“The Hundred is a dynamic breathing exercise that engages the deep abdominal muscles.” He says regulated arm motions increase blood flow and circulation, which activates your transverse abdominis (inner abs) to constrict your waistline “like a corset.”
1. Lie on your back with legs outstretched and arms by sides. 2. Lift your head, neck, and shoulders off the mat and raise your legs to a tabletop. 3. Inhale and exhale five times, pumping your arms 100 times.
Roll-Ups are another core-building workout. “The controlled movement promotes flexibility while focusing on the rectus abdominis and deep abdominal muscles, helping to slim the waistline
1. Lay on your back with arms above and legs straight. 2. Raise your arms to your feet and articulate your spine off the mat slowly. 3. Controlfully roll down one vertebra at a time.
Working your obliques is crucial to a strong core and flat tummy. So the Criss-Cross is used. “Criss-Cross is highly effective for targeting the obliques through rotation,” Silverman says. “This exercise engages the internal and external obliques to sculpt the waistline
1. Lay back with hands behind head and knees in tabletop position. 2. Rotate your torso to bring your right elbow near your left knee while extending your right leg. 3. Switch sides and rotate left elbow to right knee.