Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Spring Ab Crunch Challenge - Week 4

Pilates moves are by far some of the best abdominal exercises. Pilates works the deep abdominal muscles and the stabilizers that help to hold it all in. Pilates also lengthens the muscles, giving a taller, leaner appearance.

The exercise for this week is The Hundred.

Lie on your back with your knees above your chest and extend your arms at your sides. Now lift your chin and chest slightly, so you're up on your shoulder blades and raise your legs upward. Lift your arms 6 inches and quickly pump them up and down five times while exhaling . Now inhale, pumping your arms five times. Repeat 10 times to make 100 pumps.

Complete these each day along with the exercises from Week 1 - 3.

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