Slim and tone my abdomen after pregnancy

The crunch

• Lie on you back. • Place your feet on the floor as close to your bottom as possible and place your knees together. • Rest your hands across you chest and relax the neck. • Slowly raise your shoulders off the floor by contracting only the abdominal muscles. • Don’t come up too high - your lower back should always remain on the floor. • Hold that position for a count of 1 and breath out forcefully. • Slowly relax the stomach muscles and allow your shoulders to return to the floor. • Repeat 10 - 12 times, rest for 60 seconds then repeat.

Lying Leg Raises Firstly ensure that your legs are slightly bent throughout this exercise. • Lie on your back with your hands, palms down under your buttocks. • Raise your legs about 12 inches off the floor and hold them there. • Make sure the base of your spine is pressed against the floor (this will ensure that your back has the correct support). • Now trying to use just your lower abs, tilt your pelvis and raise your legs a further 6 inches. • Hold for a few seconds then return to your original position. • Keep going with this exercise until you can feel it in your abs.