Denise Austin Quotes

Crunches only go so deep.

Spin class is the best for your core!

Balancing is good to isolate the abs.

You can train and train until you are blue in the face, but you've got to diet, you've got to have that leanness because if you are not lean, your abs won't show. Of course, the training has to be put in, but then you've to shed all the fat and keep the fat off. And that's how you get an eight pack.

Crunches are much more effective than regular sit-ups because they specifically target your upper abdominal muscles rather than your hip muscles. If you're not used to them, they can cause soreness a day or two later, but it's a 'cool' soreness. A badge of honor.

I did side planks for my obliques, which are one of my trouble areas. And traditional planks tone your back so you don't have that little bit of fat hanging over your bra. Ugh!

There are a lot of different beliefs for tightening up your core. I think just being conscious of it and being aware to engage your muscles will help any woman's tummy get in shape.

I've got a waistline to develop.

Your core supports your spine and your torso. Everything you do depends on it.

Working your obliques pulls everything together and gives you a slim waist.

My go-to prebikini flat-ab move is the plank, all different types.

I do abs every day: regular, weighted crunches and sit-ups every other day, then my obliques and my sides on the alternating day. So I'm working my core every day.

I was actually looking at the poster for 'Tarzan,' and I was thinking how abs look so different now. These are not your grandma's abs. They go so deep and so sharp now.

I have a series of exercises in which I do a lot of core. I enjoy an ab workout. I practice every day and do many different types.

I do some weightlifting and use medicine balls as well for balance for my core. I want my stomach to look flat. I have to.

We hear about the importance of strong core muscles all the time, but it never quite hits home until you stop and think what the muscles around your stomach and lower back really do.

To do Pilates moves correctly, you'll need to concentrate on your abs - keeping them pulled in and up - at all times.

I'm not going to have a six-pack abs. I think it's a luxury to have six-pack abs, but I don't think I can afford it yet. It's extremely tough, and I think having it will be an achievement.

The core is the most important muscle group in your body. If your core is not strong, the rest of your body is weakened, too.

I've recently explored the beauty of doing sit-ups on those endurance balls. It adds a whole new dimension of difficult.

I had surgery on my core muscles. They were ripping apart.

I do a lot of planks. I feel like the plank is the most underrated core workout; that's one of my go-to moves.

It's difficult to maintain the six-pack abs. They demand a specific workout and diet plan. Even professional bodybuilders sport six-pack abs on and off.

I think some of the most important exercises are all the core exercises that you can do to maximize training in certain areas of your body.

There's no doubt that 'the plank' is one of the best core exercises on the planet.