs tight, squeeze the ball.
Turn on the windshield wipers. Of course, you'll need to run the engine (via cardio) and fuel it efficiently (good nutrition) to make them work. Here's how:

Lie on a mat with your arms extended out and palms facing down. With your legs in the air directly over your hips, position a stability ball between your ankles. With your abs tight, squeeze the ball.

With your right shoulder pressed to the floor, rotate your legs to the left as close to the floor as possible. Then, engage your abs to raise the ball back to the starting position and repeat to the other side. Try 12 repetitions to each side.

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