Ladies, please: Don't be one of those people.
You know, one of those women who feel guilty right around this time of year as everyone in your office is making a new year's resolution to develop some girl abs.
There's nothing to feel guilty about; just take charge and make this the year you flatten those abs and have a stomach you can't wait to show off! Let me tell you, the biggest mistake a woman can make in fitness is ignorance, so that's why I'd like to give you some sound advice.
First off, you don't need to do a zillion crunches to develop girl abs.
Crunches are a great exercise, but they're not enough by themselves to give you fast abs.
The problem is that with excess fat on your midsection, it won't matter how defined your abs are.
If you ever felt like you gave a great effort and stuck to a killer workout day after day yet saw no difference, that's why.
It's possible to have tight, firm abs and still not see anything but a chubby little belly down there.
Just like anything else in your body, the basis is nutrition.
You need something that will motivate you every day not just to lie down and do a round of crunches, but to eat healthier.
You need to make your body an environment where a fat stomach can't sustain itself.
For the most part, you can get away with common sense in this area.
Don't eat candy, eat more fruit, drink water instead of diet soda, etc.
There are many helpful tips in the realm of nutrition for a girl's abs, but like I said, most of it is common sense.
When it comes to ab exercises, on the other hand, you really can't improvise.
You need to know what you're doing and know that you're doing it right.
But while the ab exercises build the abdominal muscle, it's the cardio end of things that expels that excess fat.
Long-distance jogging is usually the best solution.
Don't whine! A transformation of your body will take some sacrifice, naturally.
But it'll be worth it in the end when you can wake up and look in the mirror at those sexy girl abs.
I promise!