I've been doing crunches for a few days now and I've been reminded of a few helpful tips:
Keep it doable (2-3minutes is all I have done a day but its keeps it simple enough that I actually do it!)
Notice what your body is saying (second plank was getting too much and had I gone longer I could have made my back even more sore or worse)
Find a quick way to document (stopwatch on phone - encouraged me to not skip Wednesday)
Keep your mind in the muscle (that actually helps the particular muscle to work a little extra hard - key to my little workouts)
Below are the details Monday through Wednesday of what I have done. Sorry my pictures are all below my text. Not sure how to stager pictures on my mobile app!
Actually, I really started on Friday with a huge ab workout at water aerobics! 10 solid mins of workouts while in a reclined position in deep water!! It left me sore until Monday! Awesome! :)
Monday night I finally squeezed in a 2 minute plank workout at 11pm! Below is my stopwatch picture to prove it!
Loving the way my stomached looked flatter Tuesday morning, I attempted to do that exercise again. But when my lower back was getting most of the workout, I switched to rowing crunches (crunch position, bent arms, one elbow touching the ground as you tip from side to side,sitting up slowly), and regular crunches for a total of a 3 minute workout! Phew! ;)
Wednesday I was done! Crunches? Nah! Lol! And with my back pretty sore from the second plank attempt and lots of stroller pushing, I ignored all the reasonable excuses and opted for working out my side oblique abs. Success!! And less than 3 minutes later, my record of not missing a day continues and I feel much more encouraged for Thursday!! :) (doable chunks, right!?) :)
Here's hoping I can keep it up for the rest of the week! :)
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