Treadmill, Pancreas Plus.

(From Business Today (India))

Byline: Muscles Mani, Sushma Subramanian

TREADMILL

Targeting the TA

At least half the people who write in to me for tips, advice, and suggestions are worried about their mid-section. Not surprising, because how to get a flat tummy is something that anyone keen on fitness is concerned about. Not only does a flat middle make you look good, research has time and again shown that people, especially men, with bloated middles are more prone to heart-related ailments. But getting a thin waist is not just about doing hundreds of crunches or sit-ups. The real focus of any exercise for getting perfect abs should be aimed at tightening the "natural corset" or the horizontal muscle band underneath the top layer of abdominal muscles. This is the Transversurs Abdominis. Although I've said it before, I'll say it again: this is the single-most important muscle to target if you want to get your six-pack.

Here's an exercise (you can call it the Rollback) to target your TA.

It's derived from the Pilates method of body conditioning, developed in the 1920s by Joseph Pilates, a reputed physical trainer who founded the Pilates Studio. The Pilates (pronounced puh-lat-eez) Method claims to improve body flexibility and strength without building bulk.