15 Exercises To Get Rid Of Muffin Top
#15 Do Your Cardio
The perfect start to getting rid of unwanted fat ANYWHERE on your body is to get into the habit of having a cardio routine. Anything from jogging to swimming to dancing to underwater aerobics.
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Do Your Cardio
The perfect start to getting rid of unwanted fat ANYWHERE on your body is to get into the habit of having a cardio routine. Anything from jogging to swimming to dancing to underwater aerobics.
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Twist Crunches
An old standby, this alternate to regular crunches works your obliques while combating unwanted fat that hangs onto your sides.
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Balance Ball Crunches
Grab one of those big inflatable balls and start crunching! The need to stabilize yourself on the ball aids in working your core muscles and riding your midsection of flab.
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Incline Crunches
That incline bench at the gym? Lie on it with your feet at the top and crunch your way upward. Will it hurt? Yes. But the results are worth it.
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Donkey Kicks
This exercise might require a spotter--depending on your coordination--but it still a very effective way of dissolving muffin top.
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Yoga Stretches
Besides targeting your core muscles in the fight against muffin top, yoga stretches are also a great way to warm up or cool down from a cardio workout. (No need to bend completely in half.)
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Planks
That annoying trend actually has muffin-top-battling power. By targeting your abdominal muscles, your midsection is pulled inward, leaving your with a trimmer waistline. Plus, it's a great starting point for many other core exercises.
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Squats
You must be thinking: "Wait a minute, squats work your glutes, not your core!" On the contrary, squats require the use of your core muscles, allowing you to tone your butt and get rid of muffin top all in the same exercise.
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Twist Touches
Perhaps the best thing about this exercise is that you don't have to go to the gym to do it. Simply stand with your feet shoulder width apart with your arms reached over your head, and touch one hand to the opposite foot, before returning back to start and repeating on the other side.
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Lateral Lunges
Actually, all forms of lunges are great for targeting your core and fighting muffin top. But lateral lunges--or side lunges--pay especially close attention to your sides.
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Rowing
As Allwomenstalk.com points out, too many people use the rowing machine at the gym incorrectly, resulting in back pain and other unnecessary injuries. When used the right way, rowing tones your arms and your core.
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Side-Planks
These intense muffin-top-slayers will probably leave your sides a little sore after the first few times you attempt them. But trust us, the pain is very much worth the gain!
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Windmill Toe Touches
So this one takes a bit of skill and an already-well-trained core, but never-the-less, it is a muffin-top-fighter. This step-up from the regular toe touch involves a more circular motion with your torso to touch your hand to the opposite foot.
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Elliptical
This gym staple gives we what many fitness sites agree is a "whole-body workout." In addition to being a great source of cardiovascular exercise, it tones your arms, legs AND your core.
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Reverse Crunches
This core exercise--which requires you to pull your knees into your chest and clench your abdominal muscles--will not only melt your muffin top, but tone your abs as well. Results are best achieved when lying on an incline bench.
