Pippa Middleton shares her go-to ‘belly-busting’ exercises to ‘tone your tummy’ in weeks

Pippa Middleton has an envious figure and while it will partly be down to genetics, the British socialite exercises regularly and follows a healthy diet. One area many women look tone-up is the mid-riff, as overindulgence and little movement can see an increase in belly fat as we get older. However, Pippa has shared some of her favourite exercises to help “whittle your waist”.

She explained: “To do any form of exercise efficiently, you need to be able to activate your core. 

“A strong core is required for sports performance and for good weight training technique. 

“I’d recommend trying Pilates or another core class, like Les Mills’ CXWORX class, to learn about the core muscles and how to engage them.

“Once you’ve picked up the basic techniques, including working your front and side abs, lower back muscles and hip muscles, you can use a reputable online video to get both inspiration and new exercises.” 

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Pippa added: “Core work is great for working on posture and also helps to strengthen important tissue, which will have a positive effect on all the other activities. 

“It will dramatically improve your balance and effectiveness for sports such as running, tennis, golf and swimming. 

“The reason why most sports professionals practise Pilates and concentrate on core exercises is to maintain their efficiency. 

“Focus on your abs and waist and try to incorporate these short exercises (complete 15-20 reps of each exercise, three times round) into your full-body workout regime.” 

There are four exercises Pippa suggests doing. 

“Tone your tummy with these belly-busting moves,” she commented.

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Mountain climber – tones entire core and works lower back muscles and shoulders. 

1. Start in a push-up position with feet extended backwards and arms extended upright with hands under shoulders. 

2. Engage your tummy to bring your left knee towards your left elbow. Pause and return to the start. 

3. Repeat with the right knee and continue alternating. 

4. You can speed this exercise up for 20 seconds, with a 10 second rest. 

Reverse crunch – hits the lower tummy muscles 

1. Lie on your back with your knees and hips bent at 90-degrees and arms by your sides. 

2. Engage your lower tummy muscles to lift your hips off the ground. Keep your shoulders on the floor. 

3. Pause and slowly lower heels back to the start.

4. The slower you do this movement, the harder it is. 

5. Repeat 10 times. 

Side plank crunch – streamlines the side of your waist 

1. Start in a side plank with your left arm on the floor, elbow under shoulder and feet stacked. 

2. Place your right fingertips behind your head. 

3. Tighten your abs and draw your right leg towards your left arm. 

4. Repeat 10 times and then switch sides.

5. If this is too advance, don’t lift your leg, instead focus on holding the side plank position for 30 seconds.

Pippa’s 10-week tone-up is in conjunction with Waitrose magazine. 

source: express.co.uk