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1.) Stomach FlattenerSteps:1.) Stand Erect with your feet shoulder-width apart andyour toes pointed forward2.) Relax your shoulders, letting your arms hang at yoursides. Inhale through your nose with your tongue onthe roof of your mouth.3.) Inhale as deeply as you can, filling your lungs.4.) As you inhale, gently hold your abdomen in. Don't let itexpand.5.) Once your lungs are completely full, "Close the mouthand throat tightly, and try to force the breath out, butresist so that none escapes. Force hard, and themuscles of the abdomen will be contracted until theyare tight and rigid. Force the air downward with all thepower you possess. Clinch the fists - and exert muchstrength. The process of trying to exhale the breath,but you voluntarily hold it in, and by this resistancemost thoroughly exercise the muscles of the abdomen,stomach and other internal organs."6.) When you do this exercise, "Hold the breath in thisway for two to five seconds, and then gently allow thebreath to escape. Exhale as much as possible so thatyou will take in a new full quantity of fresh air."7.) It is not uncommon to get a light-headed or dizzyfeeling when first doing this exercise. As you getbetter at the exercise, this will pass.2.) The VacuumSteps:1.) Begin from a bent-over position with your hands restingon your knees.2.) Slowly exhale all air from your lungs.3.) Once all has been exhaled, do not inhale right away.Rise slightly instead and lift diaphragm, pulling yourstomach in.4.) Hold for six seconds or longer.5.) Exhale through your mouth.
 
6.) Catch your breath and repeat.3.) Tai Chi Waist TurnerSteps:1.) Stand in a relaxed position with your feet aboutshoulder-width apart. Allow your hands to hang freelyat your sides.2.) Without trying to move your arms, begin turning yourbody from side to side. As you turn, let the centrifugalforce swing your arms from side to side.3.) Each time you have turned as far as you can go, yourhand gently slaps your back in the kidney area, givingit a gentle massage.4.) Breathe naturally as you turn from side to side.5.) Do 50-100 repetitions each day.4.) Back Arch with Forward Bend and SqueezeSteps:1.) Place hands on hips. Feet are spaced about shoulder-width apart.2.) Inhale deeply and lean back as far as possible.3.) Pause for a moment and then bow forward.4.) As you bend forward, exhale vigorously and squeezeyour abdominal muscles.5.) Repeat for 10-20 repetitions.5.) Dynamic Side Bend Stretch (and Isometric Squeeze)Steps:1.) Start with your feet shoulder-width or wider apart.2.) Extend your left hand so that your bicep is nearlytouching your ear.3.) Inhale deeply, then bend to the right as far as possibleand slowly move back and forth.4.) Stretch as far as you can but only move back andforth about a half inch. This is a dynamic stretch.5.) After 50 repetitions, you can also hold and do anisometric stretch contraction for 6-8 seconds.6.) Repeat on the other side.
 
6.) Hands Overhead Side BendSteps:1.) Stand with feet comfortably spaced.2.) Interlock the fingers of your hands and reach to theceiling with your palms facing upward.3.) Inhale deeply and stretch to the right as far as youcan.4.) Squeeze all the muscles of the upper back as well asthose along the sides.5.) Hold for six to eight seconds, and then exhale.6.) Repeat for six repetitions then switch sides.7.) Trunk RotatorsSteps:1.) Begin with your feet comfortably spaced2.) Place your hands on your hips and inhale deeply.3.) Bend sideward and then begin tracing a clockwisecircle with your head and shoulders leading the way.4.) Concentrate on your obliques as you rotate.5.) Exhale when you reach the starting position. Inhaleand repeat nine more times in the same direction. Thenswitch directions and do 10 more repetitions.Here's some other guy's opinion on the above:Personally I think all the 7 are great exercises but the ones thatwork thebest for me are: Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener, The Vacuum,Tai Chi WasteTurners, Back Arch w/Forward Bend & Squeeze, and Hands Overhead Side Bend.I'm not really a fan of having two side bends in my workout ordoing trunkrotators seeing as how they seem pointless.The Stomach Flattener seems to spot reduce very rapidly if consistently put to use and it also makes your stomach as hard as

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