Get a Firm Belly
Get a Firm Belly Without One Floor Ab Crunch!
Are you tired of all those ab moves that insist on doing crunches on the floor?
You can firm and tone your belly with just weights and a chair. If going to a gym is not for you, you can get excellent results with chair exercises or standing ab crunch without the fancy gym equipment.
I’m writing this because the one thing I don’t like about floor ab workouts is that they hurt your neck, even when done with proper form. And if you’re just beginning, you can get severe neck pain from floor ab crunches. But if you’re sitting on a chair or standing, you’re in what we rehab therapists call a “gravity eliminated” position which also eliminates neck pain and helps to isolate the ab muscles making them firmer and toned.
Because I am a clinician, I feel it is only ethical to tell you that you must also follow a well-rounded weight loss diet plan in order to see your toned belly. I’ve seen far too many fitness “gurus” tout the latest 6 pack abs by just doing an ab workout. That simply isn’t scientifically correct because even if you have a six pack: if you eat too much, you will never see the six pack because it will be covered with a layer of adipose tissue (fat).
Here’s how to do an ab crunch without getting on the floor! (As seen in our newest DVD, Suzanne Andrews Functional Fitness Total Strength and Conditioning).
Standing or Seated Crunch
Grasp hand weights as tolerated - (how heavy depends on your fitness level). Bring elbow to opposite knee as shown. Repeat on other side. Do one set of 15 and work your way up to 3 sets of 15. 
OSTEOPORISIS (Thinning Bones) PRECAUTIONS:
The added benefit of doing an ab crunch while seated on a chair is that you don’t have to bend your back! (Demonstration of osteoporosis safe crunch shown in the seated level).)
Suzanne Andrews founded Functional Fitness in 2008, the most popular fitness series for boomers and seniors broadcasting on over 159 Public Television stations throughout the US and Canada. Read Suzanne’s inspiring comeback story of how she survived a near fatal accident, From Deaths Door to Producing a National Fitness Series. Feel free to send Suzanne a message here.
