‘Tis the season for eating - this ab crusher will help you keep focused on your fitness goals throughout the food-filled festivities. Finish off your ab training with this move to really feel your abs at work.

My best advice for the holiday season is this: eat two or three bites of every treat and favourite dish that you love, and you will be experiencing all the joy – the key is to enjoy in moderation (it also helps to avoid drinking full fat egg nog too!).

Hip-Tilt-Crunch

1. Lay on your back, knees bent and feet planted flat on the floor. Place your fingertips on your temples and pull your belly button down towards your spine.

2.     Keeping your hips in line with your shoulders, lift your shoulders off the floor. At the same time, lift your left leg keeping the knee bent at a 90 degree angle and move the knee towards your chest. This will allow you to lift your hips slightly and perform an intense crunch**.

3.     Lower your leg and shoulders.

4.     Repeat the movement, this time raising your right leg towards your chest.

5.     Perform 16 repetitions, alternating legs, then rest for about one minute. Repeat for another set.

Do not pull on your head or neck to perform this movement – focus on contracting the abdominal muscles. Only lift the shoulders about 2-3 inches off the floor.


**Remember to focus on pulling the navel down to the floor and lifting the shoulders using the force of the abdominals.