Another how do you...

Get rid of that nasty pooch below your belly button!?!?!?

[getinshape]

there are certain ab work outs that work your lower abs...but this is a common concern of most people (and of course the hardest to get rid of). lay on your back with your legs in the air and then lift your legs (I don't know about reps), or lay on your stomach and then rest on your forarms and hold your body up (almost like you're going to do a pushup) and hold it for 30sec-1 min at a time. that should help tone.

honey, if you find a cure let me know. I've been trying to rid my body of that disgusting pooch for 6 years now....nothing. Ugh, why!?!

[WolfLady]

Any ab exercise that has you moving your legs will target the lower abdominals. On the other side of the coin, if you really want a flat stomach it all comes down to what you eat on a daily basis. You can have beautiful rock hard abs, but you won't see them unless you have a low BF%.

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by WolfLady

Any ab exercise that has you moving your legs will target the lower abdominals. On the other side of the coin, if you really want a flat stomach it all comes down to what you eat on a daily basis. You can have beautiful rock hard abs, but you won't see them unless you have a low BF%.

Very true. And the way to assist the body in reducing fat is to do cardio because it teaches the body to utilise fat for fuel, and cardio only needs to be done every other day to accomplish this. Weight training helps because it increases muscle tissue, but not necessarily the size of the muscle for the majority of women, and muscle is more metabolically active, so uses more calories. And as WolfLady highlights, diet plays a key role, as in a sensible balanced diet, not what most women associate with the word diet, which is generally a 'crash' diet'. I think the word 'diet' sometimes has the wrong connotations in today's society.