Side to side crunches will help to develop the sides of your abdominal muscles. Just as you move up straight, you will also want to move to the side. Start with one side and pull yourself up to lean towards that side. Do 8 reps, just as you would with the center crunches. After you are finished, work on the other side.
It is important, when doing toning exercises, to allow your muscles to relax after each time you do your reps of crunches. You want to take a few deep breaths and relax the muscles after you are finished the toning. When you are performing the crunches, however, you want to tense up the muscles, effectively isolating them so that they will get toned.
Another way to perform crunches for perfect abs is to lean on one side and then lift yourself up, concentrating on the abdominal muscles. This will work the muscles on the sides. Remember that you want to work the entire abdominal area to achieve the look of a sculpted six pack. You need to do both front crunches as well as side crunches that are performed on your back as well as your side to achieve this look.
Crunches may seem difficult at first, but will soon become easier. You may want to increase your repetitions as you continue to work on your abs so that they will continue to be effective. The best aspect about using this type of toning exercise is that you will start to see the results of your efforts not long after you have worked on the abs. You can usually see a difference in your muscle tone after a week of performing these exercises.
Try to do these exercises every day. If you skip a day, for some reason, just pick up where you left off the next day. Do not get discouraged if you get out of the habit. It is more important to get back into the habit as soon as possible.
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