As per mom’s request, Annmarie explains how to tighten your belly with this abs workout…
It’s been awesome being outside and getting some vitamin D!
With the sun and a vitamin D supplement, Ann and I are anticipating a much higher score on our 25-hydroxy test.
Until then, take a look at the workout…
Your question of the day: When was the last time your worked out your abs?
Click here, scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave your comments now!
Ann also says get off your… and walk, run, dance, yoga-size, skip, hula hoop! 
Live Awesome!
Kev
7:23 pm on January 29th, 2010
You guys are too cute! I did an ab workout yesterday, but prior to that, it had been a few weeks. I gotta try the inch worm move, that looks like fun!
Can’t recall the last time I hung upside down!
Thanks for bringing back fitness Fridays!
7:24 pm on January 29th, 2010
Good tips I do it on an off at times .
7:32 pm on January 29th, 2010
Love these fitness shows! Great tips!!
7:38 pm on January 29th, 2010
Let’s see, I work out my abs pretty much every time I work out since I mostly do moves that involve the core in some way. But, it’s not a bad idea to focus on some specific abs moves from time to time. I’m so glad you’re bringing back fitness friday!! You’ll have to show us what that yoga swing is all about sometime.
7:39 pm on January 29th, 2010
Anne-Marie your even pretty upside down!
about 2 days ago I did an ab workout and this reminds me to get going again! thanks
7:43 pm on January 29th, 2010
I enjoy your show. Thank you for all the tips and information that you share.
I have been trying to incorporate quick exercises into my daily life and I tighten my abs and core every time I think about it, while driving, while sitting, while standing. I hold the tightness for about the count of 10.
I try to start the day by hanging over the side of my bed, upside down. Sometimes I will read a quick paragraph or two while I am upside down. I thought that the extra blood to the brain would be beneficial as well as the feeling of a face lift.
7:46 pm on January 29th, 2010
Most every day a little ab work.
7:48 pm on January 29th, 2010
I looooooooooved this show:* love + hugs and blessings from Icelad
8:01 pm on January 29th, 2010
Love this!! I have been looking for new, fun ab workouts!!
8:11 pm on January 29th, 2010
Did an abs workout last night it been a while since I last hung upside down. Maybe a head stand about a month ago.
8:29 pm on January 29th, 2010
Cool thanks for the tips! What’s that yoga swing? Never saw that before.
es
8:41 pm on January 29th, 2010
Anne-Marie you are in great shape (really cute feet by the way)…thanks for keeping us inspired
8:58 pm on January 29th, 2010
Good show. I rarely do abs workouts, and it shows. I must start today because my daughter-in-law gave me a slinky red dress for Christmas that I want to wear to a March dinner dance. I’ll be the sexiest granny there.
9:06 pm on January 29th, 2010
Very cool! I can watch you work out all day, Annmarie. I like the one about doing the leg raises while sitting at your computer. Simple but somehow I hadn’t seen it before.
Planks might be good to demonstate for people who are less mobile. There are so many variations and those babies can really burn without risk of injury.
9:15 pm on January 29th, 2010
It’s been a month
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But you have inspired me to get moving again.
) Thank you.
Smile,
Sue
9:17 pm on January 29th, 2010
I do ab workouts about every other day. I’ve been following Scott Colby’s workouts after you guys had him on the show. I like them because they’re varied and I can do them in my own home. I’m jealous you guys are in shorts and t-shirts! Looking forward to seeing my husband who’s in West Palm Beach, FL right now fixing a boat we recently bought.
9:43 pm on January 29th, 2010
starting now… eeeeek… ty much
10:03 pm on January 29th, 2010
I love you two,more and more, I like the synergy between you…It’s understandable why you are so successful at anything each of you is doing. There is so much harmony, understanding and love in your relationship!
Today’s show was a lot of fun. Thank you!
I hope you have a great weekend. I certainly miss you during this two days, but I’ll check some older videos. Each time I learn so much and I have the opportunity to search further some of the interesting ideas you bring.
10:04 pm on January 29th, 2010
Awesome!!! Thank You for sharing it with us!! Lots of LOVE, HUGS, and BLESSINGS!!! <3<3<3
11:10 pm on January 29th, 2010
Hey you two…
Another hot segment…
I like all of the exercises and will give them a try this week.
You are a Sensational looking couple.
Dawni
11:28 pm on January 29th, 2010
I did some ab crunches a couple of days ago. Now I can have a variety with these new moves. I definitely will add these to my ab workout. Loved your show, thanks so much, YAY for Fitness Friday!
11:38 pm on January 29th, 2010
Great video!!!
12:10 am on January 30th, 2010
Some core stuff through yoga most days….. Getting stronger but there’s still a bit of padding around those muscles!!! I’m taking on a lot of your food tips though and starting to get some of it off!
Love the show guys, keep up the great work!
12:35 am on January 30th, 2010
What will you charge to train me in San Francisco?
3:47 am on January 30th, 2010
O as usual, on the spot.
Thxs to raw meals and outlook, I have lost pregnancy weight, but didn’t exercise much since giving birth (3 years….) so… the tummy is sorta plump. THANK YOU for this and your wonderful presence on the web!
6:54 am on January 30th, 2010
I’m a newbie to your show, and I love it!! I did ab work on Wednesday, and will again today.
Fitness Friday rocks!
9:45 am on January 30th, 2010
l use my inversion table daily (sometimes a few times a day) and do crunches on it. lt’s great for that, similar to your yoga swing, which l would love but have no room for inside. Although now l’m wondering if l could put a hook in a ceiling beam…
10:00 am on January 30th, 2010
My last abs workout was Thursday.
Lots of plank, crunches, and an in-place “inchworm.” I walked my hands out into plank and then walked them back in, rather than moving forward.
Thanks for the reminder of small movements I can make at my work desk that will have a big impact if I just keep doing them over time.
10:33 am on January 30th, 2010
Yesterday! JAZZERCISE! It shows! Seriously yes. People still Jazzercise. Even some raw vegan people (though I have noticed that the raw vegan thing is seriously not the norm).
I have probably not hung upside down since I was a kid, and rarely then. I didn’t really have a true appreciation for the monkey bars, as I had a highly overdeveloped sense of my own mortality. (As in, if I fell, that would hurt!)
Thanks from Austin, Texas!
10:39 am on January 30th, 2010
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11:01 am on January 30th, 2010
Yay! Fitness Friday!!
I inadvertantly worked out my abs on Thursday while rebounding. Now my lower abs are sore when I cough! Doh! What a shameful commentary on my lack of fitness.
11:39 am on January 30th, 2010
Yesterday morning and just finished another. I am a health/fitness/nutrition major. Probably going to transfer into nutrition. One more holistic raw foods nutritionist/personal trainer/chef!
11:49 am on January 30th, 2010
this reminds me of how lazy I’ve been lately…and I usually like to workout ALL the time! haha…but fortunately school’s starting with a ton of workout classes I signed up for
…I’ll be working my belly every week with belly dancing and then there’s yoga, kick boxing and zumba so I’ll be set 
i’ve been upside down hanging from my pull up bar a couple days ago lol. Other than that I’m upside down every day with headstands..I love ‘em.
wow that yoga swing is an interesting contraption…I’d love see how that works.
Annmarie is so adorable!
4:58 pm on January 30th, 2010
i haven’t done an ab workout in a looong time. i am going to go do that right now! thanks for the inspiration as usual!
5:04 pm on January 30th, 2010
I do an ab routine 3 times a week. I did it this morning. I like watching DVDs such as Slim in 6 and P90. This works for me.
6:44 pm on January 30th, 2010
Thanks for another fitness Friday! I hope you can do them every friday again, cause it keeps me motivated!
Haven’t done abs for a week, but now that i have some new options, i will be doing them in my morning exercise!
6:48 pm on January 30th, 2010
Hey Kevin, in the last part of the video were you guys using that new phone that sounds like you’re right here in the room:) Good videos
8:15 pm on January 30th, 2010
I haven’t even exercised (let alone worked my abs) in a long time. I need to lose some weight and I know exercise helps a lot with that!
9:23 pm on January 30th, 2010
Last week did a concentrated abs workout – everyday make an effort to keep core in check. Love ab exercise that don’t involve getting on the floor and doing crunches or sit ups. Thanks for the tips today.
1:27 am on January 31st, 2010
You guys need to watch this vid you will be way ahead of the game.
The Living Matrix: The Science of Healing
9:53 am on January 31st, 2010
WALKING is THE best ab exercise ever
1:13 pm on January 31st, 2010
Hey guys! Thanks for all the great shows. I was drinking my smoothie this morning along side a cup of tea and I was stuck… could the hot tea water kill active enzymes/probiotics that my smoothie contains? Would the tea water cook my smoothie in my belly oven!?
Thanks!!
Christie
5:31 pm on January 31st, 2010
I did an ab workout just now!
Thanks so much for the simple things to do for abs when I’m stuck endless hours on the computer.
7:19 pm on January 31st, 2010
Thank you so much Annmarie! I’m always looking for ways to stretch or exercise while studying, and the feet lift feels GREAT.
I also often wonder if drinking hot tea should not be done within a certain time frame of, say, taking supplements. And I tend to delay drinking tea after eating, I think from that thought at the back of mind, which I’m now curious about the actuality of.
7:49 pm on January 31st, 2010
This show was awesome, thx guys. I love these workouts. I tried them today after watching the vid. I have to admit I haven’t worked my abs in a couple months….I don’t like the traditional floor exercises and often I have to force myself to do them, but these were like standing and sitting workouts. I am always looking for standing ab exercises. Thank you so much!
8:52 am on February 1st, 2010
Hi guys,
Just discovered your website lately and i LOVE it! You two are doing a great job!!!
Thank you so much!
12:55 pm on February 1st, 2010
You guys are too cute!
Loved that show! I love the end Anne Marie
And great advice and moves, too. I am so glad that you started with just ‘holding them in”. Its sooo true. I dont usually do a focused ab “workout”, but in general, hold my abs tight and VISUALIZE them how you want them. I think that works wonders…
I hang upside down every chance I can get. I use our gym like a “jungle-gym” LOL. I am always hanging from anything I can. It just feels Sooooooo good. DO IT!
Love and Aloha~
PS- You guys are gettin tan! yeeehaw!
2:44 pm on February 1st, 2010
Annmarie, you look awesome!!! I do yoga every day so I get lots of ab work in!! Namaste
8:07 pm on February 1st, 2010
AnnMarie, I tried your big circle stretch and it is great. It really gets you going in the morning, especially for senior muscles that are slow to start.
I’m also sucking in my belly and standing taller while I walk. If it doesn’t help, at least I feel like a noble queen.
I really like these new Fitness Fridays. They are relevant to me. The one on proper foot gear last year didn’t appeal. But the last few from YOU are excellent.
9:26 pm on February 1st, 2010
If holding my core for ice dancing 6 days a week counts, I did one today. … hung upside down would be an ice dance lift for me, that was last week
I liked the video. I really liked the progressions. I also liked that you gave me something to do at my desk while at work (desk job).
9:44 pm on February 1st, 2010
you guys are absolutely adorable! sadly, the last time I worked my abs was 6 yrs ago. the last 6 yrs have been spent having 2 kids with pre-eclampsia throughout both, and my stomach is hiding underneath a ‘pregnant looking’ lump of flab
but…
I am on day 15 of my juice fast, have lost 14 pounds and going for 92 days. I think these exercises are going to help to tone my tummy and help my back too.
thanks for the vid
11:06 am on February 2nd, 2010
Thank you for bringing back Fitness Friday. Hurray!
I last “worked out” my abs in Saturday’s Power Yoga class.
However, I’ve been making a conscious effort to keep my abs in (belly to spine). Especially when I’m sitting at my desk.
12:17 pm on February 2nd, 2010
Abs workouts are pretty much my focus. For my body, everything else is almost aesthetic, while core work is necessary. A couple of things I’ve found to help, in addition to exercise: I recline my driver’s seat all the way back and pretend my commute’s on horseback. I’m in transition from watching TV lying back to watching, perched atop a balance ball, so less of my time is just sitting.
Thanks for everything you do. Kevin, Annmarie, and the community rock!
1:38 pm on February 2nd, 2010
Thank you Annmarie,
A few years ago had an unfortunate situation which paralyzed me from the waist down. I am having a hard time finding exercises for my abs.
I really want my flat stomach back. ;~)
Thanks,
Stacy
5:17 pm on February 2nd, 2010
HI GUYS
I love your frame for the yoga swing I got my husband the umgym for christmas but we need a frame for it Can I ask where you got your frame I need one bad……THANKS Sandee
5:28 am on February 3rd, 2010
Thanks again! You guys make me smile!
I will start doing some of these simple exercises again.
I am riding a stationary bike for a future project where I will ride for 3 hours straight.
My legs are getting in shape but I noticed my abs are not like they used to be a few months ago because I have forgotten that they need a work-out too! Thanks always!!!!
3:13 pm on February 3rd, 2010
I don’t know how or when I fell upon you (over a year ago for sure), but your raw foods ideas intrigued me. So, periodically, I’d watch! I’ll spare you the details, but wanted you to know that literally, about an hour ago, I left a nutritionist’s office for a consultation to learn about plant based proteins and raw foods!!! (I thought you’d like that!) Being in the fitness industry, ANIMAL proteins are pushed on clients. Even tons of dairy. Well, through my own personal journal I have learned that these are so often the culprit of so many ailments and poor digestion……and here I am, beginning this new chapter of my life, and I wanted to share with you that you are the first person I heard speak about this!! =D I’ll keep you posted with my journey!
On a fitness note, with regard to your abs exercises…love ‘em! Good choices! Also…if I could add, if your viewers don’t eat CLEAN and lose the ‘extra’ covering the abs, they won’t be able to admire all that hard work!! =) So, eat clean AND do these core exercises! And if I could add one more thing (I swear!), don’t forget balancing the lower back exercises with the front core exercises to strengthen the entire core. I think we so often forget the lower back, and so many of us have weak lower backs.
K, yo guys are great! Keep spreading the word!
Have a healthy and FIT day! =)
~Katie
5:35 pm on February 3rd, 2010
Thank you for doing another great fitness Friday, I really enjoyed the show. I do an ab workout 3 to 4 times a week and last night was the last time I worked my abs.
2:40 pm on February 4th, 2010
Two other great ways to work your abs:
a Rebounder! was sore for 3 days when I first started, but it is so much fun to use. while watching tv etc.
An ab-roller, Former Pres Reagan rumored to use one regularly. Power Wheel II is a great one, can also strap to your feet and crunch up!
Anna-Marie, teeth looking white!
2:48 pm on February 4th, 2010
Sorry, a third one to look at:
Bodyblade, it will shake EVERYTHING in the core, your body has no defense but to tighten up! /Doug.
1:06 pm on February 7th, 2010
Hi, just wondering what are the best toners for a 5 month pregnant woman? i want to keep fit and make sure I have got toned ‘bits’ for labour.. any ideas?
THANKS!
Paulina from UK