If you've been ignoring the spare tire around your stomach, it's time to address it. The sooner you incorporate tummy toning exercises into your workout routine, the sooner you'll see results. Do a variety of weight-training exercises to burn fat and build muscle in your midsection. Consult your doctor before adding new exercises into your routine.
Sitting Stability Ball Rotation
The sitting stability ball rotation exercise will help tone the core muscles of your body and flatten your stomach. Sit down on a workout bench with your feet flat on the floor and your feet at about the width of your shoulders. Place a fitness ball in your lap and wrap your arms around it to hold the ball in place. Twist your torso from one side to the other without moving the rest of your body for a total of 15 repetitions.
Crunch With Leg Extension
The crunch with leg extension is a beginning exercise to help tighten and tone your abdominal muscles, which will sculpt the stomach. Lie down on a towel or yoga mat with your feet on the floor at about the width of your hips. Interlock your fingers as you put your hands behind your head to support your neck. Lift up your neck, shoulders and head while you straighten your left knee, lifting your leg off the floor about two feet. Hold the position for five breaths, then bring your body back to the starting position. Do another crunch, this time raising your right leg. Repeat ten times on each side.
Corkscrew
The corkscrew exercise uses a fitness ball to flatten the stomach and strengthen the abdominal muscles. Get down on the ground in a push-up position, but with your feet resting on top of a fitness ball instead of the ground. Your entire body should make a line that is parallel with the ground. Bring your left knee into the right side of your chest, then bring it back out to your left side. Repeat for a total of ten times, then switch to the other leg and repeat ten times.
Knee Lift
The knee lift exercise will tighten the abs and work the shoulders at the same time. Stand up straight with your feet at about the width of your hips. Hold a water bottle vertically with both hands. Lift the bottle up toward the ceiling, then lift up your right knee as you bring your arms back down -- touch the water bottle and the knee, then bring your foot back down and lift the water bottle again. Do the same exercise with the left leg, then repeat for a total of ten times on each side.
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