Celebrity trainer Laura Williams devised a series of tummy-trimming moves for Kerry Katona. Do them four times a week and you’ll see results in as little as two weeks.
Laura says: “They target your core muscles in particular, which have a corset-like effect, so even if you haven’t lost pounds, it’ll look like you have!
"Once you feel confident with the basic exercise, move on to the more advanced version, so you continue to see results. This is a more effective way of conditioning your muscles than endlessly increasing reps.”
SCISSOR LEGS
(works abs and thighs)
Lie on your back and extend your legs straight up into the air directly above your hips – your head and shoulders should be on the floor. Pull in your tummy button and hold this contraction as you slowly lower your right leg towards the floor until you feel your back start to arch (keep breathing!). Now, lift your leg back up to the starting position and repeat on the left side. Aim for two sets of 20 leg-lowers.
*Make it tougher… Try lifting head and shoulders off the floor while you scissor.
PILATES ROLL-UP
(works deep, lower abs and hip flexor muscles)
Sit on the floor with legs bent in front of you, fleet flat on the floor and hands resting on backs of thighs. Pull your stomach in and slowly roll back towards the floor stopping after a few inches. Hold this position for 10 seconds, breathing deeply and keeping your tummy pulled in. Then repeat, moving a little further towards the floor. Keep going until, a) your feet come off the floor, or, b) you start to shake, or, c) you feel anything in your lower back. All these indicate that you’ve rolled too far. Repeat the whole exercise five times.
*Make it tougher… Straighten legs and roll a little bit closer to the floor each time.
**CAPTAIN’S CHAIR **
(works your abs, your six-pack muscle, and front of thighs)
Sit tall on the sofa with hands behind head. Keeping your back straight, lean back slightly from the waist so that you form a ‘V’ shape between chest and thighs. Bring your knees up towards your chest and use your stomach muscles to slower lower them to the floor, or as low as you can go without your back arching. Try two sets of 15 reps.
*Make it tougher… Extend legs further out in front of you as you lower.
THE PLANK
(works your upper body, abs and your back and bottom).
Lie face down on the floor resting on your forearms. Slowly push off the floor rising up on to your toes with weight distributed on balls of feet and forearms. Make sure your back remains flat, forming a straight line from head to heels and keep tummy pulled in. Hold for five seconds, relax down and repeat. Do five reps.
*Make it tougher… Increase the amount of time you hold the plank for (progress to 10 seconds, 15, 30 and so on).
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