MUM’S THE WORD
I’m an expert and here’s how to swap your ‘mum tum’ for abs in SEVEN minutes
BEING a mum can be overwhelming and for the most part - you're time poor.
Whether it's making packed lunches or doing the laundry, fitting a work out in is often at the bottom of your to-do list.
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But one personal trainer has now revealed how you can swap your 'mummy tummy' for abs in just seven minutes.
Posting to Instagram, personal trainer , who specialises in fitness for mums said it's understandable that people feel overwhelmed trying to fit everything in.
She said: "You don’t need hours in a gym to get results, my workouts are usually 20 minutes long."
Lydia explained that everyone has days where they don't feel like being active, but said putting your foot outside is the hardest step.
In order to help you feel the best you can, Lydia devised a short workout that you can do to help you build core strength - and it's just seven minutes long.
Each exercise is just for 25 seconds and there is plenty of variation.
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Speaking to The Sun, detailed each exercise.
The first exercise is a sit up, and to do this Lydia said you should lie on your back, with your elbows open, then sit all the way up and roll back down to the start position.
Next is the reverse crunch, Lydia explained: "Gently roll your tail bone up and towards the ceiling, cross your ankles and keep your knees over your hips."
The third exercise is a back extension, for this you need to put your hands behind your head, keep your gaze forward, sit down onto your heels, rise up and lean slightly forward, then return to the start position and repeat.
Next up is mountain climbers, Lydia explains: "Keep your hands under your shoulders, bring your knees to your chest, to increase your heart rate - pick the pace up,"
Number five is what Lydia likes to call the windscreen wipers, and to do this you need to lay on your back with your arms to the side. Then push your palms to the ground, keeping your knees over your hips and move from side to side.
We all spend at least 20 minutes a day scrolling through our phones so we don't we do something that actually makes us feel good inside and out."
Lydia Rees
Then you move onto a plank with knee thrust and for this exercise, Lydia said it's important that you do no let your back drop.
She said you should keep your tail bone tucked in and your belly button drawn into your spine, then bring your knee towards your chest and alternate legs.
Next up is a reach through crunch, Lydia explained: "Keep your lower back into ground, lift your shoulder blades off the floor and reach through your legs."
The eighth exercise is scissor kicks and to do this you need to place your hands underneath your bum cheeks and press your lower back into the ground and scissor your legs.
For exercise nine, you'll be doing the dead bug, so to do this you lay on your back, keeping your belly button towards your spine and lower the opposing legs and arms to the ground and bring back to starting position
Number ten is the plank, Lydia explains: "Balance on your palms and the balls of your feet, keep your tail bone tucked, draw your belly button up and towards your spine and hold.
The 12 exercises that take just seven minutes and can help you get rid of your 'mummy tummy'
Do each of these 12 exercises for 25 seconds
- Sit up
- Reverse crunch
- Back extension
- Mountain climbers
- Windscreen wipers
- Plank knee thrust
- Reach through crunch
- Scissor kicks
- Deadbug
- Plank
- Bicycle crunch
- Everest climbers
Next is a bicycle crunch, just keep your eyes to the ceiling, keep your chin off your check and avoid pulling on your neck, then bring your arm pit to the opposite knee.
Last but not least is Everest climbers, to do this start in a plank position and bring your feet to the side of your arms, keeping your core engaged - and you're done.
Lydia, who also co-founded added that you shouldn't do these exercises if you have any sort of abdominal separation.
She said: "If you have diastasis recti then you want to avoid putting pressure on that area, so things like sit ups can put unnecessary pressure on your core.
"But if you haven't got that and you're an everyday mum then you'll be fine."
Lydia said that just putting a little bit of time aside each day will help.
She said that she understand how hard it can be to fit exercise in between work and childcare.
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She added: "We all spend at least 20 minutes a day scrolling through our phones so we don't we do something that actually makes us feel good inside and out."
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