How to Exercise and Tone Your Lower Stomach

It's been defined as one of the most problematic areas on a person's body...the stomach - and it seems everyone is obsessed with flattening it.

Unfortunately many people think they can eat whatever they want and get a flat stomach by performing 250 crunches per day to burn off the extra fat and calories. That's probably the biggest myth around.

Not only will you find information on some of the best stomach exercises, but you'll also learn how to keep your tummy flatter by eating the right kinds of foods and learning how your body works.

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Getting a flat stomach goes far beyond exercise. You must learn how to eat right.

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Lower Abs Exercise Tips for toning your Lower Stomach

Lower stomach exercises are needed and can be effective. The lower stomach is one of the more difficult areas to burn fat. This is where fat starts to build up first. Remember that you need to first change your diet because exercise alone will not reduce fat. Below you will find a few exercises to tone your lower stomach.

Here are some useful exercises to tone lower abs:
Leg Raises
Reverse Curl

Lower Stomach Toning

The lower ab region starts beneath the navel, everything above is thought of as the upper ab region. All of your ab muscles are affected when the others contract or have tension placed on them, but not all exercises affect each area the same way. So it is possible to do exercises that would emphasize certain ab areas over others. However, it is best to think of your abdominal muscles as a whole and not as separate regions. So when you do exercise, do a balanced well-rounded workout routine.

Lower Stomach Exercises Leg Raises This is a very good exercise for toning the lower abdominal area. Try to do 3 sets with 10 to 20 reps in each. 1.) Step One Start by laying on your back and keep your hands and head on your mat, with your legs stretched out straight in front of you. 2.) Step Two Lift your legs off of the floor keeping them straight. 3.) Step Three Raise them at about a 45 degree angle off the floor. 4.) Step Four Slowly move both legs down (keeping them together and as straight as you can) until they are about a foot from the floor. 5.) Step Five Now raise them back up and begin again.

Reverse Curl 1.) Step One Lay on the ground and place your arms behind your head. 2.) Step Two Bend your legs at your knees so that your feet are firmly on the ground. 3.) Step Three Pull your knees up towards your stomach. 4.) Step Four Then slowly lower them back down, resting your feet on the floor. Repeat process.

Do your lower stomach exercises before your other ab exercises. Otherwise you will tire too much before being able to effectivley exercise your lower stomach.