Yoga For Flat Abs|The Down Dog Blog

Tired of crunches? Flatten your belly with yoga. Almost every yoga pose engages and tones your abdominal muscles, says Kathryn Budig, yoga instructor and author of The Women’s Health Big Book of Yoga. “Yoga makes your core strong by forcing you to be in tune with how it engages and moves.” Bonus: Most core work in yoga has the added benefit of simultaneously toning and strengthening the shoulders and upper back. Here, Budig shares seven yoga exercises that will fire up your abs and tighten your tummy.