Envy Inducing Abs of Jessica Ennis Here are a few things you can do to burn away the fat from your stomach and show those abs!
1) Running is the best ab workout as you use all of your body. Your cardiovascular system loves it and those calories burnt will strip away at excess abdominal fat. It takes approximately 20 minutes of running for the fat stores to be utilised as energy, so the longer your run, the more body fat you burn off.
2) Skip rope for 10-30 minutes, for pure core strengthening and cardio strengthening too! Spin class is also a wonderful fat burner and abdominal revealing exercise technique.
3) Walking lunges with rotations works the lower body and the obliques (external stomach muscles) As you step into the forward lunge hold your arms out in front of you with hands clasped and rotate your arms over the forward lunged knee, 5 x 20 with 1 minute rest between sets.
4) Deep squat leap frogs work the legs, bum and thighs whilst raising the heart rate. Try 1 minute leap frog with 1 minute rest and repeat 5 times.
5) Repeat the following circuit 3-5 times in a fluid motion moving from one exercise to the next. Rest 1 minute between sets...
Her day starts with a breakfast of toast or cereal with apple or orange juice.
She then does a morning training session, snacking on a cereal bar and sports drink or protein shake to help her muscles recover, then lunch is soup or a chicken sandwich before her afternoon training session.
In the evening she cooks a balanced meal of meat and carbs such as chicken and rice or spaghetti Bolognese followed by some chocolate, of course.
She practices two or three events in the morning then a different two in the afternoon.
In between sessions she fits in running, weights and circuit training in the gym, as well as daily power naps, massage and physio sessions.
This superb athlete has amazing determination/heart and self discipline. No wonder she is billed as a "National Treasure".