3 Fast-Acting Ab Moves

Add these belly-blasting moves from trainer Holly Perkins to your routine at least twice per week. Watch the video above to see the moves, and get the written instruction below.

Starting Position: Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Grasp a dumbbell in each hand and extend your arms straight above your chest, palms facing toward your feet. Press the ends of the dumbbells together, raise your legs, and bend your knees so your lower legs are parallel to the floor and form a 90-degree angle with your thighs.

The Move: Extend both legs straight up toward the ceiling, then lower your right straight leg toward the floor. Bring it back up, and lower your left leg. Raise your left leg. That’s 1 rep. Continue alternating legs for 10 reps. Do 2 sets.

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Down Dog Into Plank

Starting Position: Start in downward-facing dog.

The Move: Shift your weight forward and your hips downward, straightening your legs and arms so you’re in pushup position. Your body should form a straight line from head to heels. Shift your hips up and back to return to downward-facing dog. Do 2 sets of 20 reps. 

Reprinted from 20 Pounds Younger by Michele Promaulayko with Laura Tedesco. Copyright (c) 2015 by Rodale Inc. by permission of Rodale Books. Available wherever books are sold. 

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