You have seen all the ads on TV that promise you tight, toned, six-pack abs if you just do these miracle workout exercises or buy a wonder-training machine. The fact is that you can get that coveted washboard look with no special equipment at all - it just takes work and perseverance. First, let's get rid of a few myths about toning up your abs, and then talk about a few really effective exercises for toning your abs. 1. You can tone your abs by doing a few very specific spot-toning exercises. That six pack look is created by the tendons that cross your abdomen. If you neglect regular exercise and diet, all the toning exercises in the world will not give you the taut, toned tummy that you want. You have to lower your body fat AND tone muscles at the same time. Remember, your body is more than your waistline. If you want toned abs, you need to tone your entire body. 2. More crunches are always better. Crunches are the standard-bearer for ab toning, but they are not the be-all and end-all. It is far more important to do crunches properly than it is to do a lot of them. You are much better off breaking up your sets of crunches into sets of 25-50 crunches with 90 second rests in between. 3. You can eat anything you want as long as you 'work it off'. This may be the most destructive myth of all. The food you eat provides the building blocks for muscle AND fat. If you choose the wrong foods and pack it in there, you will be building on a poor foundation and building muscle on top of fat. In other words, the three keys to developing that buff, toned look you want are:
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