First, this article assumes that you own a piece of equipment, like an Ab Lounge in your home to assist you in making proper crunches. It is important to execute a correct crunch for a more effective workout and least chance of injury.  Also, a proper warm up and stretch before your workout is highly recommended.

1. Set Your Goals
The most important step on the road to flat abs is to set a proper goal.  A proper goal is a challenge. A proper goal is just outside of your comfort zone, something you’ll have to really work.  This goal should make you sweat!  Just the thought of accomplishing it, should get you excited.

But also, its very important that your goal is realistic.  If you pick something unrealistic, for example, to have flat abs tomorrow morning, this is unrealistic and will DE-motivate you more than anything else.  You need to pick something that you can manage and you can always make it bigger further down the road.

2. Chunk Your Goals Down Into Sub-goals
Once you’ve decided on your major goals, start to break them down into smaller chunks.  On your pathway to firm abs, what would the half-way point look like?  And if you broke that sub-goal in half, what would that look like?

Try to keep these sub-goals centered more around actions that you can physically take rather than the results of those actions.  A good sub-goal would be something you have 100% control over, like “Do 5 Minutes on my Ab Lounge A Day” for example.

3. Track and Chart Your Progress
Checking a box or crossing something off a list can be the most motivational thing you can imagine.  Put together a spreadsheet and check off each of your daily goals as you accomplish them.  Each week, look over all of your checkmarks and CELEBRATE. You can give yourself a cupcake, an extra hour of TV, or just give yourself an extra break.  Make sure you really celebrate every small accomplishment and celebrate them often.

4. Make Working Out Fun
Place your Ab Lounge Sport in front of the TV or play some inspirational tunes. Do whatever you need to make working out as pleasurable as you can. You will train your subconscious to associate working out with fun and soon you be looking forward to your next workout.  Learn how to love it!

5. Keeping Moving Forward, Even If You Slip Up
Setbacks are normal.  Life will do everything it can to get in the way of your exercise, this is normal. If you miss a day’s workout or even a week’s, it won’t have as much effect on your results as you’d think, just keep moving forward. Just move on, don’t focus on your slip-ups.  Just start out accepting that they happen, don’t take them to heart and don’t let them get you down.

Just follow these tips on your pathway to a six pack.  Use a solid piece of gear, like an Ab Lounge Sport , set the big goals, chunk them down into smaller sub-goals, track your progress and celebrate each accomplishment, make work outs fun, and don’t stop even if you slip up.  You’ll have firm abs in no time flat.