Let’s admit it exercising can be a waste of time especially for a busy person like you. As a matter of fact, you tend to dismiss the thought of getting healthy by exercising since there are a lot of diet pills as well as slimming teas that promises a quick way to lose weight. But don’t you think that a little bit of sacrifice can be all worth it?

I am not saying that you need to go to the gym right away. For a novice like you who don’t like going to a fitness center or doing any form of exercise, there are actually different workouts for beginners that you can get yourself into and try.

What Should Compose A Beginner Workout?
A beginner workout is actually a type of workout that is being given for those people who are relatively new to weight training. A novice in weight training needs to focus on the technique rather than the weight lifting itself. When you have mastered the technique used in such exercises, you can actually move into a more advanced routine such as the 4 day split and you can do it for the rest of 8-10 weeks.

For now, here’s a three day work-out plan that you can follow to start up your weight training:

First day:

Chest Exercise Sets
Dumb bell bench press 4
Incline bench press 2
Triceps Exercise
Tricep dip 3
Lying tricep extension 3

Third day:

Back Exercise Sets
Wide grip pull up 4
Seated row 3
One arm dumb bell row 3
Bicep Exercise
Standing barbell curl 3

Fifth day:

Leg Exercise Sets
45 degree leg press 4
Leg extension 3
Leg curl 3
Shoulder Exercise
Military press 4
Dumb bell lateral raise 3

The plan is composed of 3-5 exercise routines that you can do for three days. It all depends on you how many repetitions you are going to do, but I suggest that you do 12 repetitions for these exercises. As you have noticed, we skipped a day for every type of exercise since the second and the fourth days are actually dedicated to rest days so that your body can have a breathing time for doing the set of exercises for the next day.

Bear in mind that you need to do a 10 minute warm-up before doing the routines so that you are not going to strain yourself after doing such routines.

These workout routines are actually designed for those people who are considered novices in exercising especially in the field of weight training. The workout routines are made relatively easier so as to keep you doing the exercise until you and your body is ready to move on to a more advanced level.

Don’t worry, this may be tiresome at first but the results are all worth it. Not only will you have a healthy body but you also get that chance to sport a better-shaped body.

Many people like to be active by playing a sport they love or chasing their kids around the house, but when a person wants to work their ab muscles they tend to automatically think that doing sit-ups, or crunches are the way to go.  Sure, targeting the exact area will likely give the best results, but I’d much rather work my abs without “knowing” I am working my stomach.  Instead of torturing yourself with the same old ab routines you have been doing for year, try one of the 6 nontraditional ab workouts.

Pilates

Pilates is an excellent exercise for flattening the tummy. All of the movements of Pilates originate from the core, and each and every exercise strengthens and tones the core (the muscles of your abs, lower back and hip flexors). This results in a toned and a tight tummy. It also helps to increase your overall flexibility, which is never a bad thing!

Kick box aerobics / taebo

Kick-box aerobics (Taebo) is one of my favorite exercises. It strengthens the core (resulting in a flat tummy) and it is a high intensity exercise that will have you burn lots of calories and fat.

Hula hooping (My mom swore by this)

Just imagine what spinning a hula hoop around your middle will do for your abs – it will tone and strengthen your abs muscles, resulting in a flat tummy. Invest in a hula hoop and get a flat tummy the fun way!

Any sport (Poker doesn’t count)

Most sports use the core area to move, and will tone and flatten your abs as a result. Any sport that involves cardio will also help you to burn some calories, resulting in weight loss. In my opinion, the best sport to do is one that you enjoy doing, as that will greatly increase the probability of you continuing to do it.

Yoga

When you are stressed your body produces excess cortisol that in turn leads to your body storing excess fat on your tummy (bad news if you want flat abs). Yoga relaxes you, causes you to de-stress, and will help to combat the effect of stress. Not only will this help you get those flat abs you wanted, but it will also greatly increase your quality of live.

Weight training

Weight training is one of the best ways to burn lots of fat and calories, and will give you a leaner appearance as you start to build muscle.

These exercises will all help you to get a flat tummy in the nontraditional way. Just implement these exercises, together with a healthy eating plan and you will be on your way to a flat tummy.

On a side not you migh consider tensing your stomach while sitting and forcing good posture.  It isn’t exactly an exercise so I did not add it to the list but I thought it a worthy addition to the article nonetheless.