Ab Exercises for a Toned Tummy

The No-Crunch Zone

Use these creative core moves to strengthen and slim your tummy

By The Editors of Women's Health

Plank with Leg Lift

Get into a modified pushup position with your weight resting on your forearms and toes, elbows directly beneath your shoulders. Your body should form a straight line from your neck to your ankles.
From that position, brace your core and lift one foot off the floor. You can hold that position for the entire set—60 to 90 seconds—and then do the second set with the other leg raised, or switch legs halfway through each set.

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Abs, Core

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