Wanna have those fanciful abs that we all see on beach hunks and babes? Let certified fitness instructor Desmond Tang teach you how to strengthen those core muscles and bring you one step closer to having that drool-worthy body.

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Main Muscle Group(s): This exercise targets your Hamstring and butt while while on your Core at the same time

How-to-Execute:

- Lie down on the floor in a sit-up ready position

- Place both hands at the side of your body

- Using your hamstring, butt and hips, lift yourself up as shown in picture 2

- Slowly control your movement back down

Safety Measures:

1) Keep your Core tight as you lift yourself up. (Tighten your abdominal region)

2) Control your movement downwards. Do not drop and hurt your back

For Increased Difficulty:

1) Execute Pelvic / Hip Raise on a higher platform as shown in picture 3 & 4

2) Execute Pelvic / Hip Raise without support of hands at the side

2) Execute Pelvic / Hip Raise on a Exercise Ball

This article is contributed by Desmond Tang.

Desmond is a personal fitness trainer, a certified floorball coach and co-founder of Three60 Group.

Wrong! Eliminate the usual thinking of doing thousands and thousands of crunches or sit-ups in order to lose the fats around your waistline. Our body works in a different way. One thing for sure, you cannot (YES, You Can’t!) tell your body which part (arms, stomach, thighs etc) to lose fats. Your body will lose it IF you carry out a good, intensive overall body workout.

There is a common misconception that in order to lose my fats around my tummy area, I have to do exercises like sit-ups and crunches. First thing first, many people I see around doing crunches or sit-ups are already doing it the wrong way. What’s worse (and it’s a fact), doing crunches or sit-ups is of little/no help in shredding waistline fats.

Our abdominal are already there in the first place. What’s covering it is layers of excess fats that we have accumulate over the years. Crunches / sit-ups are not effective. To build up good abdominal strength (Your Core), do plenty of isometric exercises like Plank variations, Squat Hold etc.

So, what should you do today in order to shred your fats?

In terms of Exercises:

- Focus and work on the major muscles group of your body: Thighs, Chest, Back

- Carry out a total body workout

In terms of Diet:

- Reduce your sugar intake (Less soft drinks, less sugar to your coffee/tea)

- Reduce your carbohydrates intake gradually (white rice, white bread, noodles)

Watch your exercise and your diet, only then can you flaunt your awesome body with cool clothes offered by Marcellie :)

This article is contributed by Desmond Tang. Desmond is a personal fitness trainer, a certified floorball coach and co-founder of Three60 Group.