Ab Blaster

With Spring in the air and the weather getting warmer, it’s time to get ready for outdoor activities – specifically the swimsuit season. When you hear the phase toning the muscles, what we’re really talking about is strengthening a muscle and reducing the subcutaneous “soft fat” covering it. Less subcutaneous fat (under the skin surface), the more the muscle looks “toned or firm.”

Your caloric intake and distribution of macronutrients – protein, fat, carbohydrates – addresses not only lean muscle preservation or increase, but also loss of fat under the skin, around and within muscle tissue.

In this series, we’ll focus on strengthening specific muscle groups, which can accentuate a lean physique – with appropriate dietary modifications.

Ab Blaster

Using a Pilates Ring or thick sofa-type medium size cushion, lie on your back with knees bent to 90-degrees. Place the ring or cushion against the inner thighs. With hands extended at the sides, palms down, exhale as you squeeze the thighs, while performing a crunch-up. Hold the thigh contraction, as you lower back to a point touching the low back. Immediately, sit back up. Try 10.