Low cost Abs

[Charlotte]

Does anyone know an exercise you can do at home that will help tone abs that doesn't require any expensive equipment?

[KraftMan]

Sit ups. They suck. They hurt. They are boring as he!!, but they get the job done. Work your obliques, too, by doing regular situps, and then doing situps that "aim" for one knee and then the other (so you're twisting slightly to access the muscles at the side of the core, not just your abs)

[Charlotte]

Ya...that sounds like it'll hurt but I'll give it a try. Can you suggest how many reps I should do? Also, I heard that you can really hurt your neck doing situps. Do you know how to do them so I won't kill my neck? Thanks so much for your suggestion!

[TammyBear]

Pilates is my solution. It's pretty much all floor work and it focuses almost everything on your core

[Charlotte]

I heard about Pilates. It's something like yoga right? Do you know if you can get work outs for free?