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Hello Cathe,
I recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. I currently have your all step video and work out everyday. My question is, because I needed to have a c-section, what type of excersise can I do that will tone my lower tummy and rebuild the muscle? Thank you for your time, I love your all step video I get a good workout. I hope to hear from you soon. Take care.

Sincerely,

Mariely Pereira

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Mariely! Congratulations on your new bundle of joy Once you have clearance to return to exercise from your doctor, you can use Coremax to help strengthen your lower abs. The workouts on this DVD start with lower ab exercises. Also, if you have access to a decline bench and a flat bench, you can do decline crunches, rocket shoots on a decline, roll backs on a decline. On a flat bench you can sit on the edge with your hands gripping each side of the bench and shoot your legs out and in (bring knees in and out toward the chest), you can also do flappers (lean back on edge of bench and with almost straight legs and lift and lower your legs about 2 feet). Flat on the floor you can do reverse crunches (on Core Max).

Take Care and hugs to the little guy!

 

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Hello again, Thank you for your reply. I have another question. Are there any excersises for my lower belly that I can do on the ball? Thank you for your time once again. Take care

Sincerely,

Mariely Pereira

 

[Kit_]

A lot of people feel that when you use the ball even doing simple crunches works the lower abs more, and flatens them, as not only are you doing the upper abs, you are using your lower ones to stablize so you don't roll off. Also if you do try crunches on the ball, really tighten the abs, like your trying to pull your belly button through you and into the ball. Then crunch up while your are squeezing as hard as you can. But the real good lower abs exercises are either on the bench or chair or on the floor. As with the ball you got to use your legs to stablize and moving your legs in and out is what really works the lower abs, and no matter what position you are on the ball, it just doesn't work well trying to move your legs in and out.

Another good exercise to do, though it's on the floor, is to lay flat on your back an then lift your legs up at a 90 degree angle at your hips, try to keep your legs as straight as you can, but don't lock the knees. Put your hands on top of your hip bones, now with your stomach only, slowly start to rotate your legs in a circle, your hips should not move or just barely, all the work should be done by the lower abs to move your legs from center(Starting position), left, back, right, center. Do that a few times until they are moderately tired, and then reverse the position so it goes from center, right, back, left. Make sure your whole back is pressed into the floor, not even an ant can crawl under you. If that's too easy, make bigger circles, but the main thing is the hips don't do any of the work or move, and your back if pressed into the floor.

Kit