As a mother I am fighting the ever obvious announcement of giving birth... the abs of flab. No matter how small you are if you have carried children within you know exactly what I’m talking about. It starts right below the bra line and gathers in and runs down your core puddeling (and I do mean puddeling) right around and mostly right below your belly button. It’s unsightly and it although you may workout hard and look good in your clothes... this area is just plain hurtful to my feelings in a swimsuit (even a tankini) and don’t get me started on what naked is like these day.
Now that we have properly addressed the problem I digress to the hopeful solution.
I am not satisfied with counting this addition to my body as a battle scar, or “badge of honor" as my mom calls it, until I am 100% sure I have done everything I can do to flatten and tighten it up. So I have set out to research what causes this, why sit-ups and crunches don't seem to help, and if there is a solution what it is.
Since we had such great response to the couch to 5k I have decided that an abs class set up the same way may be just what I( and other like me) need to get our slim tummies back. It would be a 6wk class that calls for daily or every other day workout focusing entirely on strengthening, slimming, and toning your core muscles (abdominals and obliques).This class will be set up in a way that starts out easy and builds up intensity with each week and can be done at Curves after your regular workout or even by yourself at home.
Stay tuned. When its ready (im hoping in the next month or so) I will post the 6weeks-to-great-abs-plan here so if anyone wants to follow along outside my Curves group you can. I would love feedback also. What was the hardest, what seems to be helping the most...ect
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