{"id":1741,"date":"2012-07-10T07:20:56","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T11:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2012-07-10T08:18:53","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T12:18:53","slug":"make-exercise-fit-your-life-4-strengthen-abs-the-no-pain-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/07\/make-exercise-fit-your-life-4-strengthen-abs-the-no-pain-way.html","title":{"rendered":"Make Exercise Fit Your Life #2 – Strengthen Abs the No-Pain Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, I know you hate to do stomach crunches.\u00a0 Here is something more effective that you can do, almost without noticing it,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>One of the best ways to strengthen your abs is by just holding them in.\u00a0 You can do that anywhere — even in at your desk or in the car.<\/p>\n

First, get your posture right. \u00a0Pretend you are clenching a hundred dollar bill in the cheeks of your buttocks.\u00a0 That will automatically give you the right tilt.\u00a0 Next, pull your stomach in toward your backbone and hold for a few seconds.<\/p>\n

You need to do this a lot for it to be effective, so plan to do it with specific activities.\u00a0 You can do it during commercials on television, or while you are on Facebook.\u00a0 (\u201cBut I\u2019m not wasting time.\u00a0 I\u2019m exercising<\/em>!\u201d you can say.) You can do it while standing at the sink to rinse your dishes. \u00a0\u00a0You can even work on those abs at stoplights or when you answer the phone.<\/p>\n

I made a habit of walking down my hallway using this posture and pulling in my stomach. It\u2019s become automatic now. Whenever I walk down the hallway I do this ab exercise without thinking — which I never managed with stomach crunches.<\/p>\n

No need to carve out extra time at the gym to work on your abs.\u00a0 Keep pulling those muscles in and pretty soon they will be strong enough to stay put!<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n

Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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