Lose inches and zap flab with this belly-firming core workout plan.
Roll Out
Steps:
1. Kneel in front of stability ball and place sides of hands on ball, palms facing in.
2. Keeping abs tight, roll ball away from torso, extending arms and lowering hips to floor. Roll back to starting position. Do 10 reps.
Stability Ball Rotation
Steps:
1. Sit on stability ball. Walk feet out until back is supported on the ball from shoulders to buttocks, knees bent and aligned over ankles, feet flat on the floor. Keep elbows slightly bent, hands above chest, clasping a dumbbell.
2. Keeping shoulders and hips square, rotate torso and move dumbbell to the left of your torso. Return to center and rotate to the other side. Do 15 reps.
Straight-Legged Crunch
Steps:
1. Lie faceup on floor with legs fully extended, heels on top of stability ball, hands behind head.
2. Contract abs and press heels into ball as you lift head, neck and shoulder blades off ground. Do 15 reps.
