Personal Training with Jackie: Crunch-Free Xtreme Abs

Jackie Warner—TV fitness instructor and New York Times bestselling author of This Is Why You're Fat (And How to Get Thin Forever)—is back in this latest title in her Personal Training series. Short and succinct, Crunch-Free Xtreme Abs features two 15-minute workouts designed to tone the stomach area with the use of hand weights. “Standing Workout” incorporates lateral punches and twists, shin reaches, knee lifts and taps, squats, arm swing, and torso twist. “Floor Workout” features elbow-to-knee twists, plank twists, oblique turns, “burpees,” log jack, Supermans, and mountain climbers. Stressing the importance of stable hips and rounded back (so that the core region works hard and contracts), as well as the theory that the “mind/muscle connection is so key,” this exercise program is recommended. Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)