I'm trying to get abs, what exercises should I be doing?
August 5th, 2010 | 
Author: Alright well, I’m 15 about 5’6, I weigh around 115-120, and I’m about 13 or 14 % body fat. I have a small layer of "fat" ( I guess that’s what I would call it.) on my stomach. When I flex you can kinda see the top abs, but i would like to tone them more and get rid of this layer of "fat". My question is what exercises would you recommend and what should I be eating.
Oh btw i do not have exercise equipment at home. I do how ever have access to a gym. However, i would prefer home exercises.
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First you should lose a little bit more weight to get your body fat percentage to 10 maybe 11%. So eat healthy. Fruits, vegetables, alot of protein, fibers. Eat foods low in sugar, fat, and calories. You also have to exercise. Weight lift, play sports, or do cardio workouts.
Here are some good cardio workouts:
1. Step Aerobics – one of the most favorite cardio exercises preferred by women. Step Aerobics mainly target your legs, hips and glutes, and can burn approx. 400 calories in 30 minutes.
2. Bicycling – stationary or outdoors is a great cardio exercises, depending on resistance and speed can but 250 to 500 calories in 30 minutes.
3. Swimming – like cross-country skiing is an excellent cardio exercises as it is a full body exercises. Swimming is a great cross-training for other cardio activities. Doing the breast stroke can burn approx. 400 calories in 30 minutes.
4. Racquetball – side to side sprinting makes racquetball and excellent cardio exercises. A 145-lb person burns over 400 calories in 30 minutes.
5. Rock Climbing – is not only a cardio exercises, but also uses arm and leg strength and power. Rock Climbing can burn up to 380 calories in 30 minutes.
6. Cross-Country Skiing – whether on a machine or outdoors on snow, is an incredible cardio exercises as it involves both upper and lower body. A 145 lb person can burn approx 330 calories in 30 minutes.
7. Running – Running is an excellent cardio exercises because all you need is a pair of quality running shoes. Running burns serious calories. A 145 LB person can easily burn 300 calories in 30 minutes.
8. Elliptical Trainer – is an excellent cardio exercises and a great way to build endurance. A 145 LB person can burn about 300 calories in 30 minutes.
9. Rowing – is both a cardio exercises as well as giving your arms an incredible workout. 145 LB person can burn about 300 calories in 30 minutes.
10. Walking – Brisk walking is a less strenuous form of cardio exercises. Walking can burn up to 180 calories in 30 minutes. Sprinting, adding hills or an incline can increase amount of calories burned.
Train your abs 2 or 3 days a week. Not everyday like everybody thinks. That’s not good. You wont see any progress. Just like your biceps, chest, or triceps your abs need time to rest and recover. Make sure when you do ab exercises you do them slowly with good form and flex your abs and really try to focus on using your abs.
Here are alot of good ab exercises: http://www.shapefit.com/abs-exercises-scissor-kicks.html
jog, push ups, pull ups, and petal pushers, 30 minutes each a day.
You have abs. It’s normal and healthy to have that thin layer of fat, but if you want to show off your abs try eating 0 carbs and sugar. You don’t really need equipment but it would be helpfull to have a pull up bar. Try doing lots of sit-ups, crunches, flutter kicks, mountain climbers, and RUN… run run run. burn all that fat off . run a longer distance and a slower pace. If i was you i would eat lots of greens and fiber.
crunches of course, but the one that we do in practice that seems to do the most is to lay down flat on your back and then keep your heels off the ground (legs straight & extended) for a while. maybe start at 45 seconds and every week add like 5 seconds. they hurt but it really is worth it. promise.