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Nobody wants a round and flabby stomach. This is why we are flooded today with infomercials hawking the latest exercise equipment made especially to trim and tone the flabby, sagging, and bulging tummies all across the nation.

The good new is you really do not need any special set of stomach-flattening equipment to trim down your tummy to an acceptable size.

All you need is the determination to get healthy and a few of these effective stomach flattening exercises, and you’ll be on your way to achieving the flat stomach of your dreams.

The first thing that you must have in mind before performing any type of  exercise is good posture, and more so when doing stomach exercise to avoid straining your spine, back, and neck muscles. If you are a bit overweight, try losing those few pounds first by dieting and cardio before concentrating on your stomach to remove the excess layer of fat.
Probably the most popular and most basic of stomach exercise is the crunch. To do this, lie on your back, preferably on an exercise mat or something that is not too hard. Slide your feet towards your hips so that it forms a triangle with the floor, and the soles of your feet are fully flat on the floor and about shoulder width apart.

You can put your hands on the sides of your head, or cross them in front of your chest. Never put your hands on the back of your head since this can cause you to push your head up and potentially strain your spine and neck muscles. With the upper part of your body fully flat on the floor, raise your shoulders   slowly off the mat. Raise the shoulders for a few inches then slowly lower them back down. Do this for 10 to 15 times if it’s your first time and slowly increase if it starts to get too comfortable.  A variation of the crunch is the twisting crunches, which work the side muscles. To do this, you twist to the side as you go up so that the head and the shoulders are outside of the knee.

Leg raises is another popular abs exercise that you can easily do. To achieve the starting position, lie flat on the floor, and slowly raise your legs so that your thighs are perpendicular to the body and the lower legs parallel to it. Pull the thighs toward your face on an exhale using your abdominal muscles, pause, and then slowly return to the starting position.

Last but not the least, we have the bicycle exercises. Get into the same starting position when doing leg rises with the hands on the sides of the head.  Bring the left thigh forward and do a twisting crunch to the left side at the same time. Your right elbow should come across the chest and touch your left kneecap. Pause, return to the starting position and do the other side. You can start with 10 to 15 repetitions and slowly increase as you get comfortable.

These are only a few of the many exercises that you can do to get you started. With a healthy diet and regular stomach exercises, you’ll be well on your way to getting your stomach flat, toned, and firm.