Product Description

Every day, countless crunches and sit-ups are done in gyms across the country, while at home infomercials tout electrical stimulators and gut-busting workout machines, all in the quest for a toned tummy. But can any of these methods guarantee the perfect waistline? Unfortunately not. The startling fact is that most people aiming for a flat stomach are going about it incorrectly, wasting time, effort and money. But with the right advice, a flat stomach is within everyone's reach.And who better to guide you to a trim midriff than Olympic Gold medallist Denise Lewis. As a world-class athlete, Denise knows more than any self-styled fitness guru or celebrity about setting goals and working efficiently with your body to achieve them. Uniquely, Denise's programmes are completely customizable. Whether you are trying to shed xmas excess or get back into shape after a baby, they cater for a variety of needs and can be tailored to the time you have available, whether you are a 10-minutes-a-day person, or weekend only exerciser.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #145538 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

From the Inside Flap
No fancy machines. No faddy gadgets. No fussy diets. Just a workout that is guaranteed to put you on the fast track to a flat tummy in only 60 minutes a week.
With Olympic and Commonwealth gold medals to her name, and the hard-won experience of 15 years as a professional athlete, no-one knows more than Denise Lewis about getting the most out of your exercise. This is Denise writing not as a full-time athlete, but as a full-time mother. She knows what it takes to get in great shape, but she also knows that training for hours a day is simply not an option.
Combining 29 targeted exercises to strengthen your tummy and back, Denise offers a series of programmes to suit all fitness levels. Guaranteed to build strong abs and a beautiful flat tummy, there are the very same exercises that Denise used to get back in shape after the birth of her son.
And you'll get more from The Flat Tummy Book than just a flat tummy: follow Denise's advice and you're well on the road to all-round fitness, increased energy levels, greater productivity - and you'll even have some fun too.

From the Back Cover
The road to a flat tummy starts here. The exercises in this book are simple. They don't need much space or take more than 60 minutes a week. They worked for Denise Lewis, and they'll work for you too.

About the Author
Denise Lewis MBE is one of Britain's most successful athletes. As a heptathlete (100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin, 800m), her palmares include two World Championship silver medals, a European Championship Gold, and the Olympic Gold she took at Sydney in 2000. Injury forced her out of the 2004 Olympics, but she had the consolation of finishing in the silver medal position in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. She was awarded an MBE in 1999 and gave birth to her first daughter in April 2002.

Customer Reviews

what a fantastic book!
I highly recommned this book! I have never been that fond of exercising before, find gyms very dull and exercise videos limited. I heard Denis Lewis interviewed on the radio talking about this book. She sounded very down-to-earth and made getting fit sound very straight forward. I bought this book hoping it would be useful, but it far exceeded my expectations.

The exercises are easy to follow (with good, clear photos showing how to do each exercise), there is a summary of each exercise programme (beginners, intermediate and advanced) with photos of each exercise and how many times to do them at the end of the book (so you dont have to keep turning the page between each exercise), the programme really does take 30 minutes in full (including warm up and cool down) and you dont need any complicated equipment beyond that of a mat and two cushions!

I have a very busy and demanding life, so I dont have much time to waste (who does?) so something has to be good for me to stick at it. I do the programme 3 times a week and am starting to see the benefits (after 3 weeks) of a flatter tummy. But more than this, I have much more energy now and feel much healthier. Thank you Denis Lewis for this fantastic book!

It really works!!!
I have to say this is the best book i have ever purchased on exercising the abdominals, i have been through many books, and have never kept up with the routines, but this book is very different, the exercises are quite different, a lot of the exercises don't need you to lift your neck up but use the legs instead, i for one am very pleased as it means i don't get neck pain like i usually do when i do ab exercises, the book is very simple and straightforward and gives you clear illustrations on every abdominal exercise, you can really feel your abs working, my stomach felt like it had really been put through a workout, so far i have been following this book for four months (thats a first!!) and i am really seeing the rewards to the hard work i put in. So anyone wanting to tone their abs, what are you thinking about?? buy yourself a copy now, you really can't go wrong with this book.

Disappointing
I bought this book in the hope of getting some suggestions of some different abdominal crunching exercises, but there are not very many crunches or sit-ups at all! There are some advanced exercises which I will focus on, but most are quite simple and basic.