Hit the Spot: Abs 3 Tummy Tightening Workouts with Denise Austin

Hit the Spot: Abs - 3 Quick Tummy Tightening Workouts on DVD

Denise Austin instructs on how to use your abs to get a stronger core and a more defined waistline. Work the levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) in 2 week sessions and see definite results for awesome abs!

"Just 10 minutes every other day!" is Denise Austin's prescription for a flat, defined midsection, and she should know. Despite two babies, she has the abs of a teenage athlete. In this video, Austin presents a gazillion abdominal exercises formatted into three different 10-minute workouts. She gives plenty of instruction, with tips for form, alignment, and breathing, as well as the proper way to perform each move.

Exercises target the rectus abdominis and obliques, and are varied enough so that you won't feel you're doing the same workout each day. A few of the exercises seem outdated and are less effective than others. Full sit-ups, little pulsing crunches, and standing twists, for example, don't work the abs as well as regular, slow crunches. And some of the exercises in the third segment could be stressful to your lower back if you don't already have strong abs. But Austin still gets credit for plenty of variety, which is what we want if we're committing ourselves to 10 minutes of abs every other day. --Joan Price