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General Tip - Set a time every other day and put it in your diary, scheduling in sessions make them harder to avoid.

Motivational Tip - Complete every exercise the set amount of times! Don't let yourself get out of any repetitions.

Training Programme - Abdominal (Tummy) Fitball training programme (3 sets of 10-16 reps for each exercise)

Straight ball crunch - Lay back on the ball with your legs bent and feet on the floor, shoulder width apart. With your hands on your ears tense your tummy muscles and slowly sit up trying to keep the ball still. Then slowly back untill your body is parallel with the floor. Try not to tense your neck too much.

Ball side raises - With your feet against the wall, lay with your hip on the ball but on your side. Hands on your temples, slowly lay over the ball untill your side in in complete contact with the ball. Slowly lift back up to the position shown on the photo and repeat. Complete a set on both sides.

Alternate side ball crunch - Lay back on the ball with your legs bent and feet on the floor, shoulder width apart. With your hands on your ears tense your tummy muscles and slowly sit up trying to keep the ball still. As you sit up twist your upper body directing your right elbow towards your left knee. Return to starting position and repeat alternating sides.

Seated ball rotations - Sitting upright on the ball, with straight arms have your hands touching. Maintaining this position slowly twist just your upper body keeping you hips and the ball still. Return to the middle and repeat alternating sides.

Side crunch, knee lifts - Lay back on the ball with both feet on the floor and your hands on your temples. Slowly sit up diagonally, as you do so direct your left elbow towards your right knee which you lift. The ball will wobble, aim to reduce this as you practice. Slowly return your foot to the floor and lay back then repeat on the other side.